Low pay rate in Indonesia
Indonesia: Low pay rate was 28 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Indonesia, 1996–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 28 for low pay rate in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low pay rate in Indonesia peaked at 34.43 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.33, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Low pay rate in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.26 | — |
| 1997 | 30.38 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 30.48 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30.1 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 30.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 31.32 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 31.25 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.62 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.34 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 27.51 | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 29.52 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 33.08 | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 32.91 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 32.92 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.52 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 34.43 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 31.95 | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 32.01 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 32.82 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 34.16 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 28.83 | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 29.52 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.91 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 28.7 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 29.52 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 28.74 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.33 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 28 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.55 | 30.1 | 31.26 | 4 |
| 2000s | 31.06 | 27.51 | 33.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.28 | 27.91 | 34.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4 | 27.33 | 29.52 | 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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.27 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 2.16 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 2.28 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Indonesia?
- Low pay rate in Indonesia was 28 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.43 in 2011.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.33 in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for low pay rate?
- Indonesia ranks 18th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is low pay rate rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.