Annual working hours per worker in Indonesia
Indonesia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,958 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,958 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
69th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,075 hours per worker
in 2007
All-time low
1,839 hours per worker
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Indonesia, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 1,958 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Indonesia peaked at 2,075 hours per worker in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,839 hours per worker, in 1970.
Indonesia ranks 69th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,839 hours per worker | — |
| 1971 | 1,841 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,843 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,846 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,849 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,853 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,858 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,873 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1,846 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,860 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1,875 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1,873 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,870 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,874 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,878 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,884 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1,883 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,885 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,881 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,887 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,904 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1,923 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,891 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1,893 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,925 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1,923 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,912 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,918 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,971 hours per worker | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1,987 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1,994 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,036 hours per worker | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2,009 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,036 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2,062 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2,039 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,052 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,075 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,049 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,045 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,063 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,037 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 2,010 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,930 hours per worker | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 1,999 hours per worker | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,042 hours per worker | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,040 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,034 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,988 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1,982 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,936 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,899 hours per worker | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,956 hours per worker | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,958 hours per worker | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1,958 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1,958 hours per worker is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,169 hours per worker, 90% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,851 hours per worker | 1,839 hours per worker | 1,873 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,879 hours per worker | 1,870 hours per worker | 1,887 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,925 hours per worker | 1,891 hours per worker | 1,987 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,040 hours per worker | 1,994 hours per worker | 2,075 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,012 hours per worker | 1,930 hours per worker | 2,063 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,937 hours per worker | 1,899 hours per worker | 1,958 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More work & labour data for Indonesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3533 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4033 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8065 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 234,105 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 87,446 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 147,430 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 148,081 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 295,511 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Indonesia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Indonesia was 1,958 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,075 hours per worker in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,839 hours per worker in 1970.
- How does Indonesia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Indonesia ranks 69th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.