The most common pairing in mixed marriages in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta was between local women and American men, according to data from the civil registry, reflecting growing acceptance among Indonesians to tie the knot with foreigners.
From 2020 to August 2025, there were 158 marriages between US citizens and Indonesian women in the city, Witri Yenny, the head of civil registration at the Jakarta Population and Civil Registration Office, said in an Antara news agency report on Tuesday.
The second most common pairing was between Singaporean men and Indonesian women – there were 132 registered over the period, followed by grooms from Germany, China, Australia, Malaysia and South Korea.
As for Indonesian men, they preferred to be married to Asians, with Singaporeans being the most popular. “For Indonesian husbands and foreign wives, it’s different; Singaporeans are dominating,” Witri told Antara.
There were 58 transnational marriages involving Indonesian men over the period, with their brides also from China, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines.
Overall, there were 1,952 marriages involving Indonesian men and women and their foreign spouses. “From 2020 until August 2025, there were around 250 to 300 couples per year,” Witri said.
