Timor-Leste Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024
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 2023 was 38.49%, a 0.13% increase from 2022.
- Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2022 was 38.36%, a 0.35% increase from 2021.
- Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2021 was 38.01%, a 0.63% decline from 2020.
- Timor-Leste labor force participation rate for 2020 was 38.64%, a 0.37% decline from 2019.
| Timor-Leste Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
38.49% |
0.13% |
| 2022 |
38.36% |
0.35% |
| 2021 |
38.01% |
-0.63% |
| 2020 |
38.64% |
-0.37% |
| 2019 |
39.01% |
-1.84% |
| 2018 |
40.84% |
0.37% |
| 2017 |
40.47% |
0.74% |
| 2016 |
39.73% |
-0.17% |
| 2015 |
39.90% |
-0.12% |
| 2014 |
40.02% |
-0.31% |
| 2013 |
40.33% |
-0.04% |
| 2012 |
40.37% |
-0.50% |
| 2011 |
40.87% |
-0.47% |
| 2010 |
41.34% |
-0.89% |
| 2009 |
42.23% |
-0.96% |
| 2008 |
43.19% |
-1.11% |
| 2007 |
44.30% |
-0.98% |
| 2006 |
45.27% |
0.79% |
| 2005 |
44.48% |
-0.08% |
| 2004 |
44.56% |
0.27% |
| 2003 |
44.29% |
0.60% |
| 2002 |
43.69% |
1.15% |
| 2001 |
42.54% |
-1.64% |
| 2000 |
44.18% |
-1.40% |
| 1999 |
45.57% |
5.81% |
| 1998 |
39.76% |
0.63% |
| 1997 |
39.13% |
-0.09% |
| 1996 |
39.22% |
-0.77% |
| 1995 |
39.99% |
-0.54% |
| 1994 |
40.53% |
-0.53% |
| 1993 |
41.06% |
-0.82% |
| 1992 |
41.88% |
-0.84% |
| 1991 |
42.73% |
-0.84% |
