Australia vs Indonesia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Australia
64.2%
in 2025
Indonesia
65.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
49th
Indonesia rank
46th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 65.0% against 64.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Indonesia ahead.
Australia ranks 49th and Indonesia ranks 46th of 178 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.6% | 66.3% | 8.7% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 57.6% | 63.6% | 6.1% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 61.4% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 64.0% | 2.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 64.4% | 1.3% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 65.0% against 64.2% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Australia and Indonesia?
- 0.8%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Australia ranks 49th and Indonesia ranks 46th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.