Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize

Belize: Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 was 49.42 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.42
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
95th
of 172 countries
All-time high
49.42
in 2019
All-time low
27.66
in 1996
Years of data
14
1994–2019

Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize, 1994–2019

010203040501994200620191994: 29.41996: 27.71997: 30.71998: 31.21999: 31.52005: 36.92012: 41.82013: 40.72014: 40.82015: 42.62016: 43.72017: 442018: 46.22019: 49.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize stood at 49.42. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize peaked at 49.42 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.66, in 1996.

Belize ranks 95th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 29.38
1996 27.66 -5.9%
1997 30.75 +11.2%
1998 31.15 +1.3%
1999 31.55 +1.3%
2005 36.89 +16.9%
2012 41.79 +13.3%
2013 40.68 -2.7%
2014 40.83 +0.4%
2015 42.62 +4.4%
2016 43.73 +2.6%
2017 44.02 +0.7%
2018 46.24 +5.0%
2019 49.42 +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.1 27.66 31.55 5
2000s 36.89 36.89 36.89 1
2010s 43.67 40.68 49.42 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 92 Ecuador 49.92 compare
  2. 93 Brazil 49.83 compare
  3. 94 Zimbabwe 49.51 compare
  4. 96 France 49.4 compare
  5. 97 Argentina 48.92 compare
  6. 98 Belgium 48.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize?
Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Belize was 49.42 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 49.42 in 2019.
What is the lowest female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 27.66 in 1996.
How does Belize rank for female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980?
Belize ranks 95th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
Is female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 4,067 data points, 1960–2025
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