ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Belize
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Belize at 19.3% in 2025.
Belize, 2025
19.3%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
51st of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Belize over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. 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 | 19.3% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 18.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.5%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 51st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.8%
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ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
8.9%
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Labour force participation
59.1%
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Women's labour force participation
46.5%
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Employment-to-population ratio
53.9%
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Employment in agriculture
16.1%
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