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

Latest (2023)
17,768 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
18,672 1000 No
in 1998
All-time low
15,584 1000 No
in 2015
Years of data
28
1996–2023

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

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1996200920231996: 18.4k 1000 No1997: 17.7k 1000 No1998: 18.7k 1000 No1999: 18.1k 1000 No2000: 18.4k 1000 No2001: 17.0k 1000 No2002: 16.7k 1000 No2003: 17.2k 1000 No2004: 16.9k 1000 No2005: 15.9k 1000 No2006: 15.6k 1000 No2007: 17.4k 1000 No2008: 17.9k 1000 No2009: 18.3k 1000 No2010: 18.5k 1000 No2011: 16.9k 1000 No2012: 17.1k 1000 No2013: 17.1k 1000 No2014: 17.1k 1000 No2015: 15.6k 1000 No2016: 15.8k 1000 No2017: 16.3k 1000 No2018: 16.8k 1000 No2019: 17.1k 1000 No2020: 17.1k 1000 No2021: 17.1k 1000 No2022: 17.9k 1000 No2023: 17.8k 1000 No

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value in Indonesia, 1996 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 1,682 1000 No compare
  2. 1 India 102,154 1000 No compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 10,250 1000 No compare
  4. 2 Türkiye 2,506 1000 No compare
  5. 3 Bangladesh 17,215 1000 No compare
  6. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 946.66 1000 No compare
  7. 4 Pakistan 10,819 1000 No compare
  8. 4 Republic of Moldova 346.57 1000 No compare
  9. 5 Thailand 5,668 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 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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — 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, 1,449 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.