Belize — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Belize, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Belize was 59.10% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 69.73% in 2019. The lowest was 54.68% in 2020 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.19% per year.
Belize ranks 111 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Belize sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 7%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 22 of 31 economies; Trinidad and Tobago (57.75%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 22% in 2020. That is 4% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 140th of 187 in 1990 → 110th of 187 in 2000 → 84th of 187 in 2010 → 131st of 187 in 2020 → 110th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.1% | +2.3 pp |
| 2024 | 56.85% | -0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 57.62% | -0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 58.32% | -2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 60.36% | +5.7 pp |
| 2020 | 54.68% | -15.0 pp |
| 2019 | 69.73% | +2.4 pp |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +3.3 pp |
| 2017 | 64.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 64.25% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 63.87% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 63.49% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 62.63% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 62.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 61.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 61.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 61.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 61.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 60.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 60.74% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 60.5% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 60.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 60.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 59.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 59.54% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 59.3% | +0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 58.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 58.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 57.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 57.02% | +0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 56.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 56.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 56.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 55.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 55.37% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Labor participation in 1991?
55.67% (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 Belize’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +6.7% 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: 59.1%; 2024: 56.85%; 2023: 57.62%; 2022: 58.32%; 2021: 60.36%. 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.