Indonesia — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Indonesia, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Indonesia was 3.24% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 8.06% in 2007. The lowest was 2.62% in 1991 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.63% per year.
Indonesia ranks 140 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Indonesia sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 60% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 28%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 14 of 29 economies; Myanmar (3.05%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 57% in 1994. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1998. Doubling roughly every 111 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 145th of 187 in 1991 → 106th of 187 in 2000 → 111th of 187 in 2010 → 139th of 187 in 2020 → 135th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 3.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 3.83% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 4.26% | +0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 3.59% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 4.39% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 3.78% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 4.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 4.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 4.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 4.47% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 5.15% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 5.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 6.11% | -1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 7.21% | -0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 8.06% | +0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 7.55% | -0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 7.95% | +0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 6.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 6.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 6.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6.36% | +0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 5.46% | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 4.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 4.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 4.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 4.37% | +1.6 pp |
| 1993 | 2.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.62% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Indonesia’s Unemployment in 1992?
2.73% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Indonesia’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +23.7% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.24%; 2024: 3.3%; 2023: 3.31%; 2022: 3.46%; 2021: 3.83%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.