Labor force, female in Belize
Belize: Labor force, female 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 144th of 186 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (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 144th out of 186 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.