The Protestant population in Maluku Province as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 757,610 people. This is an increase of 8,202 individuals compared to the previous year, which reported 749,410 people.
According to Ministry of Religious Affairs data, the proportion of Protestants in this province reached 42 percent of the total population in 2022, which numbered 1.82 million.
Considering its distribution relative to the total population of each province in Maluku and Papua, the Protestant population in Maluku is among the highest.
The following is a list of the population of Maluku by religion in 2023:
* Islam: 1,007,051 (55.23%)
* Protestant: 757,612 (41.55%)
* Catholic: 130,987 (7.18%)
* Hindu: 7,510 (0.41%)
* Buddhist: 368 (0.02%)
* Confucian: 58 (0.0%)
Compared to other regions in Maluku and Papua, this province has the highest number of Protestant adherents.
Other regions with the highest number of Protestant adherents are Papua with 702,479 people, North Maluku with 336,800 people, and West Papua with 301,369 people.