Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Belize
Belize: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 44.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Belize, 1960–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 44.4% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Belize peaked at 44.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1970.
Belize ranks 49th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.8% | — |
| 1970 | 6.9% | -68.3% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +379.0% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 32.4% | -23.1% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +12.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 44.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Belize's 44.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.4%, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 32.4% | 44.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Belize?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Belize was 44.4% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Belize ranks 49th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.