Average weekly hours worked in Timor-Leste

Average weekly hours worked in Timor-Leste was 34.9 hours per week in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.

2021, hours per week34.9
Series high45.82010
Series low30.72016
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Average weekly hours worked in Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2021

30354045502001200720102013201620212001: 38.8 hours per week2007: 37.2 hours per week2010: 45.8 hours per week2013: 39.6 hours per week2016: 30.7 hours per week2021: 34.9 hours per week
hours per week. Source: ILOSTAT, Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-11.
All 6 values
Periodhours per week
202134.9
201630.7
201339.6 Series break
201045.8 Series break
200737.2
200138.8

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Definition

Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.

Main job only, so people with second jobs work more than shown. Countries with many part-time workers show lower averages. The ILO's modelled estimates are not served. The ILO recalculates national survey data to its international definitions, so values can differ from the figures national offices publish, and it revises past years.

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International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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International Labour Organization. (2026). Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB) (Average weekly hours worked, Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO

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Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB), Average weekly hours worked, Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2021. International Labour Organization, 11 Oct. 2026, https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/timor-leste. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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International Labour Organization. 2026. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Average weekly hours worked, Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/timor-leste.

Harvard

International Labour Organization (2026) Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB), Average weekly hours worked, Timor-Leste, 2001 to 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/timor-leste (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-weekly-hours-worked/timor-leste. Publisher attribution: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF\_HOW\_TEMP\_SEX\_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df\%5Bds\%5D=ds-production\&df\%5Bid\%5D=DF\_HOW\_TEMP\_SEX\_NB\&df\%5Bag\%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
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What is the average weekly hours worked in Timor-Leste?

Average weekly hours worked in Timor-Leste was 34.9 hours per week in 2021, according to International Labour Organization.

Where does this figure come from?

International Labour Organization. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average weekly hours worked in Timor-Leste?

45.8 hours per week in 2010, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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