98.1% of Payakumbuh City's population is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Payakumbuh City, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 145,150. Compared to the previous year, the number of Muslims in the regency/city increased by 4,958.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Muslims in this regency/city reached 98.1 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 147,960.
Based on the distribution across the population of each region in West Sumatra, the proportion of Muslims in Payakumbuh City ranks 13th.
The following is a list of the population of West Sumatra by religion in 2023:
* Islam 145,145 (98.1%)
* Protestant 850 (0.57%)
* Catholic 670 (0.45%)
* Buddhist 100 (0.07%)
* Hindu 7 (0.0%)
* Confucian 0 (0.0%)
* Indigenous Beliefs 0 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in West Sumatra with the largest Muslim populations are: Padang City (905,479), Pesisir Selatan Regency (527,261), Agam Regency (525,843), Padang Pariaman Regency (453,093), Pasaman Barat Regency (434,780), Solok Regency (408,071), Lima Puluh Kota Regency (396,810), Tanah Datar Regency (380,278), Pasaman Regency (307,813), and Sawahlunto/Sijunjung Regency (243,088).
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