ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Belize
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Belize at 8.9% in 2025.
Belize, 2025
8.9%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Position in 2025
43rd of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Belize over time
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% of the labour force 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 | 8.9% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 8.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 7.6%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 43rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Belize
All statistics for Belize
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
19.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
59.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
46.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
53.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
16.1%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
15.3%
2025 · World Bank