ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 15,220 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia, 1996–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia is 15,220 1000 No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 15,445 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8,131 1000 No, in 2000.
Indonesia ranks 3rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9,614 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 10,038 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 9,038 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 8,893 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8,131 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 9,127 1000 No | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 9,417 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 8,837 1000 No | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 9,951 1000 No | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 10,691 1000 No | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 11,270 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 12,396 1000 No | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 12,638 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 12,612 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13,351 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 12,298 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 13,263 1000 No | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 13,660 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 14,255 1000 No | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 13,821 1000 No | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 14,639 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 14,776 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14,858 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15,445 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 15,021 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 14,712 1000 No | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 15,058 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 15,220 1000 No | +1.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 15,220 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 494.39 1000 No, 30.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 15,220 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,713 1000 No, 3.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,396 1000 No | 8,893 1000 No | 10,038 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,507 1000 No | 8,131 1000 No | 12,638 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,037 1000 No | 12,298 1000 No | 15,445 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,003 1000 No | 14,712 1000 No | 15,220 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 India 38,572 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 8,653 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 672.7 1000 No compare
- 2 Pakistan 16,524 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,458 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 205.4 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 13,963 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 136.89 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 10,449 1000 No compare
- 6 Russian Federation 7,922 1000 No compare
More economy & growth data for Indonesia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 7.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 27.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 22.28 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -8.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 77.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 0.5363 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia was 15,220 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 15,445 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,131 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.