Gender in East Timor

216 indicators covering gender for East Timor.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 9.2% 19th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.7% 31st
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 8.1% 25th
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.21 index 2025 up 5.1% 14th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.17 index 2025 up 11.8% 38th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year 2025 down 20.8% 50th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.7% 2050 up 0.4% 98th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 18.54 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.2% 80th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0319 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.2% 66th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0612 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.8% 93rd
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.634 2023 down 1.9% 142nd
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 42.93 2025 up 10.6% 16th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.11 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 8.3% 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 6.9% 62nd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 6,661 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 down 54.2% 143rd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.17 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 5.6% 68th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 49.6% 2025 up 0.8% 167th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 119.65 2023 down 7.2% 16th
Gender Development Index 0.939 2023 up 1.5% 131st
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.939 2023 up 1.5% 131st
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.939 2023 up 1.5% 131st
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6534 2023 down 2.4% 135th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.5% 17th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.1514 % change on previous year 2023 up 112.7% 153rd
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 21.3 2016 up 4.9% 187th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 35.4% 2025 down 8.0% 44th
Population 1.40 million 2024 up 18.5% 148th
Life Expectancy at Birth 67.9 2024 up 4.4% 167th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 22.75 2022 down 30.7% 118th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 29.7% 2023 up 6.1% 72nd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 29.7% 2023 up 6.1% 72nd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 30.7% 2023 down 5.5% 77th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 84.74 2020 up 24.1% 130th
Sex ratio at birth 106.41 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.9% 38th
Sex ratio at age 5 102.44 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.8% 187th
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.41 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.9% 38th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 3.4% 2023 down 25.4% 30th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.8% 2023 down 1.2% 25th
Sex ratio at age 60 103.68 males per 100 females 2023 up 6.6% 34th
Male population by age group 80,055 people 2023 down 0.9% 145th
Female population by age group 76,878 people 2023 up 1.5% 145th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 up 50.0% 76th