Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Belarus

Female labor force participation rate in Belarus in 2025 — 56.77%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.67 pp.

2025 56.77% −0.46 pp vs 2024
World rank 66of 182
Period maximum 58.75%2016
Period minimum 52.48%1998

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Belarus, 1990–2025525456586019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 53.1%1991: 52.89%1992: 52.79%1993: 52.71%1994: 52.84%1995: 53.08%1996: 52.87%1997: 52.5%1998: 52.48%1999: 52.72%2000: 53.47%2001: 54.12%2002: 54.58%2003: 54.93%2004: 55.18%2005: 55.42%2006: 55.72%2007: 56.06%2008: 56.49%2009: 56.96%2010: 57.41%2011: 57.83%2012: 58.16%2013: 58.4%2014: 58.57%2015: 58.67%2016: 58.75%2017: 58.59%2018: 58.08%2019: 58.28%2020: 57.88%2021: 58.02%2022: 57.89%2023: 57.42%2024: 57.23%2025: 56.77%
Change over the period: +3.67 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belarus 56.77%
World 48.94%
Eastern Europe computed 53.21%
Female labor force participation rate — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 56.77 −0.46 pp
2024 57.23 −0.19 pp
2023 57.42 −0.48 pp
2022 57.89 −0.13 pp
2021 58.02 +0.14 pp
2020 57.88 −0.39 pp
2019 58.28 +0.2 pp
2018 58.08 −0.51 pp
2017 58.59 −0.16 pp
2016 58.75 +0.08 pp
2015 58.67 +0.1 pp
2014 58.57 +0.16 pp
2013 58.4 +0.24 pp
2012 58.16 +0.33 pp
2011 57.83 +0.43 pp
2010 57.41 +0.45 pp
2009 56.96 +0.47 pp
2008 56.49 +0.43 pp
2007 56.06 +0.33 pp
2006 55.72 +0.31 pp
2005 55.42 +0.24 pp
2004 55.18 +0.25 pp
2003 54.93 +0.35 pp
2002 54.58 +0.46 pp
2001 54.12 +0.65 pp
2000 53.47 +0.75 pp
1999 52.72 +0.24 pp
1998 52.48 −0.02 pp
1997 52.5 −0.37 pp
1996 52.87 −0.21 pp
1995 53.08 +0.23 pp
1994 52.84 +0.14 pp
1993 52.71 −0.09 pp
1992 52.79 −0.09 pp
1991 52.89 −0.22 pp
1990 53.1

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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