Labour Force (Total) rose 2.65% to 0.570 mil in East Timor in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in East Timor reached an all time high of 0.570 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.301 mil in 1990. When compared to East Timor's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Australia amounted to 13.8 mil, 138 mil in Indonesia, 16.7 mil in Malaysia and 3.07 mil in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
East Timor has been ranked 156th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total).
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 8.48 | 8.85 | 8.97 | 9.09 | 9.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | mil | 0.493 | 0.505 | 0.519 | 0.533 | 0.546 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 42.6 | 43.8 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.8 |
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