Employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 4.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia is 4.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia peaked at 4.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1993.
That places Indonesia 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.4% | — |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +56.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +49.6% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male 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 | +56.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| 2001 | +49.6% | 2.7% | 4.0% |
| 1997 | +28.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6 |
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia was 4.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, male (% of male 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).