Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 48.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 48.8% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 51.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1991.
That places Timor-Leste 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.9% | — |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 47.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 48.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 48.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 32.9% | 34.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.2% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.9% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 46.0% | 51.1% | 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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste was 48.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1991.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).