Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia

Indonesia: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
18th
of 97 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1990–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia, 1990–2019

00.20.40.60.811990200420191990: 0.939 % of urban labor force in working age1992: 0.941 % of urban labor force in working age1994: 0.916 % of urban labor force in working age1996: 0.912 % of urban labor force in working age1997: 0.915 % of urban labor force in working age1998: 0.904 % of urban labor force in working age1999: 0.892 % of urban labor force in working age2000: 0.906 % of urban labor force in working age2001: 0.891 % of urban labor force in working age2002: 0.887 % of urban labor force in working age2003: 0.889 % of urban labor force in working age2004: 0.88 % of urban labor force in working age2005: 0.868 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.867 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.883 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.901 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.918 % of urban labor force in working age2010: 0.917 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.936 % of urban labor force in working age2012: 0.943 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.934 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.94 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.934 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.947 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.948 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.95 % of urban labor force in working age2019: 0.955 % of urban labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia is 1.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.

That places Indonesia 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
1990 0.9%
1992 0.9% +0.2%
1994 0.9% -2.6%
1996 0.9% -0.5%
1997 0.9% +0.3%
1998 0.9% -1.1%
1999 0.9% -1.3%
2000 0.9% +1.5%
2001 0.9% -1.6%
2002 0.9% -0.5%
2003 0.9% +0.3%
2004 0.9% -1.1%
2005 0.9% -1.3%
2006 0.9% -0.1%
2007 0.9% +1.8%
2008 0.9% +2.0%
2009 0.9% +1.8%
2010 0.9% -0.1%
2011 0.9% +2.1%
2012 0.9% +0.7%
2013 0.9% -0.9%
2014 0.9% +0.6%
2015 0.9% -0.7%
2016 0.9% +1.5%
2017 0.9% +0.1%
2018 0.9% +0.2%
2019 1.0% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 15 Norway 1.0% compare
  2. 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.0% compare
  3. 17 Kyrgyzstan 1.0% compare
  4. 19 Netherlands 1.0% compare
  5. 20 Belarus 1.0% compare
  6. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
How does Indonesia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Indonesia ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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