SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) in Belize
Belize: SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) was 1.98 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) in Belize, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Belize recorded 1.98 for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Belize ranks 72nd of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13.79 | — |
| 2021 | 10.21 | -26.0% |
| 2022 | 5.03 | -50.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | -34.4% |
| 2024 | 2.52 | -23.5% |
| 2025 | 1.98 | -21.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 1.98 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.07, 28% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Belize's 1.98 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.34, 31% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belize
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) in Belize?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) in Belize was 1.98 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition)?
- Belize ranks 72nd out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate (current ilo definition) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.