Labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5149 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia is 0.5149 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia peaked at 0.5149 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4255 units per person, in 1990.
Indonesia ranks 49th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4255 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4263 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4322 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4312 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4426 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4463 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.45 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4496 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4569 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4621 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4688 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4672 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4615 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4617 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.464 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4569 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4572 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4731 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4755 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4746 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4799 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4885 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.485 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4854 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4862 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4856 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4984 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5043 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4999 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4902 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5008 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5097 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5122 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5149 units per person | +0.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.5149 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.5149 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4423 units per person | 0.4255 units per person | 0.4621 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4661 units per person | 0.4569 units per person | 0.4755 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4887 units per person | 0.4799 units per person | 0.5043 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5046 units per person | 0.4902 units per person | 0.5149 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More education data for Indonesia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.73 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 27.84 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.68 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1004 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Indonesia was 0.5149 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5149 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4255 units per person in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.