Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia

Indonesia: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
21st
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
27
1990–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia, 1990–2019

00.10.20.30.41990200420191990: 0.335 % of urban employed population in working age1992: 0.341 % of urban employed population in working age1994: 0.331 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.341 % of urban employed population in working age1997: 0.356 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.355 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.358 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.35 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.277 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.315 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.307 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.267 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.272 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.338 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.354 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.335 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.329 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.292 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.253 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.256 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.263 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.249 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.259 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.27 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.282 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.287 % of urban employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.

That places Indonesia 21st out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1990 0.3%
1992 0.3% +1.9%
1994 0.3% -2.9%
1996 0.3% +2.8%
1997 0.4% +4.7%
1998 0.4% -0.3%
1999 0.4% +0.6%
2000 0.4% -2.0%
2001 0.3% -20.8%
2002 0.3% +11.9%
2003 0.3% +1.5%
2004 0.3% -2.4%
2005 0.3% -13.2%
2006 0.3% +1.8%
2007 0.3% +24.3%
2008 0.4% +4.7%
2009 0.3% -5.3%
2010 0.3% -1.8%
2011 0.3% -11.2%
2012 0.3% -13.2%
2013 0.3% +0.8%
2014 0.3% +2.9%
2015 0.2% -5.1%
2016 0.3% +3.9%
2017 0.3% +4.2%
2018 0.3% +4.4%
2019 0.3% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
How does Indonesia rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Indonesia ranks 21st out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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