Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate stands at 3.72% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.22% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate was 3.72%, up from 3.22% in 2024.
In 2024, Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate was 3.22%, up from 3.2% in 2023.
In 2023, Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate was 3.2%, down from 3.21% in 2022.
In 2022, Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate was 3.21%, down from 4.79% in 2021.
In 2021, Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate was 4.79%, down from 6.79% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.72% | +0.497% |
| 2024 | 3.22% | +0.022% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.014% |
| 2022 | 3.21% | -1.58% |
| 2021 | 4.79% | -1.99% |
| 2020 | 6.79% | -1.18% |
| 2019 | 7.97% | -1.81% |
| 2018 | 9.78% | -1.72% |
| 2017 | 11.49% | -1.57% |
| 2016 | 13.07% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.57% | -0.274% |
| 2014 | 8.84% | -0.242% |
| 2013 | 9.08% | -0.114% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -0.087% |
| 2011 | 9.29% | -0.063% |
| 2010 | 9.35% | +0.051% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -0.298% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -0.159% |
| 2007 | 9.75% | -0.199% |
| 2006 | 9.95% | -0.037% |
| 2005 | 9.99% | -0.154% |
| 2004 | 10.14% | +0.193% |
| 2003 | 9.95% | +0.231% |
| 2002 | 9.72% | -0.259% |
| 2001 | 9.98% | -0.332% |
| 2000 | 10.31% | +0.187% |
| 1999 | 10.12% | -0.033% |
| 1998 | 10.16% | +0.138% |
| 1997 | 10.02% | +0.082% |
| 1996 | 9.94% | +0.12% |
| 1995 | 9.82% | +0.171% |
| 1994 | 9.65% | +0.191% |
| 1993 | 9.46% | -0.043% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | -0.037% |
| 1991 | 9.54% | — |
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Timor-Leste's youth unemployment rate is 3.72% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.22% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.07% (2016); the lowest is 3.2% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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