Belarus - Labor force participation rate

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1989 53.90
1999 40.92
2009 42.70
2020 43.29

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 44.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 47.38 in 2017, while its lowest value was 39.58 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 39.58
1991 39.67
1992 40.57
1993 41.27
1994 42.32
1995 43.22
1996 42.96
1997 42.02
1998 41.28
1999 40.95
2000 41.28
2001 41.61
2002 41.95
2003 42.28
2004 42.60
2005 42.91
2006 43.22
2007 43.52
2008 43.81
2009 44.09
2010 44.36
2011 44.63
2012 44.89
2013 45.15
2014 45.41
2015 45.68
2016 45.96
2017 47.38
2018 45.04
2019 44.91
2020 44.30

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1989 54.11
1999 48.42
2009 53.50
2020 46.15

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 46.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 50.25 in 1995, while its lowest value was 46.82 in 2020.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 47.43
1991 47.50
1992 48.23
1993 48.79
1994 49.59
1995 50.25
1996 50.08
1997 49.41
1998 48.87
1999 48.63
2000 48.80
2001 48.97
2002 49.15
2003 49.32
2004 49.47
2005 49.60
2006 49.72
2007 49.83
2008 49.91
2009 49.98
2010 50.04
2011 50.06
2012 50.06
2013 50.06
2014 50.06
2015 50.07
2016 50.10
2017 48.60
2018 48.06
2019 47.47
2020 46.82

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1989 54.01
1999 44.74
2009 48.20
2020 44.76

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 45.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 48.09 in 2016, while its lowest value was 43.49 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.49
1991 43.58
1992 44.40
1993 45.04
1994 45.97
1995 46.76
1996 46.55
1997 45.75
1998 45.12
1999 44.85
2000 45.11
2001 45.36
2002 45.62
2003 45.87
2004 46.11
2005 46.33
2006 46.54
2007 46.75
2008 46.94
2009 47.11
2010 47.28
2011 47.42
2012 47.55
2013 47.67
2014 47.80
2015 47.94
2016 48.09
2017 48.01
2018 46.59
2019 46.23
2020 45.60

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 74.25 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 74.56 in 2016, while its lowest value was 63.84 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 63.84
1991 63.97
1992 64.42
1993 64.88
1994 65.60
1995 66.34
1996 66.39
1997 66.05
1998 65.90
1999 65.99
2000 66.70
2001 67.49
2002 68.29
2003 69.08
2004 69.78
2005 70.36
2006 70.82
2007 71.19
2008 71.51
2009 71.83
2010 72.18
2011 72.59
2012 73.03
2013 73.47
2014 73.89
2015 74.26
2016 74.56
2017 74.55
2018 74.40
2019 74.25

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 82.11 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 82.24 in 2018, while its lowest value was 73.30 in 1991.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 73.31
1991 73.30
1992 73.83
1993 74.35
1994 75.10
1995 75.72
1996 75.48
1997 74.70
1998 74.09
1999 73.82
2000 74.08
2001 74.47
2002 74.96
2003 75.49
2004 75.98
2005 76.41
2006 76.75
2007 77.07
2008 77.40
2009 77.76
2010 78.15
2011 78.61
2012 79.09
2013 79.57
2014 79.98
2015 80.30
2016 80.56
2017 81.14
2018 82.24
2019 82.11

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 78.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 78.20 in 2018, while its lowest value was 68.40 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 68.40
1991 68.47
1992 68.96
1993 69.45
1994 70.19
1995 70.87
1996 70.79
1997 70.23
1998 69.86
1999 69.78
2000 70.28
2001 70.88
2002 71.53
2003 72.19
2004 72.79
2005 73.30
2006 73.70
2007 74.04
2008 74.36
2009 74.69
2010 75.06
2011 75.50
2012 75.96
2013 76.41
2014 76.83
2015 77.18
2016 77.46
2017 77.74
2018 78.20
2019 78.06

