Share of workers in vulnerable employment in East Timor
East Timor: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 58.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of workers in vulnerable employment in East Timor stood at 58.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in East Timor peaked at 63.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2019.
East Timor ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.3% | 61.7% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 60.3% | 61.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 57.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 57.2% | 58.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in East Timor?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in East Timor was 58.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2019.
- How does East Timor rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- East Timor ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).