Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Belize

Employment-to-population ratio in Belize in 2025 — 53.87%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.56 pp.

2025 53.87% +1.96 pp vs 2024
World rank 122of 182
Period maximum 63.41%2019
Period minimum 48.8%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Belize, 1991–2025455055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 50.3%1992: 50.6%1993: 50.65%1994: 49.85%1995: 49.9%1996: 49.95%1997: 51.43%1998: 50.3%1999: 51.69%2000: 53.09%2001: 54.36%2002: 54%2003: 54.03%2004: 54.1%2005: 54.11%2006: 55.25%2007: 56.01%2008: 56.43%2009: 56.56%2010: 56.72%2011: 56.93%2012: 57.17%2013: 57.4%2014: 58.26%2015: 59.03%2016: 59.75%2017: 59.81%2018: 61.01%2019: 63.41%2020: 48.8%2021: 54.14%2022: 53.26%2023: 52.85%2024: 51.91%2025: 53.87%
Change over the period: +3.56 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 53.87%
World 58.06%
Central America computed 59.34%
Employment-to-population ratio — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.87 +1.96 pp
2024 51.91 −0.95 pp
2023 52.85 −0.41 pp
2022 53.26 −0.89 pp
2021 54.14 +5.35 pp
2020 48.8 −14.62 pp
2019 63.41 +2.41 pp
2018 61.01 +1.2 pp
2017 59.81 +0.06 pp
2016 59.75 +0.72 pp
2015 59.03 +0.77 pp
2014 58.26 +0.86 pp
2013 57.4 +0.23 pp
2012 57.17 +0.24 pp
2011 56.93 +0.21 pp
2010 56.72 +0.16 pp
2009 56.56 +0.13 pp
2008 56.43 +0.42 pp
2007 56.01 +0.75 pp
2006 55.25 +1.14 pp
2005 54.11 +0.02 pp
2004 54.1 +0.07 pp
2003 54.03 +0.03 pp
2002 54 −0.36 pp
2001 54.36 +1.27 pp
2000 53.09 +1.4 pp
1999 51.69 +1.39 pp
1998 50.3 −1.13 pp
1997 51.43 +1.48 pp
1996 49.95 +0.05 pp
1995 49.9 +0.06 pp
1994 49.85 −0.81 pp
1993 50.65 +0.05 pp
1992 50.6 +0.3 pp
1991 50.3

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.