Labor force, female in Belize
Belize: Labor force, female was 72,204 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Belize, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Belize stood at 72,204.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Belize peaked at 77,559 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16,461, in 1990.
Belize ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,461 | — |
| 1991 | 17,246 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 18,096 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 18,747 | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 19,239 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 20,670 | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 22,321 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 24,205 | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 25,949 | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 27,153 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 28,668 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 30,174 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 31,709 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 33,318 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 35,000 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 36,755 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 38,586 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 40,493 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 42,469 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 44,525 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 46,616 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 48,717 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 50,863 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 53,066 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 55,790 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 58,575 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 61,551 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 62,949 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 71,833 | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 77,559 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 57,577 | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 66,347 | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 63,385 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 65,862 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 66,851 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 72,204 | +8.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 72,204 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belize's 72,204 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.32 million, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, female in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.8% | 77,559 | 57,577 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,009 | 16,461 | 27,153 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,170 | 28,668 | 44,525 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,752 | 46,616 | 77,559 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,371 | 57,577 | 72,204 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Belize?
- Labor force, female in Belize was 72,204 in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 77,559 in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,461 in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for labor force, female?
- Belize ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division, published as part of Labor force, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force comprises women ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.