Gender in Belize

208 indicators covering gender for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.3% 2026 up 1.9% 155th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 78.83 2023 up 471.4% 42nd
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel 94.6 2020 up 0.6% 112th
Number of daily smokers, men and women 17,114 2012 up 37.0% 175th
Age at first marriage, male 22.5 2016 down 25.2% 141st
Female homicide victims 9 homicides 2022 down 35.7% 93rd
Female homicide rate 4.5 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 46.4% 20th
Male homicide victims 104 homicides 2022 down 20.6% 63rd
Male homicide rate 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population 2022 down 34.3% 12th
Inactivity rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 41.84 2023 up 12.0% 18th
Female share of low pay earners 40.63 2021 54th
Global Gender Gap Index 0.6946 2022 up 7.4% 99th
Inactivity rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 39.94 2025 down 9.4% 29th
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women 9.04 litres pure alcohol 2019 down 6.7% 87th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 43.26 2025 up 33.0% 15th
Representation of women in the upper chamber of parliament 0.72 ratio 2026 up 2.9% 20th
Working-age population 291.3 2024 up 26.8% 81st
Rural population, female 27.6% 2015 up 5.7% 67th
Rural population, male 28.4% 2015 up 3.2% 60th
Urban population, female 22.7% 2015 down 5.0% 126th
Urban population, male 21.3% 2015 down 5.2% 133rd
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) 0.7% 2026 up 1.9% 21st
Adult Literacy Rate 87.88 2022 down 3.3% 64th
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for 96.6% 2024 up 3.4% 30th
Share of women among low pay earners 40.6% 2021 54th
Average hourly earnings of male and female employees 4.68 international-$ in 2021 prices 2021 48th
Working-age foreign-born population 44.32 2024 up 14.7% 36th
Employed foreign-born population 25.42 2024 down 1.4% 32nd