Employment rate in Belarus
Belarus: Employment rate was 60.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Belarus, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 60.6% for employment rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Belarus peaked at 61.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1996.
Belarus ranks 69th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 44.9% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.1% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 60.6% | 61.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Belarus
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Belarus?
- Employment rate in Belarus was 60.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1996.
- How does Belarus rank for employment rate?
- Belarus ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.