Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in East Timor
East Timor: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled) was 32.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in East Timor is 32.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in East Timor peaked at 39.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2022.
That places East Timor 7th 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.7% | — |
| 1992 | 39.3% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 38.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 37.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 35.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 32.1% | -0.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 32.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 32.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.8%, 8.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 36.9% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.4% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.1% | 32.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in East Timor?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in East Timor was 32.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- East Timor ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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.