Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus
Belarus: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 82.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus is 82.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus peaked at 82.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 41st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.8% | — |
| 1991 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 73.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.9% | 72.8% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 74.4% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 77.7% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.1% | 82.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Belarus was 82.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Belarus ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, male (% of male 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.