Work & Labour in Belize 138 indicators covering work & labour for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% 2025 down 7.5% 111th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.6% 2025 down 9.9% 79th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.9% 2025 up 6.8% 142nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 46.5% 2025 down 3.7% 134th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.2% 2025 down 5.9% 133rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.9% 2025 down 8.5% 117th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.3% 2025 down 2.1% 142nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 53.8% 2025 up 14.1% 36th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.1% 2025 up 7.2% 24th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.1% 2025 up 26.0% 60th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 64.9% 2025 up 6.8% 142nd Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.3% 2025 up 17.2% 53rd Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 13.0% 2025 up 14.9% 86th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 29.5% 2025 up 13.4% 31st Employment in services (% of total employment) 68.5% 2025 up 3.0% 66th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 58.5% 2025 up 7.0% 63rd Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 85.5% 2025 down 2.1% 54th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.3% 2025 down 0.5% 139th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 19.9% 2025 up 1.6% 134th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.7% 2025 down 5.5% 131st Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 4.8% 2025 up 11.5% 77th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 3.4% 2025 down 15.0% 75th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 7.1% 2025 up 49.0% 74th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 64.8% 2025 down 4.0% 98th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 65.9% 2025 up 0.8% 99th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 63.0% 2025 down 11.6% 103rd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 35.2% 2025 up 8.3% 89th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 34.1% 2025 down 1.5% 88th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 37.0% 2025 up 29.0% 84th Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.3% 2025 down 15.0% 34th Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.9% 2025 down 10.4% 36th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.8% 2025 down 28.3% 50th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 29.8% 2025 up 13.9% 91st GDP per person employed 32,201 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.9% 109th GDP per employed person 32,201 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 4.9% 109th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 15.6% 2023 down 10.5% 91st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 9.1% 2019 up 10.6% 38th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.9% 2019 up 0.3% 73rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 13.6% 2019 up 4.4% 22nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 82.4% 2019 up 1.0% 21st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% 2019 up 6.6% 82nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% 2019 up 3.4% 37th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 57.2% 2019 up 6.6% 82nd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 57.2% 2019 up 6.6% 82nd Female labor force participation rate 57.2% 2019 up 6.6% 82nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 63.9% 2019 down 1.0% 25th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.4% 2019 up 5.5% 49th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.4% 2019 up 5.5% 137th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.0% 2019 up 1.6% 35th Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 41.6% 2025 down 5.4% 182nd Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.3% 2019 down 22.9% 45th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 12.7% 2019 down 29.1% 76th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 28.5% 2019 down 19.8% 24th Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 44.4% 2019 up 5.5% 49th Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 49.4% 2019 up 18.2% 95th Female employment rate 49.4% 2019 up 18.2% 95th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 24.8% 2025 down 10.6% 55th Page 1 of 3 Next →