Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 53.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste stood at 53.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste peaked at 59.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2019.
Timor-Leste ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.5% | — |
| 1992 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 59.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 59.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 57.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 55.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 53.9% | +0.1% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 53.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 53.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.9%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 59.0% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.9% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 50.6% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 51.7% | 53.9% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Timor-Leste was 53.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.