Employment in services in Timor-Leste
50.2% of employed people in Timor-Leste worked in services in 2025.
Timor-Leste, 2025
50.2%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
50.6%
Position in 2025
124th of 182
Employment in services 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 | 50.2% | 50.6% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | 50.3% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | 49.9% |
| 2022 | 47.6% | 49.5% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | 49.6% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | 49.5% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | 50.2% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | 49.7% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | 49.1% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | 48.6% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | 48.1% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | 47.3% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | 45.6% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | 45.1% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | 44.6% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | 44.2% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | 43.7% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | 43.2% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | 42.9% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | 42.3% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | 41.8% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | 41.1% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | 40.7% |
| 2001 | 37.4% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 49.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 42.2%, the figure has changed by +8.0 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Timor-Leste has the 124th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 50.6%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Employment in agriculture
46.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
3.8%
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