ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belarus

Belarus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 35.37 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
35.37 %
Change on year
down 11.4%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
48.3 %
in 2017
All-time low
35.37 %
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belarus, 2016–2024

010203040502016202020242016: 47.9 %2017: 48.3 %2018: 45.6 %2019: 43.1 %2020: 45.2 %2021: 41.7 %2022: 41 %2023: 39.9 %2024: 35.4 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belarus stood at 35.37 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belarus peaked at 48.3 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.37 %, in 2024.

Belarus ranks 47th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Belarus, 2016 to 2024.
Year % Change
2016 47.9 %
2017 48.3 % +0.8%
2018 45.59 % -5.6%
2019 43.08 % -5.5%
2020 45.16 % +4.8%
2021 41.71 % -7.6%
2022 40.97 % -1.8%
2023 39.92 % -2.6%
2024 35.37 % -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 46.22 % 43.08 % 48.3 % 4
2020s 40.63 % 35.37 % 45.16 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belarus?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belarus was 35.37 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 48.3 % in 2017.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 35.37 % in 2024.
How does Belarus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Belarus ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, 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, 1,542 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.