Belize Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2022 was 49.54%, a 0.73% decline from 2021.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2021 was 50.27%, a 1.73% increase from 2020.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2020 was 48.55%, a 1.35% decline from 2019.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2019 was 49.90%, a 1.52% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Belize Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 49.54% -0.73%
2021 50.27% 1.73%
2020 48.55% -1.35%
2019 49.90% 1.52%
2018 48.38% 1.45%
2017 46.93% 0.56%
2016 46.37% -0.78%
2015 47.15% -0.78%
2014 47.94% 1.92%
2013 46.02% -0.04%
2012 46.06% -0.04%
2011 46.10% -0.04%
2010 46.14% -0.04%
2009 46.18% -0.04%
2008 46.22% -0.04%
2007 46.26% -0.04%
2006 46.30% -0.04%
2005 46.35% -0.05%
2004 46.39% -0.05%
2003 46.44% -0.05%
2002 46.48% -0.05%
2001 46.53% -0.05%
2000 46.58% -0.05%
1999 46.63% -0.09%
1998 46.72% 0.00%
1997 46.72% -0.02%
1996 46.74% -0.02%
1995 46.75% -0.01%
1994 46.76% 0.12%
1993 46.65% -0.27%
1992 46.92% -0.59%
1991 47.51% 47.51%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%