Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Belize
Belize: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 57.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize, 1960–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize is 57.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Belize peaked at 57.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1970.
Belize ranks 83rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18.8% | — |
| 1970 | 10.3% | -44.9% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +236.6% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | -39.7% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | +83.8% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 53.7% | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 57.2% | +5.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 57.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 57.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.3%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +236.6% | 10.3% | 34.8% |
| 1997 | +83.8% | 21.0% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 21.0% | 39.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 46.5% | 57.2% | 8 |
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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 57.2% in 2019, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Belize ranks 83rd out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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.