Unemployment Rate in East Timor increased to 1.60 percent in 2025 from 1.50 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in East Timor averaged 3.25 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.70 percent in 2016 and a record low of 1.50 percent in 2022. source: World Bank

Unemployment Rate in East Timor is expected to reach 1.70 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the East Timor Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 1.42 1.40 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 1.60 1.50 percent Dec 2025


East Timor Unemployment Rate
In East Timor, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.60 1.50 4.70 1.50 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly