Christianity is the second largest religious community in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra after Islam. Christians in West Sumatra generally come from the Mentawai, Batak, Chinese and Nias ethnicities. According to a 2021 Ministry of Home Affairs data, the percentage of Christians in West Sumatra is 2.34%: to 1.50% Protestant, and 0.84% Catholic. Christianity is the demographic majority in the Mentawai Islands Regency.[1]
The following is data on Christians in West Sumatra, based on data from the Ministry of Home Affairs as of 30 June 2021.[1]
| Christianity in West Sumatra (2021) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Municipality | Population | Protestants | % | Catholics | % | Total Christians | % |
| 1 | Mentawai Islands Regency | 90.904 | 44.068 | 48,48% | 26.365 | 29,00% | 70.433 | 77,48% |
| 2 | Padang City | 918.463 | 14.130 | 1,54% | 12.377 | 1,35% | 26.507 | 2,89% |
| 3 | Bukittinggi City | 128.944 | 2.095 | 1,62% | 1.134 | 0,88% | 3.229 | 2,50% |
| 4 | West Pasaman Regency | 436.298 | 7.395 | 1,70% | 2.769 | 0,63% | 10.164 | 2,33% |
| 5 | Dharmasraya Regency | 226.264 | 3.162 | 1,40% | 489 | 0,22% | 3.651 | 1,62% |
| 6 | Padang Panjang City | 59.998 | 392 | 0,65% | 357 | 0,60% | 749 | 1,25% |
| 7 | Payakumbuh City | 141.171 | 831 | 0,59% | 700 | 0,50% | 1.531 | 1,09% |
| 8 | Solok City | 76.272 | 512 | 0,67% | 271 | 0,36% | 783 | 1,03% |
| 9 | Agam Regency | 524.561 | 3.915 | 0,75% | 397 | 0,08% | 4.312 | 0,83% |
| 10 | South Solok Regency | 181.661 | 1.312 | 0,72% | 184 | 0,10% | 1.496 | 0,82% |
| 11 | Sawalunto City | 66.962 | 306 | 0,46% | 114 | 0,17% | 420 | 0,63% |
| 12 | Sijunjung Regency | 240.079 | 882 | 0,37% | 301 | 0,13% | 1.183 | 0,50% |
| 13 | Padang Pariaman Regency | 436.893 | 1.496 | 0,34% | 485 | 0,11% | 1.981 | 0,45% |
| 14 | Pasaman Regency | 301.444 | 1.171 | 0,39% | 162 | 0,05% | 1.333 | 0,44% |
| 15 | Pariaman City | 95.519 | 197 | 0,21% | 117 | 0,12% | 314 | 0,33% |
| 16 | Pesisir Selatan Regency | 515.549 | 811 | 0,16% | 181 | 0,04% | 992 | 0,20% |
| 17 | Lima Puluh Kota Regency | 388.585 | 511 | 0,13% | 241 | 0,06% | 752 | 0,19% |
| 18 | Tanah Datar Regency | 374.431 | 325 | 0,09% | 139 | 0,04% | 464 | 0,13% |
| 19 | Solok Regency | 392.338 | 320 | 0,08% | 38 | 0,01% | 358 | 0,09% |
| Total | 5.596.336 | 83.831 | 1,50% | 46.821 | 0,84% | 130.652 | 2,34% | |