ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia

Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 69.54 % in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
69.54 %
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 79 countries
All-time high
70.59 %
in 1990
All-time low
63.37 %
in 2006
Years of data
33
1990–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 70.6 %1991: 70 %1992: 70.6 %1993: 69.8 %1994: 69.7 %1996: 69.4 %1997: 68.6 %1998: 69.6 %1999: 68.8 %2000: 69.8 %2001: 68.7 %2002: 67 %2003: 66.5 %2004: 65.9 %2005: 63.8 %2006: 63.4 %2007: 65.4 %2008: 65.3 %2009: 65.5 %2010: 66 %2011: 66.8 %2012: 67.7 %2013: 67 %2014: 66.8 %2015: 66.4 %2016: 66.7 %2017: 67.8 %2018: 68.3 %2019: 69 %2020: 68.1 %2021: 67.5 %2022: 69.2 %2023: 69.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia stood at 69.54 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia peaked at 70.59 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 63.37 %, in 2006.

Indonesia ranks 8th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Indonesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year % Change
1990 70.59 %
1991 69.96 % -0.9%
1992 70.56 % +0.9%
1993 69.82 % -1.0%
1994 69.65 % -0.2%
1996 69.41 % -0.3%
1997 68.59 % -1.2%
1998 69.57 % +1.4%
1999 68.8 % -1.1%
2000 69.83 % +1.5%
2001 68.65 % -1.7%
2002 67.01 % -2.4%
2003 66.52 % -0.7%
2004 65.9 % -0.9%
2005 63.81 % -3.2%
2006 63.37 % -0.7%
2007 65.43 % +3.3%
2008 65.32 % -0.2%
2009 65.54 % +0.3%
2010 66.04 % +0.8%
2011 66.8 % +1.2%
2012 67.72 % +1.4%
2013 67.04 % -1.0%
2014 66.76 % -0.4%
2015 66.41 % -0.5%
2016 66.67 % +0.4%
2017 67.78 % +1.7%
2018 68.34 % +0.8%
2019 69.02 % +1.0%
2020 68.14 % -1.3%
2021 67.5 % -0.9%
2022 69.17 % +2.5%
2023 69.54 % +0.5%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 69.54 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.29 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 69.54 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 66.61 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.66 % 68.59 % 70.59 % 9
2000s 66.14 % 63.37 % 69.83 % 10
2010s 67.26 % 66.04 % 69.02 % 10
2020s 68.59 % 67.5 % 69.54 % 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 5 New Zealand 72.48 % compare
  2. 6 Angola 71.91 % compare
  3. 7 Ecuador 71.61 % compare
  4. 9 Republic of Korea 67.28 % compare
  5. 10 Switzerland 67.2 % compare
  6. 11 Thailand 66.61 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Indonesia was 69.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 70.59 % in 1990.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 63.37 % in 2006.
How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Indonesia ranks 8th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 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.