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.
Labor force participation rate in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.3% | — |
| 1991 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 58.8% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 62.7% | -0.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 62.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.5%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 62.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
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).