1.4% of the population in Penajam Paser Utara Regency is Catholic.

The Catholic population in North Penajam Paser Regency as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 2,795 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of Catholics in the regency/city increased by 644 people.

According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of Catholics in this regency/city reached 1.4 percent of the total population in 2023, which numbered 196,570 people.

Considering the distribution across the population of each area in East Kalimantan, the proportion of Catholics in North Penajam Paser Regency ranks tenth.

Below is the population of East Kalimantan by religion in 2023:

• Islam 186,278 (94.77%)
• Protestant 7,323 (3.73%)
• Catholic 2,795 (1.42%)
• Hindu 124 (0.06%)
• Buddhist 45 (0.02%)
• Indigenous Beliefs 1 (0.0%)
• Confucian 0 (0.0%)

Other regencies/cities in East Kalimantan with the largest Catholic populations are: Kutai Barat Regency (37,253 people), Kutai Timur Regency (34,378 people), Mahakam Hulu Regency (23,500 people), Samarinda City (22,173 people), Berau Regency (17,272 people), Kutai Kartanegara Regency (15,273 people), Balikpapan City (13,925 people), Paser Regency (9,759 people), and Bontang City (3,344 people).