Employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia peaked at 1.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.
Indonesia ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | +161.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -38.5% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +161.2% | 0.7% | 1.7% |
| 2000 | -38.5% | 1.7% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 98 Turkmenistan 2.0% compare
- 99 Colombia 1.9% compare
- 100 Macau, China 1.9% compare
- 102 Canada 1.9% compare
- 103 Philippines 1.9% compare
- 104 Netherlands 1.8% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Indonesia was 1.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
- How does Indonesia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).