Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 64.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2023, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia stood at 64.9%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia peaked at 65.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1961.
That places Indonesia 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35.0% | — |
| 1971 | 44.9% | +28.2% |
| 1976 | 59.0% | +31.5% |
| 1977 | 47.7% | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 61.8% | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 63.6% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 59.8% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 60.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 60.1% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 60.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.5% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 59.1% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +0.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 64.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 64.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.7%, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 | +31.5% | 44.9% | 59.0% |
| 1971 | +28.2% | 35.0% | 44.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 1 |
| 1970s | 51.0% | 44.9% | 59.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 56.2% | 46.1% | 63.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 60.7% | 59.8% | 61.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 55.5% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 61.2% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 64.5% | 65.3% | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3533 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Indonesia was 64.9% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1961.
- How does Indonesia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Indonesia ranks 151st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.