Self-reported life satisfaction in Indonesia
Indonesia: Self-reported life satisfaction was 5.62 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Indonesia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction in Indonesia stood at 5.62. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Indonesia peaked at 5.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.09, in 2017.
That places Indonesia 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.26 | 5.09 | 5.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.44 | 5.24 | 5.62 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,215 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.1217 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 8,205 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 4,697 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 48,071 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 36,000 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Indonesia?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Indonesia was 5.62 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Indonesia ranks 87th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.