Indonesia's Female Labor Force Participation Rate is Low Compared to Other ASEAN Countries

Employment

Tim Publikasi Katadata 09/05/2019 12:43 WIB

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Female Labor Force Participation Rate in ASEAN (Ages 15 and Above)

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World Bank data from 2018 indicates that 50.7 percent of Indonesian women aged 15 and above participated in the workforce (either employed or seeking employment). By international standards, this figure is considered low. Interestingly, Cambodia, which has the second-lowest GDP in ASEAN, had a significantly higher participation rate of 81.2 percent in 2018.

Vietnam, a lower-middle-income country, had a rate considered to meet international standards at 73.2 percent in 2018. Thailand, classified as a middle-income country, had a female labor force participation rate of 60.3 percent in 2018.

Furthermore, Indonesian women's labor force participation has been relatively stable over the past five years. There was only a slight decrease from 50.4 percent in 2014 to 48.9 percent in 2015.

Editor : Hari Widowati

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