Women's labour force participation in Indonesia
The ILO estimates that 53.7% of women aged 15 and over in Indonesia were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Indonesia, 2025
53.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
53.7%
Position in 2025
88th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Indonesia over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Indonesia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.7% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 53.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 50.8%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Indonesia has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Indonesia
All statistics for Indonesia
Labour force participation
68.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
65.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
27.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
22.5%
2025 · World Bank