ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 17,768 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 17,768 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 18,672 1000 No in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15,584 1000 No, in 2015.
Indonesia ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18,360 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 17,721 1000 No | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 18,672 1000 No | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 18,061 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 18,364 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 17,029 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 16,735 1000 No | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 17,244 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 16,860 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 15,898 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 15,649 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 17,385 1000 No | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 17,901 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 18,252 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 18,459 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 16,913 1000 No | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 17,093 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17,084 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 17,095 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,584 1000 No | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 15,846 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 16,330 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 16,843 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17,124 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 17,106 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17,141 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 17,860 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 17,768 1000 No | -0.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 17,768 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 162.5 1000 No, 109.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 17,768 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,168 1000 No, 5.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,204 1000 No | 17,721 1000 No | 18,672 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 17,132 1000 No | 15,649 1000 No | 18,364 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,837 1000 No | 15,584 1000 No | 18,459 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,469 1000 No | 17,106 1000 No | 17,860 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,682 1000 No compare
- 1 India 102,154 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 10,250 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 2,506 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 17,215 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 946.66 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 10,819 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 346.57 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 5,668 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 17,768 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 18,672 1000 No in 1998.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,584 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 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.