Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 70.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia stood at 70.1%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia peaked at 70.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2006.
Indonesia ranks 91st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.1% | — |
| 1991 | 67.8% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 70.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 67.3% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 66.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 68.7% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 68.2% | 70.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Indonesia was 70.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2006.
- How does Indonesia rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Indonesia ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.