Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Indonesia

Female labor force participation rate in Indonesia in 2025 — 53.72%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.23 pp.

2025 53.72% +0.13 pp vs 2024
World rank 88of 182
Period maximum 53.95%2019
Period minimum 46.01%2006

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Indonesia, 1990–2025464850525419901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 50.49%1991: 49.54%1992: 50.38%1993: 49.43%1994: 50.67%1995: 50.67%1996: 50.67%1997: 49.83%1998: 51.09%1999: 51.17%2000: 51.67%2001: 49.99%2002: 48.05%2003: 47.85%2004: 47.24%2005: 46.08%2006: 46.01%2007: 49.84%2008: 50.39%2009: 50.3%2010: 50.97%2011: 50.99%2012: 51.49%2013: 50.71%2014: 50.64%2015: 50.77%2016: 50.95%2017: 51.94%2018: 53.13%2019: 53.95%2020: 53.2%2021: 52.07%2022: 52.56%2023: 53.49%2024: 53.59%2025: 53.72%
Change over the period: +3.23 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Indonesia

Indonesia 53.72%
World 48.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 55.55%
Female labor force participation rate — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.72 +0.13 pp
2024 53.59 +0.1 pp
2023 53.49 +0.93 pp
2022 52.56 +0.49 pp
2021 52.07 −1.13 pp
2020 53.2 −0.75 pp
2019 53.95 +0.82 pp
2018 53.13 +1.19 pp
2017 51.94 +0.99 pp
2016 50.95 +0.18 pp
2015 50.77 +0.13 pp
2014 50.64 −0.07 pp
2013 50.71 −0.78 pp
2012 51.49 +0.5 pp
2011 50.99 +0.02 pp
2010 50.97 +0.67 pp
2009 50.3 −0.09 pp
2008 50.39 +0.55 pp
2007 49.84 +3.83 pp
2006 46.01 −0.07 pp
2005 46.08 −1.15 pp
2004 47.24 −0.61 pp
2003 47.85 −0.2 pp
2002 48.05 −1.94 pp
2001 49.99 −1.68 pp
2000 51.67 +0.5 pp
1999 51.17 +0.08 pp
1998 51.09 +1.26 pp
1997 49.83 −0.84 pp
1996 50.67 +0 pp
1995 50.67 +0 pp
1994 50.67 +1.25 pp
1993 49.43 −0.95 pp
1992 50.38 +0.84 pp
1991 49.54 −0.95 pp
1990 50.49

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.