Work & Labour in Belize

138 indicators covering work & labour for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.4% 2019 up 9.7% 51st
Unemployment with advanced education, female 8.5% 2019 down 16.4% 34th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.0% 2024 up 378.1% 82nd
Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.53 score 2023 unchanged 147th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 43.6% 2019 up 9.4% 43rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 55.8% 2019 up 5.3% 22nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 31.7% 2019 up 17.0% 64th
Part time employment, female 60.5% 2019 up 15.7% 13th
Part time employment, male 38.9% 2019 up 4.1% 11th
Part time employment, total 47.4% 2019 up 11.0% 11th
Own-account workers, total 22.3% 2016 up 15.6% 102nd
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 8.0% 2019 down 17.8% 101st
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita -11.2% 2021 63rd
Gender wage gap -11.2% 2021 63rd
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation -11.2% 2021 63rd
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita -11.2% 2021 63rd
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 -11.2% 2021 63rd
Fatal occupational injury rates 5.19 per 100,000 employees 2022 down 22.5% 20th