Belarus — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Belarus, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Belarus was 62.75% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 64.48% in 2017. The lowest was 58.60% in 1998 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.16% per year.
Belarus ranks 85 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 45%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Belarus sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 16 of 49 economies; Luxembourg (61.50%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 107th of 187 in 1990 → 113th of 187 in 2000 → 77th of 187 in 2010 → 61st of 187 in 2020 → 84th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 63.26% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 63.57% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 64.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 64.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 64.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 64.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 64.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 64.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 64.38% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 64.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 64.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 63.95% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 63.67% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 62.83% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 62.33% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 61.81% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 61.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 61.04% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 60.76% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 60.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 60.38% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 60.12% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 59.79% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 59.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 58.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 58.6% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 58.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 59.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 59.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 59.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 59.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 59.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 59.09% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 59.28% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belarus’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.09% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belarus’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +5.9% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 62.75%; 2024: 63.26%; 2023: 63.57%; 2022: 64.04%; 2021: 64.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.