Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belize
Belize: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 69.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belize, 1960–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 69.7% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belize peaked at 69.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1970.
That places Belize 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.3% | — |
| 1970 | 27.6% | -48.2% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +103.0% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | -39.2% |
| 1997 | 58.9% | +72.7% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 53.3% | 53.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 34.1% | 59.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 61.7% | 61.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 62.6% | 69.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belize?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Belize was 69.7% in 2019, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Belize ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, 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.