Armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor
East Timor: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.3575 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor, 2004–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.3575 for armed forces personnel of total labor force in 2020.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor peaked at 0.4083 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2438, in 2008.
That places East Timor 140th out of 171 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.2668 | — |
| 2006 | 0.2543 | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.249 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2438 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3177 | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3106 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3026 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2948 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2867 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.279 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2711 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2632 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.383 | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4083 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3645 | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3575 | -1.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.3575 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.3575 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04, 34% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +45.5% | 0.2632 | 0.383 |
| 2009 | +30.3% | 0.2438 | 0.3177 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2663 | 0.2438 | 0.3177 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3164 | 0.2632 | 0.4083 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3575 | 0.3575 | 0.3575 | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 137 Senegal 0.374 compare
- 138 Philippines 0.3691 compare
- 139 Ireland 0.3659 compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.3546 compare
- 142 Canada 0.3511 compare
- 143 New Zealand 0.3485 compare
More work & labour data for East Timor
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in East Timor was 0.3575 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4083 in 2018.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2438 in 2008.
- How does East Timor rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- East Timor ranks 140th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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