Labour force participation in Belize
The ILO estimates that 59.1% of people aged 15 and over in Belize were in the labour force in 2025.
Belize, 2025
59.1%
Change from 2024
+2.3percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
110th of 181
Labour force participation in Belize 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 | Belize | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.1% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3 percentage points from 56.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 63.9%, the figure has changed by −4.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 110th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Belize
All statistics for Belize
Women's labour force participation
46.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
53.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
15.3%
2025 · World Bank