Hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia
Indonesia: Hourly earnings male vs female was 3.32 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia, 1996–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia stood at 3.32. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia peaked at 3.32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.23, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 55th out of 64 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.2 | — |
| 1997 | 2.42 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 1.92 | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 1.96 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.23 | -37.4% |
| 2001 | 1.51 | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.73 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.7 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.81 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.91 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2.12 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.04 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.17 | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 2.36 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.52 | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 2.79 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 2.8 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.92 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.03 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.14 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.28 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 3.32 | +1.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 3.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.46, 51% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 3.32 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.01, 55% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hourly earnings male vs 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -37.4% | 1.96 | 1.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 | 1.92 | 2.42 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.23 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.04 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 3.03 | 3.32 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More gender data for Indonesia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 66,364 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7373 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 229,513 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 229,513 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2.14 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.26 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia?
- Hourly earnings male vs female in Indonesia was 3.32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 in 2023.
- What is the lowest hourly earnings male vs female recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for hourly earnings male vs female?
- Indonesia ranks 55th out of 64 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hourly earnings male vs female rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Hourly earnings male vs female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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