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