Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 46.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 46.7% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia peaked at 48.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1991.
That places Indonesia 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.1% | — |
| 1992 | 32.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 33.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 35.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 32.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 35.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 46.5% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.3% | 32.1% | 35.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 32.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 40.1% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.0% | 46.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Indonesia was 46.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1991.
- How does Indonesia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Indonesia ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.