Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia
Indonesia: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 53.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia stood at 53.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia peaked at 55.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1961.
Indonesia ranks 108th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.2% | — |
| 1971 | 37.0% | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 55.9% | +51.2% |
| 1977 | 42.3% | -24.3% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 37.1% | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 45.9% | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 53.1% | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 50.5% | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 50.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 49.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.8% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 53.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 53.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.1%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +51.2% | 37.0% | 55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 45.7% | 37.0% | 55.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 47.6% | 37.1% | 54.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 51.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 45.9% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 50.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.0% | 53.4% | 4 |
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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Indonesia was 53.4% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Indonesia ranks 108th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.