Labor force, total, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.448 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in East Timor stood at 0.448 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.448 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3953 units per person, in 2010.
East Timor ranks 101st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4154 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4131 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.411 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.409 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4077 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4066 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4053 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4052 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4068 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4161 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.398 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4015 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4031 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4035 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4025 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4027 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3997 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3973 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.396 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3953 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3959 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3975 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4003 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4033 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4072 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4113 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4172 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4223 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4218 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4219 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4292 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4337 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4379 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4429 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.448 units per person | +1.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.448 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.448 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 88% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4096 units per person | 0.4052 units per person | 0.4161 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4004 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 0.4035 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4072 units per person | 0.3953 units per person | 0.4223 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4356 units per person | 0.4219 units per person | 0.448 units per person | 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, total, per capita in East Timor?
- Labor force, total, per capita in East Timor was 0.448 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.448 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3953 units per person in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.