Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor
East Timor: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor peaked at 15.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.1% | — |
| 1992 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +120.1% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -25.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -53.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +22.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 4.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 35% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +120.1% | 7.2% | 15.9% |
| 2022 | -53.7% | 7.0% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 7.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 9.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 166 Kazakhstan 4.9% compare
- 167 Cote d'Ivoire 4.5% compare
- 168 Mali 4.0% compare
- 170 Cuba 3.8% compare
- 171 Tajikistan 3.8% compare
- 172 Japan 3.7% 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 unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor was 4.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- East Timor ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.