ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 36.94 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Indonesia stood at 36.94 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Indonesia peaked at 47.25 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 33.5 %, in 2014.
Indonesia ranks 31st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.96 % | — |
| 1991 | 46.42 % | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 46.86 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 45.44 % | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 47.25 % | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 46.11 % | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 43.43 % | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 43.84 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 43.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 46.66 % | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 40.91 % | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 41.44 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.75 % | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 40.79 % | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 37.58 % | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 39.15 % | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 39.47 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 36.27 % | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 35.83 % | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 34.79 % | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 34.86 % | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.79 % | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 35.21 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 33.5 % | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 33.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.47 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 35.2 % | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35.99 % | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.35 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 36.97 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 35.96 % | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 36.54 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 36.94 % | +1.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 36.94 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.89 %, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 36.94 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.94 %, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.45 % | 43.43 % | 47.25 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.78 % | 35.83 % | 46.66 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.11 % | 33.5 % | 37.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6 % | 35.96 % | 36.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 — labour force participation rate by in Indonesia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Indonesia was 36.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.25 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5 % in 2014.
- How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Indonesia ranks 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, 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.