Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Indonesia

Indonesia: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
28th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1990
All-time low
0.5%
in 2017
Years of data
29
1990–2019

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Indonesia, 1990–2019

00.20.40.60.81990200420191990: 0.702 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.687 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.685 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.669 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.647 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.63 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.63 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.644 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.63 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.638 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.58 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.613 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.592 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.547 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.513 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.57 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.571 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.568 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.554 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.509 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.484 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.493 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.479 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.454 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.455 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.452 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.459 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.452 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 0.5% for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Indonesia peaked at 0.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.

Indonesia ranks 28th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1990 0.7%
1991 0.7% -2.1%
1992 0.7% -0.3%
1993 0.7% -2.3%
1994 0.6% -3.3%
1996 0.6% -2.6%
1997 0.6% -0.1%
1998 0.6% +2.2%
1999 0.6% -2.1%
2000 0.6% +1.3%
2001 0.6% -9.2%
2002 0.6% +2.7%
2003 0.6% +2.9%
2004 0.6% -3.5%
2005 0.5% -7.6%
2006 0.5% -6.1%
2007 0.6% +11.1%
2008 0.6% +0.1%
2009 0.6% -0.4%
2010 0.6% -2.6%
2011 0.5% -8.1%
2012 0.5% -4.8%
2013 0.5% +1.7%
2014 0.5% -2.8%
2015 0.5% -5.2%
2016 0.5% +0.3%
2017 0.5% -0.7%
2018 0.5% +1.5%
2019 0.5% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Indonesia?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in Indonesia was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
How does Indonesia rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
Indonesia ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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