Employers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste is 16.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 20.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2025.
Timor-Leste ranks 3rd 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.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.1% | — |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 16.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 4.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 16.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.6%, 4.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 18.5% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 18.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 1 Nigeria 28.2% compare
- 2 Djibouti 23.2% compare
- 4 Angola 15.0% compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 14.2% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 13.1% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste was 16.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).