49.79 Percent of Indonesian Elderly Still Working

In 2018, Indonesia's elderly population (aged 60 and above) numbered 24.49 million, representing approximately 9.27% of the total population. Around 49.79%, or approximately 12.19 million, of these elderly individuals were still working. Working elderly individuals were categorized into several main employment statuses.

39.07% of the elderly population, or 4.76 million people, worked with the assistance of hired laborers. The province with the largest number in this category was East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) at 55.04%. The second category comprised elderly individuals working independently, i.e., working with self-borne economic risks. In Indonesia, this category amounted to 28.16%, or 3.43 million people.

These two categories were followed by elderly individuals working as unpaid family workers, accounting for 12.26% or 1.49 million people. Meanwhile, 10.54%, or 1.28 million people, worked as laborers or employees. The smallest category consisted of self-employed workers, representing 9.97% or 1.21 million people, with the largest concentration in West Java.

(Read Databoks: [Majority of Elderly Workers Have Low Education Levels](https://databoks.katadata.co.id/datapublish/2019/09/19/mayoritas-pekerja-lansia-berpendidikan-rendah))