Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in East Timor
East Timor: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 79.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in East Timor is 79.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in East Timor peaked at 84.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2025.
That places East Timor 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 84.3% | — |
| 1992 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 82.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 81.7% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 79.8% | -0.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 79.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 79.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.3%, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 81.2% | 84.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 80.8% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 80.1% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.8% | 80.7% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in East Timor?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in East Timor was 79.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- East Timor ranks 32nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.