| Table 9. Religion by Western Highlands Districts, PNG: 1990 | |||||
| Total | Dei | Mt Hagen | Mul/Baiyer | Tambul/Nebilyer | |
| Total | |||||
| Total | 336,178 | 195,172 | 79,250 | 61,756 | 0 |
| Church | 316,132 | 184,291 | 74,368 | 57,473 | 0 |
| No church | 20,046 | 10,881 | 4,882 | 4,283 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 181,293 | 104,444 | 44,783 | 32,066 | 0 |
| Church | 169,314 | 98,139 | 41,727 | 29,448 | 0 |
| No church | 11,979 | 6,305 | 3,056 | 2,618 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 154,885 | 90,728 | 34,467 | 29,690 | 0 |
| Church | 146,818 | 86,152 | 32,641 | 28,025 | 0 |
| No church | 8,067 | 4,576 | 1,826 | 1,665 | 0 |
| RELIGION | |||||
| Total | 336,178 | 195,172 | 79,250 | 61,756 | 0 |
| Anglican | 9,822 | 575 | 100 | 9,147 | 0 |
| Baptist | 38,479 | 22,397 | 9,647 | 6,435 | 0 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 17,846 | 12,792 | 4,210 | 844 | 0 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 101,596 | 64,471 | 19,663 | 17,462 | 0 |
| Roman Catholic | 109,184 | 63,948 | 29,566 | 15,670 | 0 |
| SDA Church | 15,158 | 9,995 | 2,831 | 2,332 | 0 |
| United Church | 2,443 | 2,021 | 371 | 51 | 0 |
| Other Church | 18,248 | 6,794 | 7,646 | 3,808 | 0 |
| NoReligion | 20,091 | 10,895 | 4,901 | 4,295 | 0 |
| Not reported | 3,311 | 1,284 | 315 | 1,712 | 0 |
| Male | |||||
| Total | 181293 | 104444 | 44783 | 32066 | 0 |
| Anglican | 5220 | 331 | 65 | 4824 | 0 |
| Baptist | 19956 | 11850 | 4927 | 3179 | 0 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 9052 | 6441 | 2177 | 434 | 0 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 55825 | 34715 | 12077 | 9033 | 0 |
| Roman Catholic | 58254 | 33847 | 16395 | 8012 | 0 |
| SDA Church | 8275 | 5474 | 1608 | 1193 | 0 |
| United Church | 1494 | 1226 | 235 | 33 | 0 |
| Other Church | 9507 | 3579 | 4068 | 1860 | 0 |
| NoReligion | 12000 | 6307 | 3066 | 2627 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1710 | 674 | 165 | 871 | 0 |
| Female | |||||
| Total | 154885 | 90728 | 34467 | 29690 | 0 |
| Anglican | 4602 | 244 | 35 | 4323 | 0 |
| Baptist | 18523 | 10547 | 4720 | 3256 | 0 |
| Alliance Evangelical | 8794 | 6351 | 2033 | 410 | 0 |
| Lutheran Evangelical | 45771 | 29756 | 7586 | 8429 | 0 |
| Roman Catholic | 50930 | 30101 | 13171 | 7658 | 0 |
| SDA Church | 6883 | 4521 | 1223 | 1139 | 0 |
| United Church | 949 | 795 | 136 | 18 | 0 |
| Other Church | 8741 | 3215 | 3578 | 1948 | 0 |
| NoReligion | 8091 | 4588 | 1835 | 1668 | 0 |
| Not reported | 1601 | 610 | 150 | 841 | 0 |
| Source: 1990 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||