Labor force, female, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2056 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in East Timor is 0.2056 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.2056 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.178 units per person, in 2001.
That places East Timor 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1887 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1855 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1843 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1831 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1824 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1817 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1811 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.181 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1819 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1875 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.179 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.178 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1796 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1805 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1806 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1802 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1806 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1793 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1784 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.178 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.178 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1786 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1797 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1813 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1831 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1852 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1872 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.19 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1923 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1924 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1924 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1967 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1985 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1991 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2031 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2056 units per person | +1.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.2056 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.166 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.2056 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2084 units per person, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1837 units per person | 0.181 units per person | 0.1887 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1794 units per person | 0.178 units per person | 0.1806 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1848 units per person | 0.178 units per person | 0.1924 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1992 units per person | 0.1924 units per person | 0.2056 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More gender data for East Timor
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 462.75 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4702 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,057 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,057 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 14,172 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 14,127 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in East Timor?
- Labor force, female, per capita in East Timor was 0.2056 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2056 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.178 units per person in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.