Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Belarus
Belarus: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ was 70.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belarus stood at 70.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belarus peaked at 82.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.3%, in 2004.
Belarus ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.7% | — |
| 1989 | 68.2% | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 45.9% | -32.7% |
| 1999 | 59.1% | +28.7% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 70.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 62.4%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 70.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61.7%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, total (% of total) … national 15+ in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +40.0% | 48.7% | 68.2% |
| 2015 | +34.7% | 61.0% | 82.1% |
| 1997 | -32.7% | 68.2% | 45.9% |
| 1999 | +28.7% | 45.9% | 59.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 68.2% | 68.2% | 68.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 45.9% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 45.3% | 61.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 70.7% | 82.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.6% | 70.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belarus?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belarus was 70.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.3% in 2004.
- How does Belarus rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Belarus ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.