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Labor force — Indonesia

Labor force in Indonesia in 2025 — 147,104,597 people. Ranked 4 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 88.4%.

2025 147M people +1.31% vs 2024
World rank 4of 182
Period maximum 147M people2025
Period minimum 78.08M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Indonesia, 1990–202560M80M100M120M140M160M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 78,081,179 people1991: 79,624,184 people1992: 82,135,691 people1993: 83,361,608 people1994: 87,006,941 people1995: 89,218,352 people1996: 91,432,137 people1997: 92,859,996 people1998: 95,861,387 people1999: 98,429,095 people2000: 101,308,307 people2001: 102,354,432 people2002: 102,498,864 people2003: 103,909,546 people2004: 105,759,801 people2005: 105,482,562 people2006: 106,957,017 people2007: 112,145,843 people2008: 114,200,383 people2009: 115,441,860 people2010: 118,205,102 people2011: 120,648,289 people2012: 123,448,397 people2013: 124,097,473 people2014: 125,645,513 people2015: 127,299,364 people2016: 128,501,300 people2017: 130,940,742 people2018: 134,532,894 people2019: 137,425,585 people2020: 137,375,390 people2021: 135,672,770 people2022: 139,637,843 people2023: 143,318,723 people2024: 145,198,137 people2025: 147,104,597 people
Change over the period: +69.02M (+88.4%) Average annual rate: 1.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Indonesia 147M people
World 3.74B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.28B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 358M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Indonesia, by year Indonesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 147M +1.91M +1.31%
2024 145M +1.88M +1.31%
2023 143M +3.68M +2.64%
2022 140M +3.97M +2.92%
2021 136M −1.7M −1.24%
2020 137M −50,195 −0.04%
2019 137M +2.89M +2.15%
2018 135M +3.59M +2.74%
2017 131M +2.44M +1.9%
2016 129M +1.2M +0.94%
2015 127M +1.65M +1.32%
2014 126M +1.55M +1.25%
2013 124M +649,076 +0.53%
2012 123M +2.8M +2.32%
2011 121M +2.44M +2.07%
2010 118M +2.76M +2.39%
2009 115M +1.24M +1.09%
2008 114M +2.05M +1.83%
2007 112M +5.19M +4.85%
2006 107M +1.47M +1.4%
2005 105M −277,239 −0.26%
2004 106M +1.85M +1.78%
2003 104M +1.41M +1.38%
2002 102M +144,432 +0.14%
2001 102M +1.05M +1.03%
2000 101M +2.88M +2.93%
1999 98.43M +2.57M +2.68%
1998 95.86M +3M +3.23%
1997 92.86M +1.43M +1.56%
1996 91.43M +2.21M +2.48%
1995 89.22M +2.21M +2.54%
1994 87.01M +3.65M +4.37%
1993 83.36M +1.23M +1.49%
1992 82.14M +2.51M +3.15%
1991 79.62M +1.54M +1.98%
1990 78.08M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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