Labour force participation in Indonesia
The ILO estimates that 68.0% of people aged 15 and over in Indonesia were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Indonesia, 2025
68.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
61.7%
Position in 2025
35th of 181
Labour force participation in Indonesia over time
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% of working-age population 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 | 68.0% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 67.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66.6%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Indonesia has the 35th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Indonesia
All statistics for Indonesia
Women's labour force participation
53.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
65.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
27.3%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
22.5%
2025 · World Bank