Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belize

Belize: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.279 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.279 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
159th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3053 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.1764 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belize, 2005–2023

00.10.20.32005201420232005: 0.176 units per square kilometre2006: 0.186 units per square kilometre2007: 0.196 units per square kilometre2008: 0.204 units per square kilometre2009: 0.211 units per square kilometre2010: 0.219 units per square kilometre2011: 0.227 units per square kilometre2012: 0.236 units per square kilometre2013: 0.244 units per square kilometre2014: 0.256 units per square kilometre2015: 0.266 units per square kilometre2016: 0.279 units per square kilometre2017: 0.288 units per square kilometre2018: 0.304 units per square kilometre2019: 0.305 units per square kilometre2020: 0.225 units per square kilometre2021: 0.268 units per square kilometre2022: 0.274 units per square kilometre2023: 0.279 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belize is 0.279 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Belize peaked at 0.3053 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1764 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Belize ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Belize, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.1764 units per square kilometre
2006 0.1864 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2007 0.1955 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2008 0.2039 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2009 0.2112 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2010 0.2188 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2011 0.2272 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2012 0.2356 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2013 0.2443 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2014 0.2558 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2015 0.2656 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2016 0.2786 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2017 0.2876 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2018 0.3039 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2019 0.3053 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2020 0.2255 units per square kilometre -26.2%
2021 0.2681 units per square kilometre +18.9%
2022 0.2739 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2023 0.279 units per square kilometre +1.9%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 0.279 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 0.279 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 22% 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -26.2% 0.3053 units per square kilometre 0.2255 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1947 units per square kilometre 0.1764 units per square kilometre 0.2112 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.2623 units per square kilometre 0.2188 units per square kilometre 0.3053 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2616 units per square kilometre 0.2255 units per square kilometre 0.279 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 156 Saudi Arabia 0.3005 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 157 Mali 0.2966 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 158 Congo 0.2842 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 160 Sudan 0.2751 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 161 Argentina 0.2694 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 162 South Sudan 0.2644 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.279 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.3053 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1764 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Belize rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Belize ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.