Unemployment forecast · World Bank data

Indonesia unemployment forecast

Unemployment (% of labor force, ILO modeled)

Latest · 2025

3.2%

The unemployment rate in Indonesia is forecast at 3.2% in 12 months (2026), with an 80% range of 2.7% to 3.7%. The latest World Bank figure is 3.2% for 2025.

In 24 months (2027) and 36 months (2028) the model projects 3.1% and 3.0% (−0.2 pp versus 2025).

2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%201520202025HistoryForecast
2.5%3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%2020HistoryForecast

Display-only line. World Bank data is annual: the forecasts are the yearly points marked on the chart. The monthly line between them is a straight-line interpolation for display, not a monthly forecast.

6 monthsinterpolated · display only
3.2%■ 0.0 pp80%: 3.0% – 3.5%
12 months2026
3.2%▼ −0.1 pp80%: 2.7% – 3.7%
24 months2027
3.1%▼ −0.1 pp80%: 2.5% – 3.8%
36 months2028
3.0%▼ −0.2 pp80%: 2.2% – 3.9%

Backtest · last 5 years

How accurate has this been?

HorizonTestsAvg. errorNaive errorIn 80% range
12 months50.17 pp0.20 pp100%
24 months40.30 pp0.39 pp100%
36 months30.49 pp0.57 pp100%

We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened (percentage points); naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Annual series have few test points, so treat these as rough. Methodology

Source data

Recent values

YearValueChange
20253.2%−0.06 pp
20243.3%−0.01 pp
20233.3%−0.15 pp
20223.5%−0.36 pp
20213.8%−0.43 pp
20204.3%+0.67 pp
20193.6%−0.80 pp
20184.4%+0.60 pp
20173.8%−0.52 pp
20164.3%−0.21 pp

About this forecast

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators · series SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Data through
2025 · 35 observations
Forecast updated
Sep 28, 2026
Model
TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot

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