SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+) in Belize
Belize: SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+) was 0.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Belize is 0.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Belize peaked at 9.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2021.
Belize ranks 89th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+) in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5 | — |
| 2001 | 8.81 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 7.58 | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 7.04 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 6.93 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.65 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 6.46 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 5.72 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 4.75 | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 4.29 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.58 | -16.5% |
| 2013 | 2.85 | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 2.24 | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 1.74 | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 1.23 | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 1.84 | +49.4% |
| 2018 | 0.495 | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 0.146 | -70.5% |
| 2020 | 0.143 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.31, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.813, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -73.0% | 1.84 | 0.495 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.99 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 0.146 | 4.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1072 | 0.1 | 0.143 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 86 Barbados 0.301 compare
- 87 Montenegro 0.291 compare
- 88 Jordan 0.169 compare
- 89 Albania 0.1 compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 0.1 compare
- 89 Belarus 0.1 compare
- 89 Chile 0.1 compare
- 89 China 0.1 compare
- 89 Costa Rica 0.1 compare
- 89 Algeria 0.1 compare
- 89 Iraq 0.1 compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 0.1 compare
- 89 Maldives 0.1 compare
- 89 Mongolia 0.1 compare
- 89 Mauritius 0.1 compare
- 89 Malaysia 0.1 compare
- 89 Paraguay 0.1 compare
- 89 Palestine 0.1 compare
- 89 Thailand 0.1 compare
- 89 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 compare
- 89 Tunisia 0.1 compare
- 89 Turkey 0.1 compare
- 89 Ukraine 0.1 compare
- 89 Uruguay 0.1 compare
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 sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Belize?
- Sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate in Belize was 0.1 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate?
- Belize ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 1.1.1: working poverty rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The series is part of the ILO modelled estimates and is harmonized to account for differences in national data and scope of coverage, collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors. The working poverty rate conveys the percentage of employed persons living in poverty in spite of being employed. Poverty is defined using the international poverty line of US$3 per day in purchasing power parity (PPP). For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.