Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Belize

Labor force participation rate in Belize in 2025 — 59.1%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.73 pp.

2025 59.1% +2.25 pp vs 2024
World rank 110of 182
Period maximum 69.73%2019
Period minimum 54.68%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Belize, 1990–2025505560657019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 55.37%1991: 55.67%1992: 56.01%1993: 56.14%1994: 56.07%1995: 57.02%1996: 57.96%1997: 58.9%1998: 58.7%1999: 59.3%2000: 59.54%2001: 59.78%2002: 60.02%2003: 60.26%2004: 60.5%2005: 60.74%2006: 60.98%2007: 61.22%2008: 61.45%2009: 61.69%2010: 61.93%2011: 62.16%2012: 62.4%2013: 62.63%2014: 63.49%2015: 63.87%2016: 64.25%2017: 64.03%2018: 67.3%2019: 69.73%2020: 54.68%2021: 60.36%2022: 58.32%2023: 57.62%2024: 56.85%2025: 59.1%
Change over the period: +3.73 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Belize 59.1%
World 60.98%
Central America computed 61.29%
Labor force participation rate — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.1 +2.25 pp
2024 56.85 −0.77 pp
2023 57.62 −0.7 pp
2022 58.32 −2.04 pp
2021 60.36 +5.68 pp
2020 54.68 −15.05 pp
2019 69.73 +2.43 pp
2018 67.3 +3.26 pp
2017 64.03 −0.21 pp
2016 64.25 +0.38 pp
2015 63.87 +0.38 pp
2014 63.49 +0.86 pp
2013 62.63 +0.23 pp
2012 62.4 +0.23 pp
2011 62.16 +0.23 pp
2010 61.93 +0.24 pp
2009 61.69 +0.24 pp
2008 61.45 +0.24 pp
2007 61.22 +0.24 pp
2006 60.98 +0.24 pp
2005 60.74 +0.24 pp
2004 60.5 +0.24 pp
2003 60.26 +0.24 pp
2002 60.02 +0.24 pp
2001 59.78 +0.24 pp
2000 59.54 +0.24 pp
1999 59.3 +0.6 pp
1998 58.7 −0.2 pp
1997 58.9 +0.94 pp
1996 57.96 +0.94 pp
1995 57.02 +0.95 pp
1994 56.07 −0.07 pp
1993 56.14 +0.13 pp
1992 56.01 +0.34 pp
1991 55.67 +0.31 pp
1990 55.37

Central America, 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.