Annual working hours per worker in Indonesia
Indonesia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,958 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
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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.