West Papua Had the Highest Divorce Rate in 2021

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 06/07/2022 16:50 WIB

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Around two thousand people, or 0.85% of Sorong City's population, were legally divorced in 2021. This proportion is the highest in West Papua.

Proportion of Divorced Population in Regencies/Cities of West Papua Province (2021)

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Proportion of Divorced Population in Regencies/Cities of West Papua Province (2021)

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Sorong City recorded the highest percentage of divorced residents in West Papua Province in 2021.

Based on data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the number of divorced residents in Sorong City was 2,408 in 2021.

This figure constitutes 0.85% of Sorong City's total population of 282,526. This proportion is the highest compared to the other 12 regencies/cities in West Papua.

The next highest percentage of divorced residents was in Sorong Regency, at 0.76%, followed by Manokwari Regency at 0.69%.

Meanwhile, the percentage of divorced residents in Maybrat Regency was only 0.16%, the lowest in West Papua.

Overall, the population of West Papua Province totaled 1.15 million at the end of 2021. Of this number, 57.5% were unmarried, 39.93% were married, 0.61% were divorced, and 1.95% were widowed.

(Also Read: Proportion of Divorces in South Kalimantan Highest in Indonesia in 2021)

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