Women's labour force participation in Belize
The ILO estimates that 46.5% of women aged 15 and over in Belize were in the labour force in 2025.
Belize, 2025
46.5%
Change from 2024
+2.6percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
132nd of 181
Women's labour force participation in Belize 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 | Belize | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.5% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 44.1% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 43.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48.3%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 132nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
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
Employment-to-population ratio
53.9%
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Employment in agriculture
16.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
15.3%
2025 · World Bank