Employment-to-population ratio in Belize
The ILO estimates that 53.9% of people aged 15 and over in Belize were employed in 2025.
Belize, 2025
53.9%
Change from 2024
+2.0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
122nd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Belize over time
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% of 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 | Belize | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.9% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 51.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.0%, the figure has changed by −5.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 122nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Belize
All statistics for Belize
Labour force participation
59.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
46.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
15.3%
2025 · World Bank