Lower middle income vs Timor-Leste: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)
Lower middle income
39.2%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
61.7%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
40th
Timor-Leste rank
41st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) over time
- Lower middle income
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 61.7% against 39.2% in Lower middle income, a difference of 22.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.6 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 41st of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 66.2% | 29.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 63.7% | 25.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 61.5% | 25.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 61.1% | 23.6% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages), Lower middle income or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 61.7% against 39.2% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) between Lower middle income and Timor-Leste?
- 22.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Timor-Leste?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Timor-Leste rank globally for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Lower middle income ranks 40th and Timor-Leste ranks 41st of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (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
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.