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

Belarus: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 72.14 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
72.14 %
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 79 countries
All-time high
75.12 %
in 2018
All-time low
72.14 %
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024

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

0204060802016202020242016: 73.3 %2017: 74.7 %2018: 75.1 %2019: 74.5 %2020: 74.8 %2021: 73.8 %2022: 73.9 %2023: 72.9 %2024: 72.1 %

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

Analysis

Belarus recorded 72.14 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Belarus peaked at 75.12 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.14 %, in 2024.

Belarus ranks 31st 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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Belarus, 2016 to 2024.
Year % Change
2016 73.33 %
2017 74.66 % +1.8%
2018 75.12 % +0.6%
2019 74.48 % -0.9%
2020 74.8 % +0.4%
2021 73.77 % -1.4%
2022 73.93 % +0.2%
2023 72.92 % -1.4%
2024 72.14 % -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.4 % 73.33 % 75.12 % 4
2020s 73.51 % 72.14 % 74.8 % 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 72.14 % 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 75.12 % in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 72.14 % in 2024.
How does Belarus rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Belarus ranks 31st 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 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 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.