Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Belize
Belize: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 39.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Belize recorded 39.2% for labor force, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Belize peaked at 40.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 1990.
Belize ranks 145th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.2% | — |
| 1991 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 33.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 38.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 39.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 39.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 29.2% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.3% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 36.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.3% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Belize?
- Labor force, female in Belize was 39.2% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for labor force, female?
- Belize ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.