Labour force participation in Belarus
The ILO estimates that 62.7% of people aged 15 and over in Belarus were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009.
Belarus, 2025
62.7%
Change from 2024
−0.5percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
84th of 181
Labour force participation in Belarus over time
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% of working-age population 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 | 62.7% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 63.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 64.3%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belarus has the 84th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Belarus
All statistics for Belarus
Women's labour force participation
56.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
60.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
9.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
9.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
31.1%
2025 · World Bank