Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 1.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Timor-Leste, 2001–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Timor-Leste is 1.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 34.2% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2022.
That places Timor-Leste 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.2% | — |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -41.6% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More work & labour data for Timor-Leste
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,973 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 991.63 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 981.29 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,362 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,059 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7271 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2746 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2114 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2432 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Timor-Leste?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Timor-Leste was 1.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Timor-Leste ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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