Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Belize
Belize: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 64.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Belize recorded 64.8% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Belize peaked at 69.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2020.
That places Belize 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.9% | — |
| 1992 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 64.5% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 67.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 64.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 64.5% | 67.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 66.2% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 64.0% | 64.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Belize?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Belize was 64.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Belize ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.