ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 21,896 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
Indonesia recorded 21,896 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 22,411 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11,916 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 13,538 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 14,165 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 13,075 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 12,897 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11,916 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 13,032 1000 No | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 13,101 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12,315 1000 No | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 13,720 1000 No | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 14,908 1000 No | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 15,795 1000 No | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 17,445 1000 No | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 17,734 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 17,896 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18,996 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 17,346 1000 No | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 18,867 1000 No | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 19,542 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 20,238 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 19,554 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 20,928 1000 No | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 21,312 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 21,440 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 22,411 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 21,809 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 21,271 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 21,720 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 21,896 1000 No | +0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 21,896 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 933.89 1000 No, 23.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 21,896 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8,617 1000 No, 2.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,419 1000 No | 12,897 1000 No | 14,165 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 14,786 1000 No | 11,916 1000 No | 17,896 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,063 1000 No | 17,346 1000 No | 22,411 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,674 1000 No | 21,271 1000 No | 21,896 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 India 52,264 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 15,054 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 923.83 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 3,082 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 319.46 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 19,426 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 15,661 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 304.99 1000 No compare
- 5 Russian Federation 14,603 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 21,896 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 22,411 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 11,916 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd 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 12.0%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.