Belize vs Lower middle income: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)
Belize
53.8%
in 2025
Lower middle income
38.7%
in 2025
Belize rank
36th
Lower middle income rank
35th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) over time
- Belize
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Belize currently reports 53.8% against 38.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Belize ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 50.0% | 3.0% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 47.5% | 1.1% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 39.4% | 8.2% | Belize |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 37.8% | 14.6% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%), Belize or Lower middle income?
- Belize, at 53.8% against 38.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) between Belize and Lower middle income?
- 15.1%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Lower middle income rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Belize ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.