Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize
Belize: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 63.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize is 63.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize peaked at 73.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2020.
Belize ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.7% | — |
| 1992 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 72.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 73.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 62.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 72.7% | 73.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 72.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 63.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 62.6% | 63.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Belize was 63.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Belize ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.