ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 24,444 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
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
Indonesia recorded 24,444 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 24,522 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20,114 1000 No, in 2005.
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 rising 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 | 22,284 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 21,849 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 22,708 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 22,064 1000 No | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 22,149 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 20,935 1000 No | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 20,419 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 20,722 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 20,629 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 20,114 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 20,174 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22,435 1000 No | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 22,997 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 23,536 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 24,105 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 21,961 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 22,697 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 22,966 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 23,078 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 21,317 1000 No | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 22,134 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 22,865 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 23,424 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 24,090 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 23,895 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 23,700 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24,522 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24,444 1000 No | -0.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 24,444 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479.9 1000 No, 50.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 24,444 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,397 1000 No, 3.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,226 1000 No | 21,849 1000 No | 22,708 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 21,411 1000 No | 20,114 1000 No | 23,536 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,864 1000 No | 21,317 1000 No | 24,105 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,140 1000 No | 23,700 1000 No | 24,522 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 India 117,159 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 16,652 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1,950 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 3,130 1000 No compare
- 3 Bangladesh 18,926 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,061 1000 No compare
- 4 Pakistan 14,944 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 514.67 1000 No compare
- 5 Thailand 9,572 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 24,444 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 24,522 1000 No in 2022.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,114 1000 No in 2005.
- 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 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, total, 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.