ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Indonesia
Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 57.23 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 57.23 %. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Indonesia peaked at 57.23 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.98 %, in 1991.
That places Indonesia 5th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.55 % | — |
| 1991 | 42.98 % | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 45.22 % | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 45.75 % | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 44.3 % | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 47.5 % | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 48.97 % | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 49.24 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 48.92 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 50.6 % | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 48.94 % | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 46.9 % | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 48.19 % | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 48.69 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.24 % | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 44.2 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 46.84 % | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 46.63 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.56 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 44.73 % | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 45.48 % | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 45.08 % | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.23 % | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 46.43 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.79 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 47.87 % | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.62 % | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 51.12 % | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 52.07 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.81 % | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 55.19 % | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 57.23 % | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.38 % | 42.98 % | 49.24 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.3 % | 44.2 % | 50.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.99 % | 44.73 % | 51.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.83 % | 50.81 % | 57.23 % | 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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,923 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9338 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 4,725 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 15,387 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 77.85 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.46 % 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 57.23 % 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 57.23 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.98 % in 1991.
- How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Indonesia ranks 5th out of 78 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 27.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.