South-Eastern Asia

Indonesia

Summary

Explore how common child marriage is throughout the country, how levels have changed over time, and how the situation in this country compares to others.

Absolute number

Prevalence

10.2 million

Married by 15: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 15

2%
32.1 million

Married by 18: Number of girls and women (left) and percentage of women 20-24 years (right) married before age 18

16%

Prevalence of child marriage

  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Indonesia
Child marriage age
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YearSouth-Eastern AsiaIndonesia
199233.1%
199728.8%
199824.0%
200225.2%
200321.5%
200721.7%
200819.4%
201217.4%
201317.6%
201716.3%
201816.6%
202314.9%
Child marriage age
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Indonesia

Child Marriage
Prevalence

Residence

  • Urban
  • Rural
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YearUrbanRural
201710.1%23.6%

Wealth

  • Poorest
  • Second
  • Middle
  • Fourth
  • Richest
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YearPoorestSecondMiddleFourthRichest
201732.7%24.6%16.7%9.6%3.7%

Education

  • No schooling
  • Primary education
  • Secondary or higher
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YearNo schoolingPrimary educationSecondary or higher
201732.8%45.6%12.6%
Child marriage age

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Levels of child marriage vary across different parts of Indonesia. See the range of values within the country, and explore the map for details.

Prevalence of child marriage

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8% 7% 16% 21% 23% 17% 16% 23% 10% 6% 20% 14% 7% 17% 14% 12% 20% 12% 29% 35% 25% 21% 22% 29% 18% 17% 25% 22% 20% 13% 19% 21% 29% 6%
Child marriage age

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2017

Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Indonesia in 2017

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2017

Prevalence of child marriage in each region of Indonesia in 2017

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YearIndonesiaAcehSumatera UtaraSumatera BaratRiauJambiSumatera SelatanBengkuluLampungKepulauan Bangka BelitungKepulauan RiauDki JakartaJawa BaratJawa TengahDaerah Istimewa YogyakartaJawa TimurBantenBaliNusa Tenggara BaratNusa Tenggara TimurKalimantan BaratKalimantan TengahKalimantan SelatanKalimantan TimurKalimantan UtaraSulawesi UtaraSulawesi TengahSulawesi SelatanSulawesi TenggaraGorontaloSulawesi BaratMalukuMaluku UtaraPapua BaratPapua
16.3%5.7%8.3%6.5%16.5%20.8%22.6%16.6%15.5%23.4%9.8%6.0%19.6%14.0%6.8%16.9%13.6%12.3%20.0%11.6%29.4%35.0%24.5%21.0%21.9%28.7%17.6%16.9%24.9%22.3%19.6%13.1%19.0%20.9%28.5%
Child marriage age

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Prevalence of child marriage

  • Indonesia
Child marriage age
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YearIndonesia
199233.1%
199728.8%
200225.2%
200721.7%
201217.4%
201716.3%

Residence

Child marriage prevalence

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CountryUrbanRuralTotal prevalence
Indonesia10.1%23.6%16.3%
Perspective
Child marriage age

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