Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in East Timor
East Timor: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 45.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in East Timor stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in East Timor peaked at 45.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1996.
East Timor ranks 90th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.4% | — |
| 1991 | 44.9% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 44.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 44.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 45.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 45.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 45.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 44.7% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 45.5% | 45.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,182 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 140 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,267 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,390 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 162,113 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 227,656 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1645 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in East Timor?
- Labor force, female in East Timor was 45.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1996.
- How does East Timor rank for labor force, female?
- East Timor ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.