Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Belarus
Belarus: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 68.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Belarus, 1997–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belarus recorded 68.5% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Belarus peaked at 81.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 1997.
That places Belarus 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.7% | — |
| 1999 | 55.2% | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 68.5% | +1.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 68.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 68.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.2%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +41.6% | 57.4% | 81.3% |
| 1999 | +29.2% | 42.7% | 55.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.9% | 42.7% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 66.7% | 81.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 67.6% | 67.3% | 68.5% | 6 |
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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+, total (%) in Belarus?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Belarus was 68.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Belarus ranks 28th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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+, total (%) (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.