Timor-Leste Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.93%, a 0.82% decline from 2021.
  • Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.75%, a 1.89% decline from 2020.
  • Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.63%, a 1.13% decline from 2019.
  • Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 7.77%, a 1.8% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Djibouti 77.14%
Eswatini 48.25%
Republic of Congo 42.09%
Tunisia 40.58%
West Bank and Gaza 35.95%
Sudan 34.05%
Georgia 30.38%
Bhutan 29.61%
Cabo Verde 29.33%
Angola 28.01%
Lesotho 25.16%
Sri Lanka 24.74%
Mauritania 24.28%
Morocco 23.84%
Sao Tome and Principe 21.40%
India 17.83%
Egypt 15.72%
Indonesia 14.05%
Bangladesh 12.54%
Honduras 12.45%
Kenya 12.15%
Mongolia 11.53%
Vanuatu 10.99%
Uzbekistan 10.97%
Myanmar 10.02%
Nicaragua 9.70%
Pakistan 9.69%
Zambia 8.21%
Kyrgyz Republic 8.18%
El Salvador 7.49%
Philippines 7.19%
Nigeria 6.82%
Cameroon 6.61%
Ghana 6.60%
Lao PDR 6.32%
Bolivia 6.27%
Vietnam 5.92%
Papua New Guinea 4.93%
Timor-Leste 3.93%
Solomon Islands 3.07%
Moldova 2.82%
Cambodia 0.78%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Timor-Leste Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 3.93% -0.82%
2021 4.75% -1.89%
2020 6.63% -1.13%
2019 7.77% -1.80%
2018 9.57% -1.75%
2017 11.32% -1.76%
2016 13.08% 0.54%
2015 12.54% 0.58%
2014 11.96% 0.60%
2013 11.36% 0.65%
2012 10.71% 0.70%
2011 10.01% 0.70%
2010 9.31% 0.09%
2009 9.23% -0.08%
2008 9.30% -0.02%
2007 9.32% -0.05%
2006 9.37% -0.08%
2005 9.45% -0.15%
2004 9.60% 0.08%
2003 9.52% 0.04%
2002 9.48% -0.50%
2001 9.98% -0.16%
2000 10.14% -0.07%
1999 10.21% -0.03%
1998 10.24% 0.06%
1997 10.18% 0.08%
1996 10.10% 0.13%
1995 9.97% 0.14%
1994 9.84% 0.15%
1993 9.69% 0.07%
1992 9.62% 0.09%
1991 9.53% 9.53%
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%