Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Belize
Belize: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 54.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Belize, 1960–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 54.0% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Belize peaked at 54.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1970.
Belize ranks 35th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.7% | — |
| 1970 | 14.4% | -72.1% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +224.3% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 46.8% | 46.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 46.0% | 54.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Belize?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Belize was 54.0% 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, total (%) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Belize ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 for ages 15-24, total (%) (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.