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
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Belarus, 2016–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.22 % | 43.08 % | 48.3 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 40.63 % | 35.37 % | 45.16 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 44 Slovenia 36.88 % compare
- 45 Luxembourg 36.55 % compare
- 46 Palestine, State of 36.19 % compare
- 48 Hungary 35.3 % compare
- 49 Ukraine 34.99 % compare
- 50 Brunei Darussalam 34.4 % compare
- 50 North Macedonia 34.4 % compare
More economy & growth data for Belarus
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 58.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0744 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 764.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 22.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,943 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.5801 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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.