Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize
Belize: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 69.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize, 1960–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 69.4% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize peaked at 69.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1960.
Belize ranks 137th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.9% | — |
| 1970 | 23.1% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 44.2% | +91.5% |
| 1996 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 48.4% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 50.4% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +3.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 69.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 69.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +91.5% | 23.1% | 44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 23.1% | 23.1% | 23.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 44.2% | 50.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 55.9% | 55.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 59.0% | 69.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Belize was 69.4% in 2019, 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Belize ranks 137th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 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.