Part time employment, female in Indonesia

Indonesia: Part time employment, female was 44.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
44.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
32nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
56.2%
in 1998
All-time low
36.3%
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2023

Part time employment, female in Indonesia, 1990–2023

02040601990200620231990: 54 % of total female employment1991: 52.3 % of total female employment1992: 54.3 % of total female employment1993: 53.3 % of total female employment1994: 51.9 % of total female employment1996: 55 % of total female employment1997: 52.6 % of total female employment1998: 56.2 % of total female employment1999: 53.8 % of total female employment2000: 50.9 % of total female employment2001: 49.2 % of total female employment2002: 49 % of total female employment2003: 49.2 % of total female employment2004: 47.3 % of total female employment2005: 47.4 % of total female employment2006: 46.5 % of total female employment2007: 45.8 % of total female employment2008: 44.8 % of total female employment2009: 44.2 % of total female employment2010: 45.1 % of total female employment2011: 46.1 % of total female employment2012: 46.6 % of total female employment2013: 47.7 % of total female employment2014: 46.7 % of total female employment2015: 43.8 % of total female employment2016: 39.4 % of total female employment2017: 39.7 % of total female employment2018: 36.3 % of total female employment2019: 36.7 % of total female employment2020: 42.6 % of total female employment2021: 47.4 % of total female employment2022: 44.8 % of total female employment2023: 44.6 % of total female employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, female in Indonesia is 44.6%, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Indonesia peaked at 56.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2018.

That places Indonesia 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Part time employment, female in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year % of total female employment Change
1990 54.0%
1991 52.3% -3.2%
1992 54.3% +3.9%
1993 53.3% -1.9%
1994 51.9% -2.6%
1996 55.0% +6.0%
1997 52.6% -4.4%
1998 56.2% +6.9%
1999 53.8% -4.3%
2000 50.9% -5.3%
2001 49.2% -3.4%
2002 49.0% -0.4%
2003 49.2% +0.4%
2004 47.3% -3.8%
2005 47.4% +0.2%
2006 46.5% -2.0%
2007 45.8% -1.4%
2008 44.8% -2.2%
2009 44.2% -1.4%
2010 45.1% +1.9%
2011 46.1% +2.4%
2012 46.6% +1.1%
2013 47.7% +2.4%
2014 46.7% -2.0%
2015 43.8% -6.3%
2016 39.4% -10.1%
2017 39.7% +0.8%
2018 36.3% -8.4%
2019 36.7% +0.9%
2020 42.6% +16.2%
2021 47.4% +11.2%
2022 44.8% -5.4%
2023 44.6% -0.4%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 44.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.6%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 44.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.8%, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.7% 51.9% 56.2% 9
2000s 47.4% 44.2% 50.9% 10
2010s 42.8% 36.3% 47.7% 10
2020s 44.9% 42.6% 47.4% 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 29 Australia 46.6% compare
  2. 30 Dominican Republic 45.9% compare
  3. 31 Thailand 45.3% compare
  4. 33 Timor-Leste 42.1% compare
  5. 34 Tanzania, United Republic of 42.0% compare
  6. 35 Korea 41.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, female in Indonesia?
Part time employment, female in Indonesia was 44.6% in 2023, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2018.
How does Indonesia rank for part time employment, female?
Indonesia ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.