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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Indonesia: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Indonesia is placed 34th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 65.77 (2025); Labour Income Share 58.2 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
34th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Indonesia on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
65.77
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Indonesia: 65.77. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 82.17 Cambodia
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 63.63 · Papua New Guinea 50.73 · Timor-Leste 65.91
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
3.237
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Indonesia: 3.237. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.263 Cambodia
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 3.764 · Papua New Guinea 2.571 · Timor-Leste 1.592
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
49.96
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Indonesia: 49.96. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 4.478 Brunei
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 21.89 · Papua New Guinea 71.16 · Timor-Leste 58.63
02Over time
Which way Indonesia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia rose from 63.64 in 2000 to 65.77 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2025 65.77 57.720 2024 65.69 57.694 2023 65.65 58.158 2022 64.70 57.688 2021 63.35 56.066 2020 64.53 55.691 2019 65.79 57.871 2018 64.68 56.911 2017 64.17 56.738 2016 63.46 56.845 2015 63.57 56.788 2014 63.93 56.774 2013 63.86 56.229 2012 64.40 56.289 2011 63.47 56.297 2010 62.85 56.212 2009 62.01 56.255 2008 61.59 57.308 2007 60.89 56.933 2006 59.36 56.685 2005 59.28 56.129 2004 60.88 55.465 2003 61.30 55.630 2002 61.62 55.843 2001 63.05 56.018 2000 63.64 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 61.92 in 2004 to 58.2 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2025 58.202 46.230 2024 58.141 46.060 2023 58.156 45.900 2022 58.006 45.615 2021 57.659 45.433 2020 58.929 47.267 2019 58.507 46.277 2018 59.541 46.187 2017 60.263 46.467 2016 61.288 46.798 2015 61.300 46.876 2014 61.420 47.281 2013 61.116 46.887 2012 60.860 46.231 2011 61.034 45.679 2010 61.282 46.024 2009 62.817 47.071 2008 62.102 45.312 2007 60.855 45.246 2006 61.774 45.670 2005 61.303 46.265 2004 61.920 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 6.077 in 2000 to 3.237 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2025 3.237 5.08 2024 3.301 5.15 2023 3.308 5.21 2022 3.462 5.34 2021 3.827 6.04 2020 4.255 6.38 2019 3.590 5.36 2018 4.387 5.35 2017 3.783 5.59 2016 4.301 5.90 2015 4.514 6.41 2014 4.049 6.58 2013 4.336 6.71 2012 4.468 6.79 2011 5.153 6.90 2010 5.614 7.04 2009 6.106 6.67 2008 7.208 5.79 2007 8.060 6.00 2006 7.551 6.50 2005 7.945 7.09 2004 7.303 6.80 2003 6.657 6.95 2002 6.604 6.91 2001 6.082 6.96 2000 6.077 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 65.22 in 2000 to 49.96 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2025 49.956 28.67 2024 50.310 29.04 2023 50.672 29.33 2022 50.281 29.67 2021 49.903 30.01 2020 50.314 30.54 2019 49.138 29.98 2018 49.121 30.15 2017 48.492 29.93 2016 48.333 29.91 2015 48.211 30.26 2014 50.449 30.47 2013 50.885 31.14 2012 51.287 31.00 2011 54.101 31.41 2010 57.253 32.37 2009 58.368 32.59 2008 58.462 31.76 2007 58.981 33.47 2006 58.584 34.27 2005 59.084 34.66 2004 61.254 35.51 2003 62.912 35.90 2002 61.132 35.96 2001 61.287 35.27 2000 65.222 35.67
03In context
Indonesia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Indonesia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 34th | 65.77 | 58.2 | 3.237 | 49.96 |
 Malaysiacompare | 63rd | 63.63 | 40.71 | 3.764 | 21.89 |
 Timor-Leste | 90th | 65.91 | 31.09 | 1.592 | 58.63 |
 Papua New Guinea | 150th | 50.73 | 32.57 | 2.571 | 71.16 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Indonesia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Indonesia is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Indonesia does better than the middle country measured.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.1631.819.16No earlier reading
Indonesia: 31.8 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 20th of 179 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6667.9761.66▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 67.97 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 35th of 182 · derived.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.611.411.61▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 1.41 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3653.7253.36▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 53.72 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 88th of 182 · derived.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Indonesia does worse than the middle country measured.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.8312.9812.83▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 12.98 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 89th of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8855.6424.885▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 5.642 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 323▼ Worsened since 2015
Indonesia: 2 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23015,98625,230▼ Worsened since 2010
Indonesia: 15,986 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 90th of 151 · derived.
Trade Union DensityILO · 2020 · world median 16.6812.9916.68No earlier reading
Indonesia: 12.99 · world median 16.68 · Employees who are trade union members (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.2 to 91.42; higher is better.
Position 84th of 139 · derived.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7423,9366,742▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 3,936 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 151 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.1615.4622.16▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 15.46 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 111th of 182 · derived.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38430,29247,384▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 30,292 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 109th of 168 · derived.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 989098▼ Worsened since 2015
Indonesia: 90 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.926.345.9No earlier reading
Indonesia: 26.3 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8155.6441.81No earlier reading
Indonesia: 55.64 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 49th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.078.43532.07No earlier reading
Indonesia: 8.435 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Indonesia: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.8453.3431.84Moved since 2015
Indonesia: 53.34 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 52nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8822.5318.88Moved since 2015
Indonesia: 22.53 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 58th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95992.63657.95Moved since 2015
Indonesia: 992.63 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3827.314.38Moved since 2015
Indonesia: 27.3 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 65th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8937.5938.89Moved since 2015
Indonesia: 37.59 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 110th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Public Sector EmploymentWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 15.019.72315.01No earlier reading
Indonesia: 9.723 · world median 15.01 · Public sector employment (% of total employment). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 1.672 to 47.1.
Position 86th of 135 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5150.1759.51Moved since 2015
Indonesia: 50.17 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 125th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Indonesia
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees (last 2023), Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4) (last 2023), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management (last 2023), Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2023), Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate (last 2023), Share of Temporary Employees (last 2019) and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Indonesia’s 15 topics
Work & Labour is Indonesia’s 3rd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology33rd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 30th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour34th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions78th of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture83rd of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security98th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties114th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge117th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital118th of 1963/3 keys
- Gender & Equality113th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 110th of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 131st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing137th of 2003/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability131st of 1864/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality114th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Indonesia can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Singapore17th4/4 keysThis page
Indonesia34th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Indonesia and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Indonesia on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Indonesia rank on work & labour?
Indonesia is placed 34th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Indonesia?
65.77 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Indonesia?
58.2 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Indonesia compare with Malaysia on work & labour?
Malaysia is placed 63rd of 182, and Indonesia 34th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Malaysia 63.63, Indonesia 65.77; Labour Income Share: Malaysia 40.71, Indonesia 58.2; Unemployment Rate: Malaysia 3.764, Indonesia 3.237; Vulnerable Employment: Malaysia 21.89, Indonesia 49.96.
How have Indonesia’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio rose from 63.64 in 2000 to 65.77 in 2025; Labour Income Share fell from 61.92 in 2004 to 58.2 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 6.077 in 2000 to 3.237 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 65.22 in 2000 to 49.96 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Indonesia?
No current reading is published for Indonesia on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4), Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Share of Senior and Middle Management, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed Persons, Low Pay Rate, Share of Temporary Employees and Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Indonesia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Indonesia (banner) — Dohduhdah, CC0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Indonesia: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/indonesia/work