Unemployment rate women in Belize
Belize: Unemployment rate women was 13.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate women in Belize stood at 13.46.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Belize peaked at 21.54 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 9.85, in 2017.
Belize ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.29 | — |
| 1992 | 14.25 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.4 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 15.72 | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 17.98 | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 18.56 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 20.52 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 21.54 | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 20.5 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 17.81 | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 15.48 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 15.18 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 15.92 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 16.57 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 17.35 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 15.18 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 13.19 | -13.1% |
| 2008 | 12.61 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 12.76 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.84 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.81 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.7 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 12.61 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.07 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 11.09 | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 11.18 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.85 | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 14.84 | +50.6% |
| 2019 | 13.63 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 16.33 | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 15.46 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 13.55 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 12.86 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 13.44 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 13.46 | +0.1% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 13.46 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 13.46 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.33, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +50.6% | 9.85 | 14.84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.53 | 14.25 | 21.54 | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.21 | 12.61 | 17.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.56 | 9.85 | 14.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 | 12.86 | 16.33 | 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 unemployment rate women in Belize?
- Unemployment rate women in Belize was 13.46 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 21.54 in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.85 in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for unemployment rate women?
- Belize ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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