Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor
East Timor: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 112.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor is 112.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor peaked at 233.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2015.
That places East Timor 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 200.2% | — |
| 1992 | 202.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 205.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 206.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 208.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 209.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 209.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 208.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 203.8% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 210.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 209.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 205.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 203.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 202.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 201.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 199.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 198.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 199.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 199.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 199.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 170.4% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 143.6% | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 118.9% | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 148.2% | +99.3% |
| 2017 | 152.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 159.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 172.5% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 197.2% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 233.3% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | -56.8% |
| 2023 | 101.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 100.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 112.7% | +11.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 112.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 112.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +99.3% | 74.4% | 148.2% |
| 2022 | -56.8% | 233.3% | 100.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 206.0% | 200.2% | 209.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 202.9% | 198.8% | 210.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.6% | 74.4% | 199.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.1% | 100.9% | 233.3% | 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 people (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,248 people (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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Timor was 112.7% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 233.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2015.
- How does East Timor rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- East Timor ranks 93rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.