Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Belarus

Labor force participation rate in Belarus in 2025 — 62.75%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.47 pp.

2025 62.75% −0.51 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 64.48%2017
Period minimum 58.6%1998

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Belarus, 1990–2025586062646619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 59.28%1991: 59.09%1992: 59.14%1993: 59.13%1994: 59.36%1995: 59.64%1996: 59.35%1997: 58.8%1998: 58.6%1999: 58.7%2000: 59.3%2001: 59.79%2002: 60.12%2003: 60.38%2004: 60.56%2005: 60.76%2006: 61.04%2007: 61.36%2008: 61.81%2009: 62.33%2010: 62.83%2011: 63.3%2012: 63.67%2013: 63.95%2014: 64.14%2015: 64.27%2016: 64.38%2017: 64.48%2018: 64.41%2019: 64.25%2020: 64.03%2021: 64.02%2022: 64.04%2023: 63.57%2024: 63.26%2025: 62.75%
Change over the period: +3.47 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belarus 62.75%
World 60.98%
Eastern Europe computed 59.89%
Labor force participation rate — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.75 −0.51 pp
2024 63.26 −0.32 pp
2023 63.57 −0.47 pp
2022 64.04 +0.02 pp
2021 64.02 −0.01 pp
2020 64.03 −0.22 pp
2019 64.25 −0.16 pp
2018 64.41 −0.07 pp
2017 64.48 +0.1 pp
2016 64.38 +0.11 pp
2015 64.27 +0.13 pp
2014 64.14 +0.19 pp
2013 63.95 +0.28 pp
2012 63.67 +0.37 pp
2011 63.3 +0.47 pp
2010 62.83 +0.5 pp
2009 62.33 +0.52 pp
2008 61.81 +0.45 pp
2007 61.36 +0.33 pp
2006 61.04 +0.28 pp
2005 60.76 +0.2 pp
2004 60.56 +0.18 pp
2003 60.38 +0.26 pp
2002 60.12 +0.33 pp
2001 59.79 +0.49 pp
2000 59.3 +0.6 pp
1999 58.7 +0.1 pp
1998 58.6 −0.2 pp
1997 58.8 −0.54 pp
1996 59.35 −0.3 pp
1995 59.64 +0.29 pp
1994 59.36 +0.23 pp
1993 59.13 −0.01 pp
1992 59.14 +0.05 pp
1991 59.09 −0.19 pp
1990 59.28

Eastern Europe, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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