Employment in industry in Timor-Leste
3.8% of employed people in Timor-Leste worked in industry in 2025.
Timor-Leste, 2025
3.8%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
181st of 182
Employment in industry in Timor-Leste over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 3.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 12.4%, the figure has changed by −8.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Timor-Leste has the 181st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Employment in agriculture
46.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
50.2%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
1.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
67.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
61.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT