Top 10 Provinces with the Most Marriages in 2023

According to the *Indonesia Statistics* report, there were 1.57 million marriages in the country throughout 2023, a 7.51% decrease compared to 2022 (year-on-year/YoY).

West Java had the highest number of marriages in 2023, with 317,715 marriages, or 20.15% of the national total.

East Java ranked second with 317,715 marriages, followed by Central Java with 285,189 marriages, and East Java with 256,144 marriages.

Next were North Sumatra with 70,630 marriages, and Banten with 68,185 marriages.

The lowest number of marriages were recorded in South Papua, Central Papua, West Papua, Southwest Papua, Papua, and East Nusa Tenggara.

Meanwhile, Papua Mountains was the only province that did not record any marriages throughout 2023.

Below is a complete list of the number of marriages in Indonesia by province in 2023, from highest to lowest:

1. West Java: 317,715 marriages
2. East Java: 285,189 marriages
3. Central Java: 256,144 marriages
4. North Sumatra: 70,630 marriages
5. Banten: 68,185 marriages
6. Lampung: 54,257 marriages
7. South Sulawesi: 53,216 marriages
8. South Sumatra: 51,346 marriages
9. Jakarta: 43,363 marriages
10. Riau: 40,301 marriages
11. West Sumatra: 38,355 marriages
12. Aceh: 33,979 marriages
13. West Nusa Tenggara: 27,850 marriages
14. South Kalimantan: 25,579 marriages
15. Jambi: 23,037 marriages
16. East Kalimantan: 22,449 marriages
17. West Kalimantan: 21,533 marriages
18. Yogyakarta: 20,123 marriages
19. Southeast Sulawesi: 15,355 marriages
20. Central Sulawesi: 14,848 marriages
21. Central Kalimantan: 13,702 marriages
22. Bengkulu: 13,538 marriages
23. Riau Islands: 11,436 marriages
24. Gorontalo: 8,592 marriages
25. Bangka Belitung Islands: 8,559 marriages
26. West Sulawesi: 6,548 marriages
27. North Sulawesi: 6,246 marriages
28. North Maluku: 5,271 marriages
29. Maluku: 5,043 marriages
30. North Kalimantan: 3,088 marriages
31. Bali: 3,056 marriages
32. East Nusa Tenggara: 2,928 marriages
33. Papua: 1,752 marriages
34. Southwest Papua: 1,162 marriages
35. West Papua: 1,113 marriages
36. Central Papua: 896 marriages
37. South Papua: 871 marriages
38. Papua Mountains: 0 marriages