Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia
Indonesia: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 13.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia, 2007–2023
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia stood at 13.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia peaked at 18.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
That places Indonesia 18th out of 67 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 15.7% | — |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -37.3% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +63.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -38.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -84.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +809.7% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +5.8% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 13.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 13.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.7%, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +809.7% | 1.4% | 12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.3% | 18.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 6.0% | 14.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 1.4% | 13.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 15 Slovakia 15.4% compare
- 16 Czechia 14.9% compare
- 17 Bangladesh 14.5% compare
- 19 Switzerland 13.3% compare
- 20 Palestine, State of 13.2% compare
- 21 Mongolia 11.9% 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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Indonesia was 13.5% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Indonesia ranks 18th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.