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

Latest (2023)
1.35 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
90th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.35 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.7624 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in East Timor, 2005–2023

00.511.52005201420232005: 0.762 units per square kilometre2006: 0.783 units per square kilometre2007: 0.8 units per square kilometre2008: 0.818 units per square kilometre2009: 0.837 units per square kilometre2010: 0.855 units per square kilometre2011: 0.874 units per square kilometre2012: 0.895 units per square kilometre2013: 0.918 units per square kilometre2014: 0.943 units per square kilometre2015: 0.968 units per square kilometre2016: 0.983 units per square kilometre2017: 1 units per square kilometre2018: 1.1 units per square kilometre2019: 1.2 units per square kilometre2020: 1.2 units per square kilometre2021: 1.3 units per square kilometre2022: 1.3 units per square kilometre2023: 1.3 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in East Timor, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 87 Ethiopia 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 88 Tanzania 1.42 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 89 Serbia 1.41 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 91 Spain 1.34 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 92 Senegal 1.32 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 93 Romania 1.32 units per square kilometre compare

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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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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.