Female employment to population ratio in Belarus
Belarus: Female employment to population ratio was 63.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female employment to population ratio in Belarus, 1997–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 63.94 for female employment to population ratio in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment to population ratio in Belarus peaked at 85 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.06, in 1997.
That places Belarus 22nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female employment to population ratio in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.06 | — |
| 1999 | 49.79 | +21.2% |
| 2009 | 52.41 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 85 | +62.2% |
| 2016 | 64.1 | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 64.42 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 63.87 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.21 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.51 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 63.75 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 63.88 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.44 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.94 | +0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 63.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.55, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 63.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.2, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment to population ratio 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 | +62.2% | 52.41 | 85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.42 | 41.06 | 49.79 | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.41 | 52.41 | 52.41 | 1 |
| 2010s | 68.32 | 63.87 | 85 | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.7 | 63.44 | 63.94 | 5 |
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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 female employment to population ratio in Belarus?
- Female employment to population ratio in Belarus was 63.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment to population ratio recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2015.
- What is the lowest female employment to population ratio recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.06 in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for female employment to population ratio?
- Belarus ranks 22nd out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female employment to population ratio rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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