The Trend of Young People Getting Married is Decreasing Over the Past Six Years

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Erlina Fury Santika 03/01/2024 20:20 WIB

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BPS data shows a declining trend in young people marrying over the past six years. More remain unmarried up to 2023.

Percentage of Indonesian Youth by Marital Status (2014-2023)

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Percentage of Indonesian Youth by Marital Status (2014-2023)

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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that the majority of Indonesian young people are unmarried, accounting for 68.29% of the total youth population in March 2023.

Meanwhile, the percentage of married young people is 30.61%. Those who are divorced or widowed account for 1.10%.

The BPS notes that over the past 10 years, the percentage of married and unmarried young people has shown opposing trends. In other words, the percentage of married young people has decreased, while the percentage of unmarried young people has increased.

The graph shows a consistent downward trend in the percentage of married young people over the past six years. In fact, the percentage of married young people in 2023 is the lowest in the last decade. In 2014, 44.45% of young people were married.

Conversely, the percentage of unmarried young people has consistently risen above 50%, or more than half of the total Indonesian youth population, since 2014.

"This indicates a shift in the age of marriage among young people," writes the BPS in its report, *Indonesia's Youth Statistics 2023*.

Law Number 16 of 2019 concerning Amendments to Law Number 1 of 1974 concerning Marriage sets the minimum legal age for marriage at 19 years for both men and women.

The BPS considers this a possible contributing factor to the decrease in the number of married young people.

Furthermore, citing research by Riska et al., the BPS mentions that factors such as the desire to pursue educational and career success, self-development, and reduced social pressure influence young people's decisions to postpone marriage.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."

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