25% of Indonesians Work More Than 49 Hours a Week in 2025

According to a report by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Indonesia's labor force in August 2025 totaled 154 million people, consisting of 146.54 million employed individuals and 7.46 million unemployed individuals.

Of those employed, 98.65 million people were full-time workers, 36.29 million were part-time workers, and 11.60 million were underemployed.

Looking at working hours, many working residents in Indonesia still work more than 49 hours a week, with the percentage reaching 25.47%.

Based on gender, 28.50% of men worked more than 49 hours, while 20.91% of women did.

Below are the details of employed residents in Indonesia based on working hours in the last week as of August 2025:

More than 49 hours

• Men: 28.50%
• Women: 20.91%
• Average: 25.47%

35-48 hours

• Men: 43.53%
• Women: 35.75%
• Average: 40.43%

1-34 hours

• Men: 26.57%
• Women: 41.89%
• Average: 32.68%

0 hours (temporarily not working)

• Men: 1.40%
• Women: 1.45%
• Average: 1.42%.

According to BPS, the three provinces with the highest percentage of workers working more than 49 hours are Gorontalo Province (34.05%), North Kalimantan (32.87%), and East Kalimantan (31.58%).

Based on regulations compiled by Hukumonline.com, Article 81 point 23 of the Job Creation Perppu (Government Regulation in Lieu of Law), which amends Article 77 paragraph (1) of the Manpower Law, states that every employer must implement working hour provisions. These working hours include:

• 7 hours a day and 40 hours a week for 6 working days in 1 week; or
• 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week for 5 working days in 1 week.

Findings by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2016 revealed that long working hours caused at least 745,194 deaths worldwide due to stroke and heart disease.

A WHO analysis reported by CNN Indonesia stated that many global companies now set long working hours.

Especially after the pandemic, the work-from-home (WFH) culture makes work seem more "flexible," although it often blurs the boundaries between work and rest at home. Long workloads and working hours put more people at risk of health problems and premature death.