Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor
East Timor: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 46.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor stood at 46.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor peaked at 60.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2021.
East Timor ranks 33rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.3% | — |
| 1992 | 59.6% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 53.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 46.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.9%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 46.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.4%, 3.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 56.2% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 51.1% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 43.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 42.6% | 49.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in East Timor was 46.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- East Timor ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).