Work & Labour in Belarus

108 indicators covering work & labour for Belarus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 37.4% 2025 down 17.7% 73rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.7% 2025 down 18.2% 117th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 39.1% 2025 down 18.0% 89th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.6% 2025 up 3.2% 25th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.7% 2025 up 3.2% 41st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 79.6% 2025 up 3.3% 27th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.8% 2025 down 3.2% 67th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.3% 2025 down 1.7% 83rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% 2025 down 1.6% 91st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% 2025 down 2.4% 85th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 up 11.0% 180th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 14.2% 181st
Employers, total (% of total employment) 0.5% 2025 down 7.1% 182nd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 6.7% 2025 down 11.9% 171st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 7.0% 2025 down 14.5% 178th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 6.8% 2025 down 13.2% 176th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 93.3% 2025 up 1.0% 16th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 93.0% 2025 up 1.3% 9th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 93.2% 2025 up 1.1% 11th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 3.3% 2025 down 41.2% 99th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.7% 2025 down 32.8% 101st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 2.5% 2025 down 39.0% 102nd
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 19.6% 2025 down 3.7% 22nd
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 42.3% 2025 down 4.5% 7th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 31.1% 2025 down 3.5% 16th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 74.0% 2025 up 1.5% 94th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 45.2% 2025 up 5.4% 129th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 59.5% 2025 up 2.4% 94th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 7.8% 2025 down 9.5% 142nd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.4% 2025 down 17.8% 109th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.2% 2025 down 14.8% 126th
GDP per person employed 58,177 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.6% 71st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.0% 2024 up 522.7% 145th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.4% 2024 up 188.3% 122nd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.7% 2024 up 323.3% 154th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.7% 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.1% 2024 down 6.1% 65th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.6% 2024 down 15.2% 39th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 37.4% 2024 down 18.2% 68th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 38.3% 2024 down 23.2% 120th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.7% 2024 down 18.2% 38th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.9% 2024 down 20.9% 92nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.1% 2024 down 5.6% 104th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.1% 2024 down 12.0% 89th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 9.0% 2024 up 6.2% 118th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 6.0% 2025 up 4.8% 177th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 6.4% 2025 down 6.4% 170th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 6.2% 2025 down 1.4% 174th
Productivity: output per hour worked 35.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 33.4% 55th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 34.5% 2025 down 17.0% 62nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 36.5% 2025 down 16.1% 103rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 35.5% 2025 down 16.5% 83rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.2% 2025 down 1.6% 57th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.0% 2025 up 2.1% 82nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 60.6% 2025 up 0.2% 69th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 6.4% 2025 down 12.7% 162nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 6.3% 2025 down 14.5% 173rd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 6.3% 2025 down 13.6% 171st
Unemployment with basic education 7.7% 2024 down 42.2% 52nd
Unemployment with basic education, male 6.9% 2024 down 61.4% 56th