Timor-Leste Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 40.17%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
- Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.89%, a 0.78% decline from 2019.
- Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2019 was 40.68%, a 0.25% decline from 2018.
- Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2018 was 40.92%, a 0.23% increase from 2017.
| Timor-Leste Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
40.17% |
0.28% |
| 2020 |
39.89% |
-0.78% |
| 2019 |
40.68% |
-0.25% |
| 2018 |
40.92% |
0.23% |
| 2017 |
40.69% |
0.60% |
| 2016 |
40.09% |
-0.24% |
| 2015 |
40.33% |
-0.17% |
| 2014 |
40.50% |
-0.32% |
| 2013 |
40.83% |
-0.05% |
| 2012 |
40.88% |
-0.47% |
| 2011 |
41.34% |
-0.42% |
| 2010 |
41.76% |
-0.75% |
| 2009 |
42.51% |
-0.80% |
| 2008 |
43.31% |
-0.92% |
| 2007 |
44.24% |
-0.78% |
| 2006 |
45.02% |
0.89% |
| 2005 |
44.13% |
0.09% |
| 2004 |
44.04% |
0.43% |
| 2003 |
43.62% |
0.73% |
| 2002 |
42.89% |
1.22% |
| 2001 |
41.66% |
-1.47% |
| 2000 |
43.13% |
-1.17% |
| 1999 |
44.30% |
5.35% |
| 1998 |
38.95% |
0.34% |
| 1997 |
38.61% |
-0.42% |
| 1996 |
39.03% |
-1.15% |
| 1995 |
40.18% |
-1.00% |
| 1994 |
41.17% |
-1.02% |
| 1993 |
42.19% |
-1.02% |
| 1992 |
43.21% |
-1.02% |
| 1991 |
44.23% |
-1.04% |
| 1990 |
45.27% |
-1.04% |
