Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize

Belize: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 85.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
85.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 187 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 2015
All-time low
81.9%
in 1997
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize, 1991–2025

0204060801991200820251991: 83.41992: 83.51993: 83.61994: 84.51995: 84.81996: 84.51997: 81.91998: 84.11999: 822000: 82.72001: 83.62002: 84.42003: 85.22004: 85.92005: 86.62006: 86.72007: 86.82008: 86.92009: 872010: 87.22011: 87.22012: 87.22013: 87.12014: 87.12015: 87.32016: 86.22017: 85.52018: 83.32019: 84.52020: 84.32021: 84.22022: 84.62023: 852024: 85.32025: 85.5

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Belize recorded 85.5% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize peaked at 87.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.9%, in 1997.

That places Belize 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belize, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 83.4%
1992 83.5% +0.1%
1993 83.6% +0.1%
1994 84.5% +1.0%
1995 84.8% +0.4%
1996 84.5% -0.3%
1997 81.9% -3.2%
1998 84.1% +2.7%
1999 82.0% -2.4%
2000 82.7% +0.8%
2001 83.6% +1.1%
2002 84.4% +1.0%
2003 85.2% +1.0%
2004 85.9% +0.9%
2005 86.6% +0.8%
2006 86.7% +0.1%
2007 86.8% +0.1%
2008 86.9% +0.1%
2009 87.0% +0.2%
2010 87.2% +0.1%
2011 87.2% +0.0%
2012 87.2% +0.0%
2013 87.1% -0.1%
2014 87.1% +0.0%
2015 87.3% +0.2%
2016 86.2% -1.3%
2017 85.5% -0.7%
2018 83.3% -2.6%
2019 84.5% +1.5%
2020 84.3% -0.3%
2021 84.2% -0.1%
2022 84.6% +0.5%
2023 85.0% +0.4%
2024 85.3% +0.3%
2025 85.5% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.6% 81.9% 84.8% 9
2000s 85.6% 82.7% 87.0% 10
2010s 86.3% 83.3% 87.3% 10
2020s 84.8% 84.2% 85.5% 6

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 52 Jamaica 86.3% compare
  2. 53 Austria 85.8% compare
  3. 54 Mauritius 85.5% compare
  4. 56 Syrian Arab Republic 85.2% compare
  5. 57 Estonia 84.9% compare
  6. 58 South Africa 84.6% compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

More work & labour data for Belize

All data for Belize →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize?
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize was 85.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 81.9% in 1997.
How does Belize rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
Belize ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize. Statizoid, drawing on ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-services-female-percent-of-female-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/belize/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-services-female-percent-of-female-employment-modeled-ilo-estimate/belize/">Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Belize</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).