10 Indonesian Provinces with the Highest Crude Divorce Rates in 2024

Data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that the rate of "cerai mati" (death-related dissolution of marriage) among couples in Indonesia reached 6.17% in 2024.

"Cerai mati" refers to the marital status where one spouse (either husband or wife) dies and the surviving spouse has not remarried.

Based on province, the highest rate of "cerai mati" was in East Java, at 8.76% of all married couples in the province.

Second was Yogyakarta Special Region with a proportion of 8.04%. Third was Central Java, at 7.58%.

Fourth was North Sulawesi, at 6.66%, followed by South Sulawesi in fifth place at 6.62%.

The remaining provinces in the top ten were Bali, East Nusa Tenggara, Gorontalo, South Kalimantan, and Aceh.

Meanwhile, the provinces with the lowest rates of "cerai mati" in Indonesia were Papua Pegunungan (2.27%), Central Papua (3.18%), and Southwest Papua (3.77%).

Here is a complete list of the percentage of "cerai mati" in Indonesia's 38 provinces in 2024:

* Aceh 5.96%
* North Sumatra 5.77%
* West Sumatra 5.94%
* Riau 4.33%
* Jambi 5.22%
* South Sumatra 5.14%
* Bengkulu 4.70%
* Lampung 5.21%
* Bangka Belitung Islands 4.84%
* Riau Islands 3.80%
* Jakarta 5.35%
* West Java 5.28%
* Central Java 7.58%
* Yogyakarta Special Region 8.04%
* East Java 8.76%
* Banten 4.73%
* Bali 6.58%
* West Nusa Tenggara 5.65%
* East Nusa Tenggara 6.17%
* West Kalimantan 5.21%
* Central Kalimantan 3.87%
* South Kalimantan 6.03%
* East Kalimantan 4.80%
* North Kalimantan 4.05%
* North Sulawesi 6.66%
* Central Sulawesi 5.24%
* South Sulawesi 6.62%
* Southeast Sulawesi 5.29%
* Gorontalo 6.12%
* West Sulawesi 5.06%
* Maluku 5.22%
* North Maluku 4.50%
* West Papua 4.30%
* Southwest Papua 3.77%
* Papua 4.08%
* South Papua 4.45%
* Central Papua 3.18%
* Highland Papua 2.27%

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