Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Belarus
Belarus: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 72.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Belarus, 1997–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Belarus is 72.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Belarus peaked at 78.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1997.
That places Belarus 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44.6% | — |
| 1999 | 61.7% | +38.4% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 71.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 72.8% | +1.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 72.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.7%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 72.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.1%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +38.4% | 44.6% | 61.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 44.6% | 61.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 63.5% | 63.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 69.6% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.4% | 72.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Belarus?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Belarus was 72.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Belarus ranks 47th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.