Timor-Leste Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2022 was 38.36%, a 0.35% increase from 2021.
  • Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.01%, a 0.63% decline from 2020.
  • Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.64%, a 0.37% decline from 2019.
  • Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2019 was 39.01%, a 1.84% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Timor-Leste Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 38.36% 0.35%
2021 38.01% -0.63%
2020 38.64% -0.37%
2019 39.01% -1.84%
2018 40.84% 0.37%
2017 40.47% 0.74%
2016 39.73% -0.17%
2015 39.90% -0.12%
2014 40.02% -0.31%
2013 40.33% -0.04%
2012 40.37% -0.50%
2011 40.87% -0.47%
2010 41.34% -0.89%
2009 42.23% -0.96%
2008 43.19% -1.11%
2007 44.30% -0.98%
2006 45.27% 0.79%
2005 44.48% -0.08%
2004 44.56% 0.27%
2003 44.29% 0.60%
2002 43.69% 1.15%
2001 42.54% -1.64%
2000 44.18% -1.40%
1999 45.57% 5.81%
1998 39.76% 0.63%
1997 39.13% -0.09%
1996 39.22% -0.77%
1995 39.99% -0.54%
1994 40.53% -0.53%
1993 41.06% -0.82%
1992 41.88% -0.84%
1991 42.73% 42.73%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%