The 2025 Religious Harmony Index (IKUB) reached 77.89, the highest score recorded since the IKUB survey was first conducted in 2015.

The IKUB survey, carried out under the theme “2025 Religious Harmony Evaluation,” was held by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in partnership with Universitas Indonesia's (UI) Center for Education and Community Service (P3M).

The survey results were released during the “2025 Reflection and 2026 Projection” event in Jakarta on December 22, 2025. Here are the national KUB scores over the past 11 years: 2015 (75.36), 2016 (75.47), 2017 (72.27), 2018 (70.90), 2019 (73.83), 2020 (67.46), 2021 (72.39), 2022 (73.09), 2023 (76.02), 2024 (76.47), and 2025 (77.89).

The KUB Evaluation Survey draws on three main indicators: 1) Tolerance, 2) Equality, and 3) Cooperation. Tolerance refers to the willingness of people of different faiths to accept and respect one another. Equality relates to the belief and practice that everyone holds the same rights and responsibilities. Cooperation, meanwhile, is defined as mutual support, giving and taking, and jointly benefiting from a shared existence.

Secretary General of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Kamaruddin Amin said the rise in IKUB over the past five years should not be read as meaning every issue related to religious harmony and freedom has been resolved. A score of 77.89, he said, shows that, in aggregate, the state of religious harmony falls into the high category, and indeed marks the highest result recorded across 11 years of measurement.

“At the same time, we at the Ministry of Religious Affairs continue working to improve the quality of harmony and to address the various dynamics that emerge on the ground,” Kamaruddin Amin explained in Jakarta on Friday, August 21, 2026.

“So this high harmony index is certainly something we should be grateful for. But that doesn't mean there are no more problems. We continue working to address and resolve cases as they arise, so that harmony among communities can be maintained,” he added.

A similar point was made by Head of the Center for Religious Harmony (PKUB), Adib Abdusshomad. According to him, the survey results show that, over the past 11 years, Indonesian society has seen positive progress in tolerance, equality, and cooperation.

“There are certainly still issues around harmony today, but that doesn't automatically invalidate the IKUB findings. We work to resolve and mitigate every case that arises, so that harmony can be maintained,” Adib said.

“Tolerance, cooperation, and life lived in equality within Indonesian society must continue to be nurtured and improved in quality,” Adib continued.

Adib emphasized that the Ministry of Religious Affairs does not ignore the various incidents that occur. Every issue related to religious harmony is continuously monitored and carefully coordinated with relevant stakeholders. A range of approaches is used to ensure every issue is handled proportionally, prioritizing dialogue, preventing escalation, and pursuing fair resolution.

“To nurture and improve the quality of harmony, PKUB continues strengthening its early detection and prevention tools. One example is the development of an Early Warning System (EWS), or Early Detection System for Religiously Dimensioned Social Conflict,” Adib explained.

The EWS, Adib said, is designed to identify potential issues as early as possible. In this way, the government isn't only present after a conflict has already occurred; it can take preventive and mitigative steps before an issue grows into a larger conflict. IKUB and EWS are not two competing tools, but complementary ones. IKUB provides a picture of the overall state of communal harmony through the dimensions of tolerance, equality, and cooperation. EWS, meanwhile, functions to detect incidents and potential conflicts earlier, so they can be quickly coordinated and addressed.

“We are not saying Indonesia is free of issues around harmony. What we are saying is that, in aggregate, the survey results show progress in tolerance, equality, and cooperation. Every incident that does occur remains a matter of concern and is handled through mechanisms of coordination, monitoring, and early detection and prevention,” he affirmed. (HKP)