Female share of the labor force — all countries

Female share of the labor force — Indonesia

Female share of the labor force in Indonesia in 2025 — 39.61%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.02 pp.

2025 39.61% +0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 182
Period maximum 39.63%2021
Period minimum 36.01%2005

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of labor force

Female share of the labor force — Indonesia, 1990–2025363738394019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 38.59%1991: 38.09%1992: 38.5%1993: 38.15%1994: 38.4%1995: 38.36%1996: 38.32%1997: 37.96%1998: 38.56%1999: 38.43%2000: 38.48%2001: 37.55%2002: 36.71%2003: 36.71%2004: 36.22%2005: 36.01%2006: 36.05%2007: 37.84%2008: 38.16%2009: 38.27%2010: 38.45%2011: 38.26%2012: 38.34%2013: 38.12%2014: 38.14%2015: 38.25%2016: 38.53%2017: 39.05%2018: 39.37%2019: 39.63%2020: 39.57%2021: 39.63%2022: 39.32%2023: 39.48%2024: 39.54%2025: 39.61%
Change over the period: +1.02 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Indonesia 39.61%
World 40.18%
South-Eastern Asia computed 42.22%
Female share of the labor force — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 39.61 +0.07 pp
2024 39.54 +0.06 pp
2023 39.48 +0.17 pp
2022 39.32 −0.31 pp
2021 39.63 +0.06 pp
2020 39.57 −0.06 pp
2019 39.63 +0.26 pp
2018 39.37 +0.32 pp
2017 39.05 +0.52 pp
2016 38.53 +0.28 pp
2015 38.25 +0.12 pp
2014 38.14 +0.01 pp
2013 38.12 −0.22 pp
2012 38.34 +0.08 pp
2011 38.26 −0.19 pp
2010 38.45 +0.19 pp
2009 38.27 +0.11 pp
2008 38.16 +0.32 pp
2007 37.84 +1.8 pp
2006 36.05 +0.03 pp
2005 36.01 −0.2 pp
2004 36.22 −0.49 pp
2003 36.71 −0 pp
2002 36.71 −0.84 pp
2001 37.55 −0.92 pp
2000 38.48 +0.05 pp
1999 38.43 −0.13 pp
1998 38.56 +0.6 pp
1997 37.96 −0.36 pp
1996 38.32 −0.04 pp
1995 38.36 −0.04 pp
1994 38.4 +0.25 pp
1993 38.15 −0.35 pp
1992 38.5 +0.41 pp
1991 38.09 −0.5 pp
1990 38.59

About the indicator

The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.

Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.

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