Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in East Timor
East Timor: Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 was -16.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in East Timor, 2001–2021
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in East Timor is -16.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in East Timor peaked at 18.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -337.0%, in 2016.
That places East Timor 66th out of 67 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | -12.3% | 18.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | -115.4% | -337.0% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | -16.6% | -16.6% | -16.6% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for East Timor
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in East Timor?
- Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 in East Timor was -16.6% in 2021, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -337.0% in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025?
- East Timor ranks 66th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
- Is gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.