Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize
Belize: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize is 7.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize peaked at 11.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2025.
Belize ranks 131st 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.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.2% | — |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 9.4% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 9.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.3%, 68% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in industry, female (% of female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -25.3% | 11.3% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 128 New Caledonia 7.9% compare
- 129 Puerto Rico 7.8% compare
- 130 Namibia 7.8% compare
- 132 Fiji 7.6% compare
- 133 Republic of Moldova 7.6% compare
- 134 Mali 7.5% compare
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 employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Belize was 7.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Belize ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).