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Belarus was 65.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 85.50 in 2015, while its lowest value was 46.00 in 1997.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1970 46.62
1989 61.31
1997 46.00
1999 52.74
2006 53.30
2007 53.55
2008 54.92
2009 55.20
2015 85.50
2016 66.90
2017 67.10
2018 66.20
2019 66.30
2020 65.68

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 57.31 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 58.77 in 2016, while its lowest value was 52.03 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 52.03
1991 52.09
1992 52.63
1993 53.10
1994 53.88
1995 54.61
1996 54.39
1997 53.63
1998 53.09
1999 52.87
2000 53.21
2001 53.56
2002 53.91
2003 54.26
2004 54.61
2005 54.97
2006 55.32
2007 55.67
2008 56.02
2009 56.37
2010 56.71
2011 57.06
2012 57.40
2013 57.75
2014 58.09
2015 58.43
2016 58.77
2017 58.58
2018 58.16
2019 58.28
2020 57.73
2021 57.31

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in Belarus was 87.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 108.37 in 2015, while its lowest value was 80.23 in 2009.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Labor data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1970 91.20
1989 80.28
1997 100.44
1999 80.32
2006 94.12
2007 93.59
2008 94.56
2009 80.23
2015 108.37
2016 88.96
2017 88.41
2018 86.99
2019 87.81
2020 87.04

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 80.28 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 82.70 in 2016, while its lowest value was 80.00 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 80.00
1991 80.03
1992 80.30
1993 80.55
1994 80.97
1995 81.39
1996 81.27
1997 80.84
1998 80.55
1999 80.44
2000 80.57
2001 80.70
2002 80.84
2003 80.97
2004 81.10
2005 81.24
2006 81.37
2007 81.50
2008 81.64
2009 81.77
2010 81.91
2011 82.04
2012 82.17
2013 82.31
2014 82.44
2015 82.57
2016 82.70
2017 82.03
2018 80.63
2019 81.40
2020 80.64
2021 80.28

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Belarus was 75.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 78.90 in 2015, while its lowest value was 45.80 in 1997.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1970 51.12
1989 76.37
1997 45.80
1999 65.66
2006 56.63
2007 57.22
2008 58.08
2009 68.80
2015 78.90
2016 75.20
2017 75.90
2018 76.10
2019 75.50
2020 75.46

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 71.39 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 72.13 in 2018, while its lowest value was 65.04 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 65.04
1991 65.09
1992 65.55
1993 65.93
1994 66.54
1995 67.09
1996 66.92
1997 66.34
1998 65.91
1999 65.73
2000 66.04
2001 66.37
2002 66.69
2003 67.02
2004 67.34
2005 67.66
2006 67.98
2007 68.30
2008 68.62
2009 68.93
2010 69.24
2011 69.55
2012 69.86
2013 70.16
2014 70.46
2015 70.76
2016 71.06
2017 71.41
2018 72.13
2019 71.59
2020 71.59
2021 71.39

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Belarus was 70.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 82.10 in 2015, while its lowest value was 45.90 in 1997.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1970 48.69
1989 68.17
1997 45.90
1999 58.67
2006 54.83
2007 55.24
2008 56.37
2009 61.40
2015 82.10
2016 70.80
2017 71.30
2018 70.90
2019 70.70
2020 70.30

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in Belarus was 63.73 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 64.53 in 2018, while its lowest value was 57.97 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 57.97
1991 58.03
1992 58.54
1993 58.97
1994 59.67
1995 60.32
1996 60.13
1997 59.45
1998 58.97
1999 58.77
2000 59.11
2001 59.44
2002 59.78
2003 60.11
2004 60.45
2005 60.78
2006 61.11
2007 61.44
2008 61.77
2009 62.10
2010 62.43
2011 62.76
2012 63.08
2013 63.41
2014 63.73
2015 64.05
2016 64.37
2017 64.43
2018 64.53
2019 64.35
2020 64.05
2021 63.73

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure