Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia

Indonesia: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 was 20.84 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.84 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
4th
of 109 countries
All-time high
21.38 million
in 2007
All-time low
16.13 million
in 2001
Years of data
29
1990–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia, 1990–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1990200420191990: 17.4M1991: 17.6M1992: 17.9M1993: 17.6M1994: 19.2M1996: 19.3M1997: 18.9M1998: 19.7M1999: 20.2M2000: 19.8M2001: 16.1M2002: 16.4M2003: 16.5M2004: 16.6M2005: 17.7M2006: 17.0M2007: 21.4M2008: 20.3M2009: 20.5M2010: 19.1M2011: 19.2M2012: 19.7M2013: 19.1M2014: 19.3M2015: 19.7M2016: 20.1M2017: 19.8M2018: 20.5M2019: 20.8M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia stood at 20.84 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia peaked at 21.38 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.13 million, in 2001.

Indonesia ranks 4th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 17.38 million —
1991 17.61 million +1.3%
1992 17.88 million +1.6%
1993 17.61 million -1.5%
1994 19.23 million +9.2%
1996 19.30 million +0.4%
1997 18.94 million -1.9%
1998 19.73 million +4.2%
1999 20.20 million +2.4%
2000 19.82 million -1.9%
2001 16.13 million -18.6%
2002 16.40 million +1.7%
2003 16.51 million +0.7%
2004 16.59 million +0.5%
2005 17.71 million +6.7%
2006 17.01 million -4.0%
2007 21.38 million +25.7%
2008 20.34 million -4.8%
2009 20.48 million +0.7%
2010 19.11 million -6.7%
2011 19.24 million +0.7%
2012 19.67 million +2.2%
2013 19.12 million -2.8%
2014 19.29 million +0.9%
2015 19.71 million +2.2%
2016 20.09 million +1.9%
2017 19.81 million -1.4%
2018 20.48 million +3.4%
2019 20.84 million +1.8%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 20.84 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 772,294, 27.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 20.84 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.81 million, 7.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +25.7% 17.01 million 21.38 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.65 million 17.38 million 20.20 million 9
2000s 18.24 million 16.13 million 21.38 million 10
2010s 19.74 million 19.11 million 20.84 million 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 China 81.76 million compare
  2. 2 India 60.35 million compare
  3. 3 United States 21.82 million compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 18.93 million compare
  5. 6 Brazil 17.34 million compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 16.92 million compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 in Indonesia was 20.84 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 21.38 million in 2007.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.13 million in 2001.
How does Indonesia rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24?
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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