Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Belarus
Belarus: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 79.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belarus recorded 79.6% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Belarus peaked at 79.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 1990.
Belarus ranks 27th 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, total (% of total population ages) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.4% | — |
| 1991 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 68.4% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 70.6% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 74.7% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 78.5% | 79.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Belarus?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Belarus was 79.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 1990.
- How does Belarus rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Belarus ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.