Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia

Indonesia: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female was 49.61 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.61 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
4th
of 109 countries
All-time high
49.61 million
in 2019
All-time low
27.26 million
in 2006
Years of data
29
1990–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia, 1990–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1990200420191990: 28.4M1991: 28.4M1992: 29.5M1993: 29.7M1994: 31.6M1996: 31.9M1997: 32.0M1998: 34.7M1999: 35.2M2000: 35.5M2001: 28.6M2002: 29.2M2003: 29.2M2004: 28.6M2005: 28.5M2006: 27.3M2007: 38.2M2008: 39.2M2009: 39.7M2010: 41.1M2011: 40.3M2012: 41.5M2013: 40.3M2014: 43.3M2015: 43.1M2016: 45.2M2017: 46.8M2018: 49.0M2019: 49.6M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia stood at 49.61 million. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia peaked at 49.61 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.26 million, in 2006.

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 15-64, female in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 28.42 million —
1991 28.38 million -0.2%
1992 29.48 million +3.9%
1993 29.69 million +0.7%
1994 31.63 million +6.5%
1996 31.90 million +0.8%
1997 32.01 million +0.4%
1998 34.67 million +8.3%
1999 35.16 million +1.4%
2000 35.51 million +1.0%
2001 28.56 million -19.6%
2002 29.24 million +2.4%
2003 29.16 million -0.3%
2004 28.64 million -1.8%
2005 28.49 million -0.5%
2006 27.26 million -4.3%
2007 38.25 million +40.3%
2008 39.25 million +2.6%
2009 39.66 million +1.1%
2010 41.09 million +3.6%
2011 40.26 million -2.0%
2012 41.49 million +3.1%
2013 40.26 million -3.0%
2014 43.35 million +7.7%
2015 43.12 million -0.5%
2016 45.22 million +4.9%
2017 46.82 million +3.5%
2018 48.95 million +4.5%
2019 49.61 million +1.3%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 49.61 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.40 million, 35.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 49.61 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.63 million, 3.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female 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 +40.3% 27.26 million 38.25 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.26 million 28.38 million 35.16 million 9
2000s 32.40 million 27.26 million 39.66 million 10
2010s 44.02 million 40.26 million 49.61 million 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 1 China 311.12 million compare
  2. 2 India 105.77 million compare
  3. 3 United States 72.07 million compare
  4. 5 Brazil 43.91 million compare
  5. 6 Nigeria 38.94 million compare
  6. 7 Kazakhstan 25.29 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female in Indonesia was 49.61 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 49.61 million in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.26 million in 2006.
How does Indonesia rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female?
Indonesia ranks 4th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. 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 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,563 data points, 1970–2021
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