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.
| 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% |
