Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 28.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste is 28.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 37.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.0% | — |
| 1992 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 36.8% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 36.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | +0.3% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 28.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 4.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 28.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 10.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 36.2% | 37.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 31.9% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 26.7% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 27.6% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 1 Solomon Islands 44.3% compare
- 2 South Sudan 41.1% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 27.3% compare
- 5 Nepal 26.8% compare
- 6 Madagascar 23.9% compare
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, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste was 28.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.