Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus
Belarus: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 65.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus, 1970–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus is 65.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus peaked at 85.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2001.
That places Belarus 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 46.6% | — |
| 1989 | 61.3% | +31.5% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +15.6% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +55.8% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 65.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 65.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 | +55.8% | 54.9% | 85.5% |
| 1989 | +31.5% | 46.6% | 61.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.6% | 46.0% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 45.3% | 54.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 66.2% | 85.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 65.3% | 65.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 26 Northern Mariana Islands 66.6% compare
- 27 New Zealand 66.5% compare
- 28 Vanuatu 66.3% compare
- 30 Botswana 65.2% compare
- 31 Sweden 64.6% compare
- 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.4% compare
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 labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Belarus was 65.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2001.
- How does Belarus rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Belarus ranks 29th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.