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Labor force — Belize

Labor force in Belize in 2025 — 184,286 people. Ranked 170 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 226.7%.

2025 184,286 people +5.86% vs 2024
World rank 170of 182
Period maximum 189,886 people2019
Period minimum 56,410 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Belize, 1990–2025050,000100,000150,000200,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 56,410 people1991: 58,218 people1992: 60,104 people1993: 61,794 people1994: 63,461 people1995: 66,725 people1996: 70,561 people1997: 74,916 people1998: 78,094 people1999: 82,388 people2000: 86,164 people2001: 89,869 people2002: 93,582 people2003: 97,414 people2004: 101,380 people2005: 105,467 people2006: 109,679 people2007: 114,014 people2008: 118,461 people2009: 123,041 people2010: 127,831 people2011: 132,775 people2012: 137,751 people2013: 142,809 people2014: 149,447 people2015: 155,137 people2016: 161,442 people2017: 166,282 people2018: 179,388 people2019: 189,886 people2020: 151,949 people2021: 171,060 people2022: 170,023 people2023: 172,940 people2024: 174,087 people2025: 184,286 people
Change over the period: +127,876 (+226.69%) Average annual rate: 3.44 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Belize 184,286 people
World 3.74B people
Latin America & Caribbean 325M people
Central America computed 84.94M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 184,286 +10,199 +5.86%
2024 174,087 +1,147 +0.66%
2023 172,940 +2,917 +1.72%
2022 170,023 −1,037 −0.61%
2021 171,060 +19,111 +12.58%
2020 151,949 −37,937 −19.98%
2019 189,886 +10,498 +5.85%
2018 179,388 +13,106 +7.88%
2017 166,282 +4,840 +3%
2016 161,442 +6,305 +4.06%
2015 155,137 +5,690 +3.81%
2014 149,447 +6,638 +4.65%
2013 142,809 +5,058 +3.67%
2012 137,751 +4,976 +3.75%
2011 132,775 +4,944 +3.87%
2010 127,831 +4,790 +3.89%
2009 123,041 +4,580 +3.87%
2008 118,461 +4,447 +3.9%
2007 114,014 +4,335 +3.95%
2006 109,679 +4,212 +3.99%
2005 105,467 +4,087 +4.03%
2004 101,380 +3,966 +4.07%
2003 97,414 +3,832 +4.09%
2002 93,582 +3,713 +4.13%
2001 89,869 +3,705 +4.3%
2000 86,164 +3,776 +4.58%
1999 82,388 +4,294 +5.5%
1998 78,094 +3,178 +4.24%
1997 74,916 +4,355 +6.17%
1996 70,561 +3,836 +5.75%
1995 66,725 +3,264 +5.14%
1994 63,461 +1,667 +2.7%
1993 61,794 +1,690 +2.81%
1992 60,104 +1,886 +3.24%
1991 58,218 +1,808 +3.21%
1990 56,410 — —

Central America, 2025

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

MX Mexico 61.71M GT Guatemala 7.68M HN Honduras 4.34M NI Nicaragua 3.32M SV El Salvador 2.99M CR Costa Rica 2.43M PA Panama 2.29M BZ Belize 184,286
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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.

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