Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Belarus
Belarus: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 88.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belarus, 1970–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belarus recorded 88.2% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belarus peaked at 108.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 1989.
That places Belarus 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.2% | — |
| 1989 | 80.3% | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 100.4% | +25.1% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 100.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 101.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 100.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.3% | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 108.4% | +34.9% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 88.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 88.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +34.9% | 80.3% | 108.4% |
| 1997 | +25.1% | 80.3% | 100.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 80.4% | 100.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 80.3% | 101.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 87.0% | 108.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 87.7% | 87.0% | 88.7% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belarus?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belarus was 88.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 108.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 1989.
- How does Belarus rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Belarus ranks 41st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.