Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 53.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia stood at 53.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia peaked at 67.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2015.
That places Indonesia 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.9% | — |
| 1992 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 66.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 64.7% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 64.7% | 67.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 61.0% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.5% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 53.1% | 54.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia was 53.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2015.
- How does Indonesia rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.