South Kalimantan Had the Highest Divorce Rate in Indonesia in 2021

According to the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, South Kalimantan province has the highest national proportion of divorced individuals, reaching 2.12% of its total population.

Of South Kalimantan's 4.12 million inhabitants, 87,410 were recorded as divorced as of December 2021. Therefore, the percentage of divorced individuals in South Kalimantan is the highest compared to other provinces.

The next province with the highest divorce rate is East Java, at 2.1% of its total population. This is followed by West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) at 2.08%, and Central Java at 1.92%.

Conversely, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has the lowest proportion of divorced individuals among other provinces, at only 0.25% of its total population. This is followed by Maluku at 0.44%, and Papua at 0.46%.

Overall, there were 4.15 million divorced individuals in Indonesia at the end of last year. This amounts to 1.52% of the total population of 273.88 million.

Based on the number of individuals, West Java has the highest number of divorced individuals, reaching 862,600 or 1.79% of its total population. This is followed by East Java with 860,460 (2.1%), and Central Java with 715,850 (1.92%).