Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in East Timor
East Timor: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) was 60.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in East Timor stood at 60.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in East Timor peaked at 64.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2016.
That places East Timor 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.7% | — |
| 1992 | 63.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 60.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 60.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.2%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 60.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.5%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 62.9% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.0% | 59.9% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 57.4% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.3% | 60.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 26 Laos 61.0% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 60.9% compare
- 28 South Sudan 60.8% compare
- 30 Jamaica 60.3% compare
- 31 Israel 60.2% compare
- 32 Netherlands 60.2% compare
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 employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in East Timor?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in East Timor was 60.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- East Timor ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.