Teenage Marriage Rate Falls Again in 2024, Lowest in a Decade

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Nabilah Muhamad 31/12/2024 16:13 WIB

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In 2024, the majority, or 69.75%, of young Indonesians aged 16-30 were unmarried. Only 29.10% were married. This represents the lowest marriage rate in the last decade.

Percentage of Young Indonesians by Marital Status (2014-2024)*

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Percentage of Young Indonesians by Marital Status (2014-2024)*

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According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), 69.75% of Indonesian youth (Indonesian male and female citizens aged 16-30) were unmarried in 2024. This is the highest record in the last decade.

Meanwhile, only 29.10% of young people were married in 2024, reaching a new low.

"The percentage of young people who are married and unmarried has developed in opposite directions," wrote the BPS in its report titled *Indonesia Youth Statistics 2024*.

Over the past decade, the proportion of young people who are married has decreased, while the proportion of unmarried young people has continued to increase, as shown in the graph.

According to the BPS, the declining trend of marriage among Indonesian youth is influenced, among other things, by changes in the law.

Previously, based on Law Number 1 of 1974, the minimum age for marriage was 19 years for men and 16 years for women.

This regulation was then amended by Law Number 16 of 2019, which sets the minimum age for marriage at 19 years for both men and women.

The BPS also mentions other factors, such as increased opportunities for further education and careers, and reduced social pressure, influencing young people's decisions to postpone marriage.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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