ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belize

Belize: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 62.62 % in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
62.62 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
20th
of 79 countries
All-time high
62.62 %
in 2019
All-time low
55.98 %
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belize, 2013–2019

02040602013201620192013: 56 %2014: 56.2 %2015: 57.2 %2016: 58.9 %2017: 57.6 %2018: 60 %2019: 62.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belize is 62.62 %, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Belize ranks 20th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Belize, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Belize, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 55.98 %
2014 56.22 % +0.4%
2015 57.22 % +1.8%
2016 58.88 % +2.9%
2017 57.58 % -2.2%
2018 60 % +4.2%
2019 62.62 % +4.4%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 62.62 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.29 %, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 62.62 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.15 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 64.2 % compare
  2. 18 Mali 63.34 % compare
  3. 19 Jamaica 62.83 % compare
  4. 21 Malaysia 62.46 % compare
  5. 22 Armenia 62.34 % compare
  6. 23 Dominican Republic 61.71 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belize?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Belize was 62.62 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 62.62 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 55.98 % in 2013.
How does Belize rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Belize ranks 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,546 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.