ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 40,411 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia is 40,411 1000 No, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 44,293 1000 No in 1998 and was at its lowest, 35,685 1000 No, in 2015.
Indonesia ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 42,933 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 41,886 1000 No | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 44,293 1000 No | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 43,593 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 43,800 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 41,676 1000 No | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 41,455 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43,399 1000 No | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 42,744 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 41,569 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 41,295 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 42,710 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 42,905 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 43,883 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 44,212 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39,626 1000 No | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 40,039 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39,614 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 39,603 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 35,685 1000 No | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 36,295 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 36,972 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 37,837 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 38,236 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 38,152 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 38,083 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 40,077 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 40,411 1000 No | +0.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 40,411 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 395.66 1000 No, 102.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 40,411 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,390 1000 No, 5.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,176 1000 No | 41,886 1000 No | 44,293 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 42,544 1000 No | 41,295 1000 No | 43,883 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,812 1000 No | 35,685 1000 No | 44,212 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,181 1000 No | 38,083 1000 No | 40,411 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 3,567 1000 No compare
- 1 India 292,235 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 19,960 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,706 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 35,351 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,838 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 29,604 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 626.25 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 12,651 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 40,411 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 44,293 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 35,685 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 2.0%. 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 — 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.