Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 36.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 36.2% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 43.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 16th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.1% | — |
| 1992 | 42.3% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 40.6% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 39.8% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 38.3% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | -1.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 36.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 36.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 6.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 37.7% | 43.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 37.6% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 39.3% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 36.2% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More work & labour data for Timor-Leste
- 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste was 36.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.