Employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize
Belize: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize peaked at 7.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1995.
Belize ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.5% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +63.9% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +135.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +71.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +135.0% | 3.3% | 7.9% |
| 2018 | +71.2% | 4.0% | 6.9% |
| 1996 | +63.9% | 2.4% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | -42.5% | 7.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Belize was 6.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1995.
- How does Belize rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).