Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 0.008% to 66.6% in East Timor in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in East Timor reached an all time high of 68.5% in 1999 and an all time low of 66.6% in 2020. When compared to East Timor's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Australia amounted to 65.7%, 67.7% in Indonesia, 64.7% in Malaysia and 47.2% in Papua New Guinea in 2021.
East Timor has been ranked 46th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 65.0% | 64.9% | 65.2% | 65.6% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 79.6% | 81.7% | 81.4% | 81.3% | 81.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| East Timor | % | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.2% | 67.3% | 67.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 66.6% | 66.3% | 66.8% | 67.7% | 68.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 64.5% | 64.3% | 64.4% | 64.8% | 65.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 68.8% | 70.0% | 70.9% | 70.9% | 70.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 47.8% | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.8% | 47.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 61.4% | 61.6% | 59.1% | 59.0% | 59.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 71.4% | 71.1% | 71.0% | 70.6% | 70.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 69.2% | 68.3% | 67.5% | 67.8% | 67.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 77.2% | 76.6% | 76.1% | 75.6% | 75.5% |
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