Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 56.8% for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Belarus peaked at 58.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 1998.
Belarus ranks 67th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.1% | — |
| 1991 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 52.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.8% | 52.5% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 57.4% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 56.8% | 58.0% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Belarus?
- Female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita in Belarus was 56.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Belarus ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).