Employment by status in East Timor
East Timor: Employment by status was 24.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in East Timor, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 24.9% for employment by status in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in East Timor peaked at 25.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1991.
East Timor ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.8% | 25.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 154 Bhutan 30.1% compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 29.9% compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 28.7% compare
- 158 India 24.6% compare
- 159 Guinea-Bissau 24.3% compare
- 160 Angola 24.1% compare
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 employment by status in East Timor?
- Employment by status in East Timor was 24.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1991.
- How does East Timor rank for employment by status?
- East Timor ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.