Labor force, female in East Timor
East Timor: Labor force, female 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 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female 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% |
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 |
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More education data for East Timor
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,372 (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
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 186 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.