Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Belize
Belize: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 6,932 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Belize, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Belize stood at 6,932.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Belize peaked at 6,965 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,024, in 2005.
Belize ranks 176th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,024 | — |
| 2006 | 4,253 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4,460 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 4,651 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4,816 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4,992 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5,182 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 5,375 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 5,573 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 5,835 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6,057 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 6,354 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 6,560 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 6,932 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 6,965 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,143 | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 6,116 | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 6,247 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 6,363 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 6,367 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6,720 | +5.6% |
| 2026 | 6,824 | +1.6% |
| 2027 | 6,932 | +1.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 6,932 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 6,932 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,131, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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 | -26.2% | 6,965 | 5,143 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,441 | 4,024 | 4,816 | 5 |
| 2010s | 5,982 | 4,992 | 6,965 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,339 | 5,143 | 6,932 | 8 |
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 in Belize?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Belize was 6,932 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6,965 in 2019.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,024 in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Belize ranks 176th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.