The number of Buddhist residents in West Java province, as recorded on December 31, 2022, was 98,707. This figure is down by 46 people compared to the previous year, which reported 98,753.
According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the proportion of Buddhist residents in this province reached 0.2 percent of the total population recorded in 2022, which was 50.64 million. Compared to other religions, the proportion of Buddhist residents is ranked third.
The population of West Java by religion in 2022, from largest to smallest, is as follows:
* Islam: 48,029,215 people (94.85%)
* Protestant: 876,680 people (1.73%)
* Catholic: 302,241 people (0.6%)
* Buddhist: 98,707 people (0.19%)
* Hindu: 17,185 people (0.03%)
* Confucian: 12,198 people (0.02%)
* Others: 3,264 people (0.01%)
Compared to other regions in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara, the number of Buddhists in this province is among the top five, ranking third. Other regions with the top five numbers of Buddhists in Java, Bali, and Nusa Tenggara are: DKI Jakarta (393,465 people), Banten (144,991 people), East Java (69,779 people), Central Java (50,544 people), Bali (29,242 people), West Nusa Tenggara (16,898 people), Yogyakarta (3,007 people), and East Nusa Tenggara (382 people).