Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Belarus
Belarus: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 66.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belarus recorded 66.2% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belarus peaked at 85.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2001.
Belarus ranks 29th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
| 2025 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 66.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 66.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female 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 | 65.7% | 65.3% | 66.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belarus?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belarus was 66.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2001.
- How does Belarus rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Belarus ranks 29th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national 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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.