Female labor force participation rates in East Timor
East Timor: Female labor force participation rates was 61.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
61.68
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
41st
of 186 countries
All-time high
67.53
in 1999
All-time low
60.46
in 2020
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Female labor force participation rates in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 61.68 for female labor force participation rates in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates in East Timor peaked at 67.53 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 60.46, in 2020.
That places East Timor 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.88 | — |
| 1991 | 66.53 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 66.3 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 66.08 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 66.01 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.91 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 65.69 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 65.6 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 65.76 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67.53 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 64.18 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 63.7 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 64.12 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.22 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 64.06 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 63.84 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.04 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.51 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.93 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 62.38 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.93 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.7 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.58 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 61.51 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.37 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.3 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 61.26 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 61.48 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.62 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.03 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.46 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 61.21 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61.17 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 60.77 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.46 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 61.68 | +0.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 61.68 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.67, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 61.68 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 55.91, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.23 | 65.6 | 67.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7 | 62.38 | 64.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.48 | 61.03 | 61.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.12 | 60.46 | 61.68 | 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 female labor force participation rates in East Timor?
- Female labor force participation rates in East Timor was 61.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 67.53 in 1999.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.46 in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for female labor force participation rates?
- East Timor ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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