Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Belarus

Labor force in Belarus in 2025 — 4,795,335 people. Ranked 87 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.2%.

2025 4.8M people −0.83% vs 2024
World rank 87of 182
Period maximum 5.1M people2014
Period minimum 4.64M people1991

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Belarus, 1990–20254.6M4.8M5M5.2M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 4,646,286 people1991: 4,639,406 people1992: 4,663,584 people1993: 4,687,143 people1994: 4,719,999 people1995: 4,754,039 people1996: 4,745,323 people1997: 4,716,116 people1998: 4,721,707 people1999: 4,752,493 people2000: 4,815,953 people2001: 4,871,194 people2002: 4,907,156 people2003: 4,931,485 people2004: 4,948,132 people2005: 4,959,928 people2006: 4,973,237 people2007: 4,990,775 people2008: 5,018,075 people2009: 5,048,840 people2010: 5,073,617 people2011: 5,090,448 people2012: 5,096,141 people2013: 5,097,773 people2014: 5,098,253 people2015: 5,097,379 people2016: 5,092,675 people2017: 5,079,681 people2018: 5,054,114 people2019: 5,025,008 people2020: 4,982,156 people2021: 4,938,726 people2022: 4,907,541 people2023: 4,861,854 people2024: 4,835,456 people2025: 4,795,335 people
Change over the period: +149,049 (+3.21%) Average annual rate: 0.09 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Belarus 4.8M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Eastern Europe computed 122M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.8M −40,121 −0.83%
2024 4.84M −26,398 −0.54%
2023 4.86M −45,687 −0.93%
2022 4.91M −31,185 −0.63%
2021 4.94M −43,430 −0.87%
2020 4.98M −42,852 −0.85%
2019 5.03M −29,106 −0.58%
2018 5.05M −25,567 −0.5%
2017 5.08M −12,994 −0.26%
2016 5.09M −4,704 −0.09%
2015 5.1M −874 −0.02%
2014 5.1M +480 +0.01%
2013 5.1M +1,632 +0.03%
2012 5.1M +5,693 +0.11%
2011 5.09M +16,831 +0.33%
2010 5.07M +24,777 +0.49%
2009 5.05M +30,765 +0.61%
2008 5.02M +27,300 +0.55%
2007 4.99M +17,538 +0.35%
2006 4.97M +13,309 +0.27%
2005 4.96M +11,796 +0.24%
2004 4.95M +16,647 +0.34%
2003 4.93M +24,329 +0.5%
2002 4.91M +35,962 +0.74%
2001 4.87M +55,241 +1.15%
2000 4.82M +63,460 +1.34%
1999 4.75M +30,786 +0.65%
1998 4.72M +5,591 +0.12%
1997 4.72M −29,207 −0.62%
1996 4.75M −8,716 −0.18%
1995 4.75M +34,040 +0.72%
1994 4.72M +32,856 +0.7%
1993 4.69M +23,559 +0.51%
1992 4.66M +24,178 +0.52%
1991 4.64M −6,880 −0.15%
1990 4.65M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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