Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Belize
Belize: Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 3.6 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Belize, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Belize recorded 3.6 for unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Belize ranks 71st of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21.43 | — |
| 2021 | 18.2 | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 9.61 | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 5.97 | -37.9% |
| 2024 | 4.25 | -28.9% |
| 2025 | 3.6 | -15.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 3.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194.15, 2% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Belize's 3.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115.24, 3% of the median. (10 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 unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Belize?
- Unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) in Belize was 3.6 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.43 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Belize ranks 71st out of 72 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. 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 Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. 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 Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.