ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia

Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 22,643 1000 No in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
22,643 1000 No
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
2nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
26,155 1000 No
in 2003
All-time low
20,101 1000 No
in 2015
Years of data
28
1996–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia, 1996–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1996200920231996: 24.6k 1000 No1997: 24.2k 1000 No1998: 25.6k 1000 No1999: 25.5k 1000 No2000: 25.4k 1000 No2001: 24.6k 1000 No2002: 24.7k 1000 No2003: 26.2k 1000 No2004: 25.9k 1000 No2005: 25.7k 1000 No2006: 25.6k 1000 No2007: 25.3k 1000 No2008: 25.0k 1000 No2009: 25.6k 1000 No2010: 25.8k 1000 No2011: 22.7k 1000 No2012: 22.9k 1000 No2013: 22.5k 1000 No2014: 22.5k 1000 No2015: 20.1k 1000 No2016: 20.4k 1000 No2017: 20.6k 1000 No2018: 21.0k 1000 No2019: 21.1k 1000 No2020: 21.0k 1000 No2021: 20.9k 1000 No2022: 22.2k 1000 No2023: 22.6k 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia stood at 22,643 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 26,155 1000 No in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20,101 1000 No, in 2015.

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 falling across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value in Indonesia, 1996 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
1996 24,572 1000 No
1997 24,165 1000 No -1.7%
1998 25,621 1000 No +6.0%
1999 25,533 1000 No -0.3%
2000 25,437 1000 No -0.4%
2001 24,647 1000 No -3.1%
2002 24,720 1000 No +0.3%
2003 26,155 1000 No +5.8%
2004 25,884 1000 No -1.0%
2005 25,672 1000 No -0.8%
2006 25,646 1000 No -0.1%
2007 25,325 1000 No -1.3%
2008 25,004 1000 No -1.3%
2009 25,632 1000 No +2.5%
2010 25,753 1000 No +0.5%
2011 22,714 1000 No -11.8%
2012 22,947 1000 No +1.0%
2013 22,530 1000 No -1.8%
2014 22,508 1000 No -0.1%
2015 20,101 1000 No -10.7%
2016 20,449 1000 No +1.7%
2017 20,642 1000 No +0.9%
2018 20,994 1000 No +1.7%
2019 21,112 1000 No +0.6%
2020 21,046 1000 No -0.3%
2021 20,942 1000 No -0.5%
2022 22,217 1000 No +6.1%
2023 22,643 1000 No +1.9%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 22,643 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 307.31 1000 No, 73.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 22,643 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,222 1000 No, 5.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,973 1000 No 24,165 1000 No 25,621 1000 No 4
2000s 25,412 1000 No 24,647 1000 No 26,155 1000 No 10
2010s 21,975 1000 No 20,101 1000 No 25,753 1000 No 10
2020s 21,712 1000 No 20,942 1000 No 22,643 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,885 1000 No compare
  2. 1 India 190,081 1000 No compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 9,710 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 3,200 1000 No compare
  5. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 891.21 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Pakistan 18,784 1000 No compare
  7. 4 Bangladesh 18,135 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Republic of Moldova 279.68 1000 No compare
  9. 5 Thailand 6,983 1000 No compare

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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 22,643 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 26,155 1000 No in 2003.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 20,101 1000 No in 2015.
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 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, 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
78 places, 1,457 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.