Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize
Belize: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize is 49.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize peaked at 59.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1990.
That places Belize 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 1991 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 41.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 45.9% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 46.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.6% | 34.5% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.1% | 41.8% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 46.9% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 43.4% | 49.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize was 49.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Belize ranks 143rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.