ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Indonesia

Indonesia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 64.9 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
64.9 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 72 countries
All-time high
78.6 %
in 2000
All-time low
63 %
in 2019
Years of data
28
1996–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Indonesia, 1996–2023

0204060801996200920231996: 76 %1997: 74.7 %1998: 77.2 %1999: 77.2 %2000: 78.6 %2001: 76.2 %2002: 76 %2003: 77.9 %2004: 75.7 %2005: 73.6 %2006: 72.3 %2007: 71 %2008: 70.8 %2009: 71 %2010: 69.9 %2011: 69.6 %2012: 68 %2013: 67 %2014: 66.2 %2015: 64.6 %2016: 63.4 %2017: 63.4 %2018: 63.8 %2019: 63 %2020: 63.6 %2021: 64.2 %2022: 64.9 %2023: 64.9 %

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

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 64.9 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Indonesia peaked at 78.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63 %, in 2019.

That places Indonesia 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Indonesia, 1996 to 2023.
Year % Change
1996 76 %
1997 74.7 % -1.7%
1998 77.2 % +3.3%
1999 77.2 % +0.0%
2000 78.6 % +1.8%
2001 76.2 % -3.1%
2002 76 % -0.3%
2003 77.9 % +2.5%
2004 75.7 % -2.8%
2005 73.6 % -2.8%
2006 72.3 % -1.8%
2007 71 % -1.8%
2008 70.8 % -0.3%
2009 71 % +0.3%
2010 69.9 % -1.5%
2011 69.6 % -0.4%
2012 68 % -2.3%
2013 67 % -1.5%
2014 66.2 % -1.2%
2015 64.6 % -2.4%
2016 63.4 % -1.9%
2017 63.4 % +0.0%
2018 63.8 % +0.6%
2019 63 % -1.3%
2020 63.6 % +1.0%
2021 64.2 % +0.9%
2022 64.9 % +1.1%
2023 64.9 % +0.0%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 64.9 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.5 %, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 64.9 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.5 %, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76.28 % 74.7 % 77.2 % 4
2000s 74.31 % 70.8 % 78.6 % 10
2010s 65.89 % 63 % 69.9 % 10
2020s 64.4 % 63.6 % 64.9 % 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 8 Bhutan 73.5 % compare
  2. 9 Bangladesh 69.1 % compare
  3. 10 Armenia 67.6 % compare
  4. 12 Ecuador 63.9 % compare
  5. 13 Colombia 62.1 % compare
  6. 14 Thailand 59.5 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Indonesia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Indonesia was 64.9 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 78.6 % in 2000.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 63 % in 2019.
How does Indonesia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Indonesia ranks 11th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 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.