A report from Indonesia's Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) shows that 25.81% of the total workforce in Indonesia in February 2025 were part-time workers.
"This means that out of every 100 people employed, approximately 26 work less than 35 hours per week without a desire to increase their working hours," wrote the BPS in its report, *Indonesia's Labor Market Indicators February 2025*.
When viewed by gender, the proportion of women working part-time is higher, at 36.66%, while men account for only 18.55%.
In February 2025, Papua Pegunungan had the highest national rate of part-time workers, reaching 48.33%, almost double the national average.
Meanwhile, Jakarta had the lowest rate of part-time workers at 14.80%, followed by the Riau Islands and Banten at 15.37% and 16.13% respectively.
Below is the rate of part-time workers in Indonesia's 38 provinces as of February 2025, ordered from highest to lowest:
1. Papua Pegunungan: 48.33%
2. Central Papua: 43.95%
3. East Nusa Tenggara (NTT): 37.26%
4. West Sulawesi: 36%
5. South Sulawesi: 34.52%
6. Southwest Papua: 31.26%
7. Aceh: 31.24%
8. Lampung: 31.18%
9. Southeast Sulawesi: 30.89%
10. South Kalimantan: 30.65%
11. South Sumatra: 30.44%
12. Jambi: 30.28%
13. East Java: 30.07%
14. Bengkulu: 29.35%
15. Maluku: 28.96%
16. Riau: 27.37%
17. West Sumatra: 27.25%
18. West Kalimantan: 27.23%
19. Central Kalimantan: 27.23%
20. Central Sulawesi: 27.01%
21. South Papua: 26.67%
22. Yogyakarta Special Region: 26.63%
23. North Kalimantan: 25.7%
24. Papua: 25.57%
25. West Nusa Tenggara (NTB): 25.47%
26. West Papua: 24.78%
27. North Sumatra: 24.2%
28. Bali: 23.87%
29. Central Java: 23.56%
30. Bangka Belitung Islands: 23.33%
31. North Maluku: 22.58%
32. North Sulawesi: 22.01%
33. Gorontalo: 20.93%
34. West Java: 20.88%
35. East Kalimantan: 20.26%
36. Banten: 16.13%
37. Riau Islands: 15.37%
38. Jakarta: 14.8%