Indonesian Provinces with the Highest Rates of Child Marriage in 2024

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Erlina Fury Santika 25/10/2024 18:10 WIB

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The BPS (Statistics Indonesia) recorded a number of women married below the age of 16 in 2022. South Kalimantan, West Java, and East Java were the top three provinces.

Percentage of Women Who Have Ever Been Married by Province and Age at First Marriage Below 16 Years (2024)

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Percentage of Women Who Have Ever Been Married by Province and Age at First Marriage Below 16 Years (2024)

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A report from Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that the percentage of women who were first married before the age of 16 reached 14.21% in a 2024 survey.

Meanwhile, for first marriages at ages 17-18 years, the percentage was 19.04%; 19-20 years, 23.11%; and over 21 years, 43.65%.

Based on region, South Kalimantan had the highest percentage of women who first married before the age of 16, at 20.61% of all women married in that province in the 2024 survey.

(Read also: 10 Provinces with the Highest Divorce Rates in Indonesia 2024)

West Java was second, at 19.37%, followed by East Java in third place at 19.33%.

Next, in fourth place was Central Kalimantan at 18.45%, and fifth, Jambi at 16.15%.

The other provinces in the top 10 are Central Java at 15.66%; West Sulawesi at 15.38%; Bengkulu at 15.14%; South Sulawesi at 15.04%; and West Nusa Tenggara at 14.65%.

According to Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage, the minimum age for marriage for both men and women is 19 years.

(Read also: East Java, Province with the Highest Number of Child Marriages in 2022)

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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