Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Belize
Belize: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 1.98 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Belize, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Belize is 1.98, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
That places Belize 72nd out of 74 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 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 unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Belize?
- Unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) in Belize was 1.98 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 13.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Belize ranks 72nd out of 74 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate (current ilo definition - icls19) 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 Unemployment rate (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 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 Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.