Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood was 50.2 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
50.2 %
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
11th
of 19 countries
All-time high
56.32 %
in 2000
All-time low
44.15 %
in 2021
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 56.3 %2001: 56 %2002: 55.7 %2003: 52.8 %2004: 53 %2005: 52.8 %2006: 52.8 %2007: 52.5 %2008: 52.5 %2009: 52.4 %2010: 51.6 %2011: 51.9 %2012: 52.1 %2013: 52.4 %2014: 50 %2015: 47.8 %2016: 45.7 %2017: 46.1 %2018: 46.3 %2019: 46 %2020: 45.6 %2021: 44.1 %2022: 53 %2023: 50.2 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste is 50.2 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste peaked at 56.32 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.15 %, in 2021.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste, year by year

Annual values for Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems in Timor-Leste, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 56.32 %
2001 55.97 % -0.6%
2002 55.72 % -0.4%
2003 52.82 % -5.2%
2004 52.99 % +0.3%
2005 52.8 % -0.4%
2006 52.82 % +0.0%
2007 52.55 % -0.5%
2008 52.49 % -0.1%
2009 52.36 % -0.2%
2010 51.58 % -1.5%
2011 51.85 % +0.5%
2012 52.07 % +0.4%
2013 52.38 % +0.6%
2014 49.97 % -4.6%
2015 47.79 % -4.4%
2016 45.73 % -4.3%
2017 46.09 % +0.8%
2018 46.3 % +0.5%
2019 46 % -0.6%
2020 45.6 % -0.9%
2021 44.15 % -3.2%
2022 53.05 % +20.2%
2023 50.2 % -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.68 % 52.36 % 56.32 % 10
2010s 48.98 % 45.73 % 52.38 % 10
2020s 48.25 % 44.15 % 53.05 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste?
Share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood in Timor-Leste was 50.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 56.32 % in 2000.
What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 44.15 % in 2021.
How does Timor-Leste rank for share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood?
Timor-Leste ranks 11th out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employment by sex in industry: total employment in agrifood rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employment by sex in industry: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 5,335 data points, 2000–2023
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