Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 64.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
64.2%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 187 countries
All-time high
68.2%
in 1991
All-time low
63.8%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste stood at 64.2%.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 68.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2021.
Timor-Leste ranks 45th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.2% | — |
| 1992 | 67.6% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 66.1% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 65.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 64.6% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 64.2% | -0.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 64.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.0%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 64.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.5%, 1.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 64.9% | 68.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 64.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 64.9% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.3% | 63.8% | 64.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More work & labour data for Timor-Leste
- 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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Timor-Leste was 64.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.