ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Timor-Leste
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Timor-Leste at 1.6% in 2025.
Timor-Leste, 2025
1.6%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
168th of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Timor-Leste over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 1.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Timor-Leste has the 168th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
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
Employment-to-population ratio
65.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
46.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
3.8%
2025 · World Bank