ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 37,864 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
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia is 37,864 1000 No, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Indonesia peaked at 39,104 1000 No in 2010 and was at its lowest, 33,568 1000 No, in 2000.
Indonesia ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, 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 | 34,187 1000 No | — |
| 1997 | 34,203 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 34,660 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 34,425 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 33,568 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 33,773 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34,137 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 34,992 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 35,834 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 36,363 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 36,916 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 37,720 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 37,642 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 38,244 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 39,104 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 35,012 1000 No | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 36,210 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 36,190 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 36,764 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33,922 1000 No | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 35,088 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 35,419 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 35,852 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 36,557 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36,066 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 35,654 1000 No | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 37,275 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 37,864 1000 No | +1.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 37,864 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 607.07 1000 No, 62.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 37,864 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,972 1000 No, 3.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,369 1000 No | 34,187 1000 No | 34,660 1000 No | 4 |
| 2000s | 35,919 1000 No | 33,568 1000 No | 38,244 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,012 1000 No | 33,922 1000 No | 39,104 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,715 1000 No | 35,654 1000 No | 37,864 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 India 232,507 1000 No compare
- 1 Viet Nam 18,363 1000 No compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 2,599 1000 No compare
- 2 Türkiye 5,658 1000 No compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,097 1000 No compare
- 3 Pakistan 35,984 1000 No compare
- 4 Bangladesh 32,225 1000 No compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 416.57 1000 No compare
- 5 Egypt 14,794 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 37,864 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 39,104 1000 No in 2010.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,568 1000 No in 2000.
- 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 4.6%. 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 — 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.