Least developed countries vs Timor-Leste: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)
Least developed countries
19.1%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
32.1%
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
5th
Timor-Leste rank
7th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Least developed countries
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 32.1% against 19.1% in Least developed countries, a difference of 13.0%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.7 times Least developed countries's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Least developed countries ranks 5th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 38.1% | 10.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 35.9% | 9.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 33.4% | 10.5% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 32.3% | 12.6% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contributing family workers, total (% of total employment), Least developed countries or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 32.1% against 19.1% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) between Least developed countries and Timor-Leste?
- 13.0%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Least developed countries and Timor-Leste rank globally for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 5th and Timor-Leste ranks 7th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.