Indonesia Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Indonesia unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.41%, a 0.13% increase from 2020.
  • Indonesia unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.28%, a 0.66% increase from 2019.
  • Indonesia unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.62%, a 0.78% decline from 2018.
  • Indonesia unemployment rate for 2018 was 4.40%, a 0.52% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Eswatini 25.76%
West Bank and Gaza 24.90%
Lesotho 24.60%
Republic of Congo 23.01%
Sudan 19.81%
Tunisia 16.82%
Sao Tome and Principe 15.91%
Cabo Verde 15.42%
Zambia 13.03%
Morocco 11.47%
Mauritania 11.46%
Georgia 10.66%
Nigeria 9.79%
Egypt 9.33%
Kyrgyz Republic 9.10%
Ukraine 8.88%
Angola 8.53%
Honduras 8.51%
Bolivia 8.51%
Uzbekistan 7.16%
Mongolia 7.08%
India 5.98%
Nicaragua 5.96%
El Salvador 5.94%
Kenya 5.74%
Sri Lanka 5.40%
Bangladesh 5.23%
Timor-Leste 5.07%
Ghana 4.70%
Indonesia 4.41%
Pakistan 4.35%
Bhutan 4.33%
Moldova 3.96%
Cameroon 3.87%
Papua New Guinea 2.75%
Philippines 2.41%
Vanuatu 2.18%
Myanmar 2.17%
Vietnam 2.17%
Lao PDR 1.26%
Solomon Islands 1.03%
Cambodia 0.61%
Indonesia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 4.41% 0.13%
2020 4.28% 0.66%
2019 3.62% -0.78%
2018 4.40% 0.52%
2017 3.88% -0.42%
2016 4.30% -0.21%
2015 4.51% 0.46%
2014 4.05% -0.29%
2013 4.34% -0.13%
2012 4.47% -0.68%
2011 5.15% -0.46%
2010 5.61% -0.50%
2009 6.11% -1.10%
2008 7.21% -0.85%
2007 8.06% 0.51%
2006 7.55% -0.39%
2005 7.94% 0.64%
2004 7.30% 0.64%
2003 6.66% 0.06%
2002 6.60% 0.52%
2001 6.08% 0.00%
2000 6.08% -0.28%
1999 6.36% 0.90%
1998 5.46% 0.78%
1997 4.68% -0.18%
1996 4.86% 0.26%
1995 4.60% 0.23%
1994 4.37% 1.59%
1993 2.78% 0.05%
1992 2.73% 0.11%
1991 2.62% 0.11%