Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor
East Timor: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth male (% of male 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 male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor stood at 3.5%.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor peaked at 10.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 172nd 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 male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.6% | — |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -36.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 40% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -36.8% | 4.7% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 6.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 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 unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in East Timor was 3.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- East Timor ranks 172nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. 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 male (% of male 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.