Population ages 15-64 in Indonesia
Indonesia: Population ages 15-64 was 68.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Indonesia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Indonesia is 68.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Indonesia peaked at 68.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1971.
That places Indonesia 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 57.8% | — |
| 1961 | 57.5% | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 57.1% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 56.7% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 56.2% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 55.7% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 55.3% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 54.6% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 54.4% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 55.8% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 60.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 63.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.0% | 54.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.6% | 54.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 55.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.0% | 60.1% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 64.2% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 66.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.6% | 68.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 45 Myanmar 68.4% compare
- 46 Grenada 68.4% compare
- 47 North Korea 68.4% compare
- 49 Cape Verde 68.2% compare
- 50 Curacao 68.1% compare
- 51 Northern Mariana Islands 68.0% compare
More education data for Indonesia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.51 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.85 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 417,192 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.34 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.69 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Indonesia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Indonesia was 68.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Indonesia ranks 48th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.