Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor
East Timor: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.35 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in East Timor is 1.35 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in East Timor peaked at 1.35 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7624 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places East Timor 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7624 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.7826 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7998 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8178 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8374 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8546 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8743 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8954 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9183 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9426 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9682 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9835 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 1.17 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.32 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.35 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.35 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.35 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8 units per square kilometre | 0.7624 units per square kilometre | 0.8374 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9749 units per square kilometre | 0.8546 units per square kilometre | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 units per square kilometre | 1.19 units per square kilometre | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 87 Ethiopia 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Tanzania 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Serbia 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Spain 1.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Senegal 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
- 93 Romania 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
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 1.35 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 1.35 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7624 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does East Timor rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- East Timor ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.