Employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 50.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia is 50.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia peaked at 50.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2003.
Indonesia ranks 128th 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.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.0% | — |
| 1992 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 38.0% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 47.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 38.0% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 37.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 48.8% | 50.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 125 Azerbaijan 50.2% compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 50.2% compare
- 127 Timor-Leste 50.2% compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 50.0% compare
- 130 Mongolia 49.9% compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 49.5% 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 employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Indonesia was 50.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2003.
- How does Indonesia rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).