Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Timor-Leste's unemployment rate stands at 1.59% as of 2025-12-31, up from 1.52% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Timor-Leste's unemployment rate was 1.59%, up from 1.52% in 2024.
In 2024, Timor-Leste's unemployment rate was 1.52%, down from 1.53% in 2023.
In 2023, Timor-Leste's unemployment rate was 1.53%, down from 1.54% in 2022.
In 2022, Timor-Leste's unemployment rate was 1.54%, down from 2.34% in 2021.
In 2021, Timor-Leste's unemployment rate was 2.34%, down from 2.81% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.59% | +0.069% |
| 2024 | 1.52% | -0.002% |
| 2023 | 1.53% | -0.012% |
| 2022 | 1.54% | -0.807% |
| 2021 | 2.34% | -0.464% |
| 2020 | 2.81% | -0.34% |
| 2019 | 3.15% | -0.617% |
| 2018 | 3.77% | -0.489% |
| 2017 | 4.25% | -0.403% |
| 2016 | 4.66% | +0.979% |
| 2015 | 3.68% | +0.06% |
| 2014 | 3.62% | +0.048% |
| 2013 | 3.57% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.47% | +0.085% |
| 2011 | 3.39% | +0.084% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +0.012% |
| 2009 | 3.29% | -0.145% |
| 2008 | 3.43% | -0.089% |
| 2007 | 3.52% | -0.111% |
| 2006 | 3.63% | +0.023% |
| 2005 | 3.61% | -0.057% |
| 2004 | 3.67% | +0.128% |
| 2003 | 3.54% | +0.169% |
| 2002 | 3.37% | -0.015% |
| 2001 | 3.39% | -0.143% |
| 2000 | 3.53% | -0.104% |
| 1999 | 3.63% | +0.133% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +0.094% |
| 1997 | 3.41% | +0.034% |
| 1996 | 3.37% | +0.024% |
| 1995 | 3.35% | +0.039% |
| 1994 | 3.31% | +0.036% |
| 1993 | 3.27% | -0.087% |
| 1992 | 3.36% | -0.093% |
| 1991 | 3.45% | — |
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Timor-Leste's unemployment rate is 1.59% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.52% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.66% (2016); the lowest is 1.52% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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