Employers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia is 3.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia peaked at 3.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1993.
Indonesia ranks 95th 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, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +25.1% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +74.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +39.4% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 92 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.4% compare
- 93 Singapore 3.4% compare
- 94 Luxembourg 3.4% compare
- 96 Netherlands 3.4% compare
- 97 Sweden 3.4% compare
- 98 Canada 3.4% 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, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1993.
- How does Indonesia rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 95th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, total (% of total 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).