Belize Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

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 2021 was 44.14%, a 1.76% increase from 2020.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2020 was 42.38%, a 4.13% decline from 2019.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2019 was 46.51%, a 0.03% decline from 2018.
  • Belize labor force participation rate for 2018 was 46.54%, a 0.08% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
Belize Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 44.14% 1.76%
2020 42.38% -4.13%
2019 46.51% -0.03%
2018 46.54% -0.08%
2017 46.62% 0.48%
2016 46.15% -0.87%
2015 47.01% -0.87%
2014 47.89% 1.94%
2013 45.95% -0.12%
2012 46.07% -0.11%
2011 46.18% -0.11%
2010 46.28% -0.13%
2009 46.42% -0.14%
2008 46.56% -0.15%
2007 46.71% -0.16%
2006 46.87% -0.16%
2005 47.03% -0.14%
2004 47.17% -0.13%
2003 47.30% -0.13%
2002 47.43% -0.14%
2001 47.58% -0.15%
2000 47.73% -0.16%
1999 47.88% 0.12%
1998 47.76% -0.42%
1997 48.19% 0.53%
1996 47.65% 0.58%
1995 47.07% 0.49%
1994 46.58% 0.03%
1993 46.55% -0.21%
1992 46.76% -0.40%
1991 47.17% -0.38%
1990 47.54% -0.38%