Indonesia Civil Registration

Asia Indonesia   Indonesia Genealogy

Civil registration (Pendaftaran sipil: kelahiran, perkawinan, kematian)
Research use: Information can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups and to perform temple ordinances. Identifies parents, children and spouses and dates and places of vital events. Other relatives are often identified.

Record type: Births, marriages, marriage applications, deaths, divorces.

Time period: 1828-present. Some civil marriages and deaths were recorded as early as 1750. A number of records were destroyed during the Second World War. Contents: Births:  Child’s name, birth date and place; parents’ names, residence, and occupation; witnesses’ ages, relationships, residences. Marriages: Bride and groom names, ages, residences, occupations, marriage date and place; sometimes ages and/or birth dates and places; parents' names;  residences, occupations; witnesses and officer who performed ceremony; former spouses. Marriage applications, licenses, contracts: Names of prospective marriage partners, intentions, residences, parents, etc. Death registers: Name of deceased, age, death date and place, occupation, name of surviving spouse, informant’s name and residence, cause of death, sometimes birth date and place, parents’ names, children’s names.

Location: National archives and local civil registry offices.

Population coverage: Before 1945, 10%; 1945-1970, 40%, after 1970, 90%.

Reliability: Excellent.

Accessibility: By personal visit or correspondence.