FGM/C in Indonesia: Country Profile

FGM/C remains widespread in Indonesia, with a national prevalence of 46.3% among women aged 15–49 as of 2024, affecting approximately 70 million women and girls of all age cohorts (from infants to older women) and 34.3 million women and girls aged 15-49. 

The most common forms are Type 1 (partial or total removal of the clitoris gland and/or clitoral hood), accounting for 19%, and Type 4 FGM/C (pricking, piercing, incising, scraping, cauterisation), accounting for 18% of cases, when symbolic acts are excluded. 

Between 2021 and 2024, the prevalence of FGM/C declined in both rural and urban areas, with the most significant reduction observed in rural regions.