Labor force participation rate in Belarus
Belarus: Labor force participation rate was 62.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Belarus, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Belarus stood at 62.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Belarus peaked at 64.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1998.
Belarus ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 58.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.3% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 62.8% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.7% | 64.0% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Belarus?
- Labor force participation rate in Belarus was 62.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for labor force participation rate?
- Belarus ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).