Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor
East Timor: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0148 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in East Timor is 0.0148 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in East Timor peaked at 0.0148 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 units per person, in 2011.
East Timor ranks 124th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.012 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0117 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0119 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0129 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0148 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0148 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in East Timor?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in East Timor was 0.0148 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0148 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 units per person in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- East Timor ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.