Timor-Leste Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023
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 2021 was 13.84%, a 0.47% increase from 2020.
- Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 13.37%, a 0.87% increase from 2019.
- Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 12.50%, a 0.43% decline from 2018.
- Timor-Leste youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 12.93%, a 0.08% decline from 2017.
| Timor-Leste Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
13.84% |
0.47% |
| 2020 |
13.37% |
0.87% |
| 2019 |
12.50% |
-0.43% |
| 2018 |
12.93% |
-0.08% |
| 2017 |
13.00% |
0.14% |
| 2016 |
12.86% |
0.62% |
| 2015 |
12.25% |
0.65% |
| 2014 |
11.60% |
0.57% |
| 2013 |
11.02% |
0.68% |
| 2012 |
10.34% |
0.63% |
| 2011 |
9.72% |
0.69% |
| 2010 |
9.03% |
0.02% |
| 2009 |
9.01% |
0.03% |
| 2008 |
8.99% |
-0.02% |
| 2007 |
9.00% |
-0.30% |
| 2006 |
9.30% |
-0.04% |
| 2005 |
9.34% |
-0.17% |
| 2004 |
9.51% |
-0.20% |
| 2003 |
9.71% |
-0.27% |
| 2002 |
9.98% |
0.25% |
| 2001 |
9.73% |
0.01% |
| 2000 |
9.72% |
-1.08% |
| 1999 |
10.80% |
0.11% |
| 1998 |
10.69% |
0.07% |
| 1997 |
10.62% |
0.20% |
| 1996 |
10.42% |
0.15% |
| 1995 |
10.27% |
0.21% |
| 1994 |
10.06% |
0.28% |
| 1993 |
9.79% |
0.23% |
| 1992 |
9.56% |
0.21% |
| 1991 |
9.35% |
0.21% |
