Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belize
Belize: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0159 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belize, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belize stood at 0.0159 units per person.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belize peaked at 0.0182 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0132 units per person, in 2020.
Belize ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0144 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0148 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0153 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0167 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.017 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0174 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 units per person | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0159 units per person | +4.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0159 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0159 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0176 units per person, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -27.1% | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0132 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.015 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0182 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 6 |
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belize?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belize was 0.0159 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0182 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0132 units per person in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Belize ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.