Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Belize
Belize: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.4% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Belize peaked at 4.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2014.
Belize ranks 75th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.3% | — |
| 1992 | 4.1% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -28.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +47.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Belize?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Belize was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Belize ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.