Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 70.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste is 70.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 79.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2019.
That places Timor-Leste 23rd 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.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.6% | — |
| 1992 | 79.3% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 71.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 71.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 70.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.5% | 77.6% | 79.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 70.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 70.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Timor-Leste
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (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 dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste was 70.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Self-employed, male (% of male 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.