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Timor-Leste Lowest Unemployment Rate

Name: Timor-Leste Unemployment Rate
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1.52% in 2024

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The lowest unemployment rate in Timor-Leste was 1.52% in 2024. The top 5 years were: 2024 (1.52%), 2023 (1.53%), 2022 (1.54%), 2025 (1.59%), 2021 (2.34%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

Timor-Leste Top 5 Lowest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2024	1.52%
2nd	2023	1.53%
3rd	2022	1.54%
4th	2025	1.59%
5th	2021	2.34%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.59%	+0.07pp	14th
2024	1.52%	−0.00pp	12th
2023	1.53%	−0.01pp	11th
2022	1.54%	−0.81pp	11th
2021	2.34%	−0.46pp	19th
2020	2.81%	−0.34pp	22nd
2019	3.15%	−0.62pp	40th
2018	3.77%	−0.49pp	53rd
2017	4.25%	−0.40pp	65th
2015	3.68%	+0.06pp	46th
2014	3.62%	+0.05pp	47th
2013	3.57%	+0.10pp	44th
2012	3.47%	+0.09pp	39th
2011	3.39%	+0.08pp	35th
2010	3.30%	+0.01pp	31st
2009	3.29%	−0.15pp	31st
2008	3.43%	−0.09pp	44th
2007	3.52%	−0.11pp	47th
2006	3.63%	+0.02pp	45th
2005	3.61%	−0.06pp	40th
2004	3.67%	+0.13pp	42nd
2003	3.54%	+0.17pp	36th
2002	3.37%	−0.02pp	39th
2001	3.39%	−0.14pp	37th
2000	3.53%	−0.10pp	42nd
1999	3.63%	+0.13pp	42nd
1998	3.50%	+0.09pp	42nd
1997	3.41%	+0.03pp	45th
1996	3.37%	+0.02pp	40th
1995	3.35%	+0.04pp	45th
1994	3.31%	+0.04pp	43rd
1993	3.27%	−0.09pp	47th
1992	3.36%	−0.09pp	55th
1991	3.45%	–	63rd
2016	4.66%	+0.98pp	68th

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