ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia

Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 37,864 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37,864 1000 No
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
2nd
of 80 countries
All-time high
39,104 1000 No
in 2010
All-time low
32,891 1000 No
in 1991
Years of data
33
1990–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 33.2k 1000 No1991: 32.9k 1000 No1992: 33.2k 1000 No1993: 33.1k 1000 No1994: 33.6k 1000 No1996: 34.2k 1000 No1997: 34.2k 1000 No1998: 34.7k 1000 No1999: 34.4k 1000 No2000: 33.6k 1000 No2001: 33.8k 1000 No2002: 34.1k 1000 No2003: 35.0k 1000 No2004: 35.8k 1000 No2005: 36.4k 1000 No2006: 36.9k 1000 No2007: 37.7k 1000 No2008: 37.6k 1000 No2009: 38.2k 1000 No2010: 39.1k 1000 No2011: 35.0k 1000 No2012: 36.2k 1000 No2013: 36.2k 1000 No2014: 36.8k 1000 No2015: 33.9k 1000 No2016: 35.1k 1000 No2017: 35.4k 1000 No2018: 35.9k 1000 No2019: 36.6k 1000 No2020: 36.1k 1000 No2021: 35.7k 1000 No2022: 37.3k 1000 No2023: 37.9k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia stood at 37,864 1000 No.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia peaked at 39,104 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32,891 1000 No, in 1991.

Indonesia ranks 2nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Indonesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
1990 33,208 1000 No
1991 32,891 1000 No -1.0%
1992 33,188 1000 No +0.9%
1993 33,081 1000 No -0.3%
1994 33,605 1000 No +1.6%
1996 34,187 1000 No +1.7%
1997 34,203 1000 No +0.0%
1998 34,660 1000 No +1.3%
1999 34,425 1000 No -0.7%
2000 33,568 1000 No -2.5%
2001 33,773 1000 No +0.6%
2002 34,137 1000 No +1.1%
2003 34,992 1000 No +2.5%
2004 35,834 1000 No +2.4%
2005 36,363 1000 No +1.5%
2006 36,916 1000 No +1.5%
2007 37,720 1000 No +2.2%
2008 37,642 1000 No -0.2%
2009 38,244 1000 No +1.6%
2010 39,104 1000 No +2.2%
2011 35,012 1000 No -10.5%
2012 36,210 1000 No +3.4%
2013 36,190 1000 No -0.1%
2014 36,764 1000 No +1.6%
2015 33,922 1000 No -7.7%
2016 35,088 1000 No +3.4%
2017 35,419 1000 No +0.9%
2018 35,852 1000 No +1.2%
2019 36,557 1000 No +2.0%
2020 36,066 1000 No -1.3%
2021 35,654 1000 No -1.1%
2022 37,275 1000 No +4.5%
2023 37,864 1000 No +1.6%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 37,864 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,151 1000 No, 32.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 37,864 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,302 1000 No, 16.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,716 1000 No 32,891 1000 No 34,660 1000 No 9
2000s 35,919 1000 No 33,568 1000 No 38,244 1000 No 10
2010s 36,012 1000 No 33,922 1000 No 39,104 1000 No 10
2020s 36,715 1000 No 35,654 1000 No 37,864 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 India 232,507 1000 No compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 18,363 1000 No compare
  3. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 2,599 1000 No compare
  4. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 9,558 1000 No compare
  5. 3 Cabo Verde 33.95 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Pakistan 35,984 1000 No compare
  7. 3 Türkiye 5,658 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Bangladesh 32,225 1000 No compare
  9. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,097 1000 No compare
  10. 5 Egypt 14,794 1000 No compare
  11. 5 Republic of Moldova 416.57 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Indonesia was 37,864 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 39,104 1000 No in 2010.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 32,891 1000 No in 1991.
How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,579 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.