Work & Labour in Belarus

1,045 indicators covering work & labour for Belarus.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 74.0% 2025 up 1.5% 95th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 31.1% 2025 down 3.5% 16th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 42.3% 2025 down 4.5% 7th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 19.6% 2025 down 3.7% 22nd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 2.5% 2025 down 39.0% 102nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 1.7% 2025 down 32.8% 101st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 3.3% 2025 down 41.2% 99th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 93.2% 2025 up 1.1% 11th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 93.0% 2025 up 1.3% 9th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 93.3% 2025 up 1.0% 17th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 6.8% 2025 down 13.2% 177th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 7.0% 2025 down 14.5% 179th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 6.7% 2025 down 11.9% 171st
Employers, total (% of total employment) 0.5% 2025 down 7.1% 183rd
Employers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 14.2% 182nd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 up 11.0% 181st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 0.7% 35th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 0.7% 35th
Share of workers in vulnerable employment 6.3% 2025 down 13.6% 171st
GDP per person employed 58,177 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.6% 71st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.4% 91st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.4% 91st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8919 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,814.8% 172nd
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.8919 % change on previous year 2025 down 2,814.8% 172nd
GDP per employed person 58,177 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.6% 71st
Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.45 2027 down 2.2% 69th
SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.45 2027 down 2.2% 69th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0136 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.0% 125th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0238 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.5% 121st
CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 98.22 2025 up 107.0% 190th
Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 10.0% 2023 down 10.2% 111th
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 6.6 2025 down 51.2% 37th
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 65.69 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 65.69 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 65.69 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.0% 117th
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 2023 down 3.0% 117th
Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year 2023 up 67.7% 82nd
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 69.6 2024 down 15.2% 43rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.0% 2024 up 522.7% 147th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.4% 2024 up 188.3% 124th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.7% 2024 up 323.3% 156th
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 54.66 2026 up 9.4% 40th
Labour income share as a percent of GDP 54.66 2026 up 9.4% 40th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 3.29 2027 down 49.4% 179th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 3.29 2027 down 49.4% 179th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 162,618 2027 down 3.7% 89th
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 27.94 2027 up 7.6% 59th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 36.05 2027 up 2.7% 129th
Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 0.243 2027 down 73.3% 184th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 10.98 2027 down 74.9% 161st
Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 4,065 2027 down 3.7% 89th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 6.31 2027 up 14.1% 176th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 61.8 2027 up 13.3% 139th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.1% 2024 down 6.1% 65th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.7% 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.6% 2024 down 15.2% 39th
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 65.7% 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 65.7% 2024 down 23.2% 29th