ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 6,676 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 6,676 1000 No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 6,965 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,478 1000 No, in 2003.
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 | 3,924 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 4,127 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 4,037 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 4,004 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3,785 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 3,906 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 3,684 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3,478 1000 No | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 3,769 1000 No | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4,217 1000 No | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 4,525 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 5,049 1000 No | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 5,096 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5,284 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 5,646 1000 No | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 5,048 1000 No | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 5,604 1000 No | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 5,882 1000 No | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5,983 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,733 1000 No | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6,288 1000 No | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 6,536 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 6,582 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,965 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6,789 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 6,559 1000 No | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 6,662 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6,676 1000 No | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 6,676 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 397.63 1000 No, 16.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 6,676 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,230 1000 No, 2.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,023 1000 No | 3,924 1000 No | 4,127 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,279 1000 No | 3,478 1000 No | 5,284 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,027 1000 No | 5,048 1000 No | 6,965 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,671 1000 No | 6,559 1000 No | 6,789 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 India 13,693 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 6,401 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 251.13 1000 No compare
- 2 Russian Federation 6,681 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 624 1000 No compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 168.1 1000 No compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 114.07 1000 No compare
- 4 Thailand 3,904 1000 No compare
- 5 Germany 3,666 1000 No compare
- 6 Philippines 3,230 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 6,676 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 6,965 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 3,478 1000 No in 2003.
- 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 13.5%. 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 — Female — 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.