Women's labour force participation in Belarus
The ILO estimates that 56.8% of women aged 15 and over in Belarus were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008.
Belarus, 2025
56.8%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
66th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Belarus over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Belarus | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.8% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 57.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 58.7%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belarus has the 66th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Belarus
All statistics for Belarus
Labour force participation
62.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
60.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
9.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.1%
2025 · World Bank