In Jakarta, marriages involving Indonesians and Singaporeans are now more common
Singaporean brides were the biggest group for mixed unions in the capital involving Indonesian men in the past few years
The most common pairing in mixed marriages in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta was between local women and American men in the past few years, according to data from the civil registry, reflecting growing acceptance among Indonesians to tie the knot with foreigners.
Among Indonesian men in the city, they preferred to be married to Asians, with Singaporean brides being the largest group.
From 2020 to August 2025, there were 158 marriages between US citizens and Indonesian women, 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 such couples registered over the period – followed by grooms from Germany, China, Australia, Malaysia and South Korea.
“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.