Labor force, total, per capita in Belize
Belize: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4357 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Belize is 0.4357 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.4922 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3081 units per person, in 1990.
Belize ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3081 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3113 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3147 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3171 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3187 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3268 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3355 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3445 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3468 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3535 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3578 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3618 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3655 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3693 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3731 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.377 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.381 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3851 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3892 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3936 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3992 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4057 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4119 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.418 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4283 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4354 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4427 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4456 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4718 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4922 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3888 units per person | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4327 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4222 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4207 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4174 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4357 units per person | +4.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.4357 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 93% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.4357 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3277 units per person | 0.3081 units per person | 0.3535 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3754 units per person | 0.3578 units per person | 0.3936 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4351 units per person | 0.3992 units per person | 0.4922 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4196 units per person | 0.3888 units per person | 0.4357 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 106 South Sudan 0.4415 units per person compare
- 107 Mozambique 0.4394 units per person compare
- 108 Burundi 0.4384 units per person compare
- 110 Italy 0.4355 units per person compare
- 111 North Macedonia 0.4335 units per person compare
- 112 Romania 0.4335 units per person compare
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, total, per capita in Belize?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Belize was 0.4357 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4922 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3081 units per person in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.