Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 44.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia is 44.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia peaked at 61.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2015.
That places Indonesia 59th out of 187 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.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.6% | — |
| 1992 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 60.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 61.3% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 61.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 44.3% | -0.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 44.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.0%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 44.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 58.1% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 53.6% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 42.2% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 43.9% | 45.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Indonesia was 44.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2015.
- How does Indonesia rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.