Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force

1991 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 8.219 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.672 % for 2022. Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 9.390 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2023, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.310 % in 1998 and a record low of 6.600 % in 2017. Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Belize – Table BZ.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.;International Labour Organization. “ILO Modelled Estimates and Projections database (ILOEST)” ILOSTAT. Accessed February 06, 2024. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.;Weighted average;National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
8.219 2023	8.672 2022	6.600 2017	14.310 1998	%	yearly	1991 - 2023

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Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%)	8.219 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: National Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	43.599 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Belize BZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female ... (%)	4.554 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Empl... (%)	24.102 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employmen... (%)	16.785 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fem... (%)	28.124 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Mal... (%)	53.782 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	41.124 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Femal... (%)	43.812 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	72.987 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	58.375 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Empl... (%)	34.651 2021	yearly	1991 - 2021
Belize BZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employme... (%)	24.324 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	25.390 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emp... (%)	12.810 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	23.619 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	19.573 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emp... (%)	82.636 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	52.279 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	63.642 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Female: % of Female Labour ... (%)	26.184 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth Male: % of Male Labour Forc... (%)	12.072 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Ag... (%)	17.408 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	12.686 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	5.372 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	5.024 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	8.569 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	7.242 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Employment (%)	32.193 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment (%)	32.894 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Self-Employed: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	32.632 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female ... (%)	66.540 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Belize BZ: Wage And Salary Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employ... (%)	67.105 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Wage And Salaried Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employmen... (%)	65.910 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Belize BZ: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Femal... (%)	0.787 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Em... (%)	0.125 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Contributing Family Workers: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employe... (%)	0.373 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2011 PPP (Intl $)	18,398.498 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
Belize BZ: Share of Female Employment in Senior and Middle Management (%)	41.707 2016	yearly	2015 - 2016
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Advance Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	8.517 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Advance Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	5.404 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Advance Education: % of Total Labour Force (%)	7.019 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Basic Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%)	16.984 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Basic Education: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%)	6.091 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force (%)	9.937 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour ... (%)	15.404 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Male: % of Male Labour Forc... (%)	5.459 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: % of Total Labour Force (%)	10.102 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Belize BZ:(GDP) Gross Domestic Productper Person Employed: 2017 PPP (Intl $)	22,373.113 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize GDP per Person Employed: 2021 PPP (Intl $)	30,133.336 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023

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Belize Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	10,768.010 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	7,571.512 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	2.012 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BZD bn)	1.937 2029	yearly	1996 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BZD bn)	4.122 2023	yearly	2001 - 2023
Forecast: Government Revenue (BZD bn)	1.856 2029	yearly	1996 - 2029

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	0.498 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	3.400 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029

Inflation	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	1.207 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	-0.098 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029

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Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Belize BZ: Persistence to Last Grade of Primary: % of Cohort (%)	86.889 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Repeaters: Primary: Female: % of Female Enrollment (%)	5.121 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Belize BZ: Repeaters: Primary: Male: % of Male Enrollment (%)	8.104 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Belize BZ: Repeaters: Primary: % of Total Enrollment (%)	6.680 2018	yearly	1992 - 2018
Belize BZ: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Female: % of Female Teachers (%)	89.753 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Belize BZ: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: Male: % of Male Teachers (%)	82.886 2023	yearly	2000 - 2023
Belize BZ: Trained Teachers in Primary Education: % of Total Teachers (%)	88.607 2023	yearly	2000 - 2023
Belize BZ: Primary Education: Teachers (Person)	2,519.000 2023	yearly	1999 - 2023
Belize BZ: Primary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	76.340 2023	yearly	1999 - 2023
Belize BZ: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: % of Primary School Age Childr... (%)	99.013 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Belize BZ: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Female: % of Primary School Ag... (%)	98.631 2013	yearly	1999 - 2013
Belize BZ: Adjusted Net Enrollment Rate: Primary: Male: % of Primary School Age ... (%)	99.009 2013	yearly	1999 - 2013
Belize BZ: Children Out of School: Primary (Person)	4,353.000 2022	yearly	1999 - 2022
Belize BZ: Children Out of School: Primary: Female (Person)	2,017.000 2022	yearly	1999 - 2022
Belize BZ: Children Out of School: Primary: Male (Person)	2,336.000 2022	yearly	1999 - 2022
Belize BZ: Lower Secondary School Starting Age (Year)	11.000 2023	yearly	1970 - 2023
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Duration (Year)	6.000 2023	yearly	1970 - 2023
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Pupils (Person)	39,418.000 2022	yearly	1980 - 2022
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female (%)	50.586 2018	yearly	1986 - 2018
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: General Pupils (Person)	37,052.000 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female (%)	50.891 2018	yearly	1986 - 2018
Belize BZ: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary (Ratio)	16.723 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils (Person)	3,301.000 2018	yearly	1973 - 2018
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female (%)	47.168 2018	yearly	1973 - 2018
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross (%)	86.992 2022	yearly	1980 - 2022
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Gross (%)	84.277 2023	yearly	1986 - 2023
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Male: % Gross (%)	85.415 2022	yearly	1986 - 2022
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Net (%)	71.149 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Female: % Net (%)	73.353 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Male: % Net (%)	68.983 2018	yearly	1999 - 2018
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary (%)	68.522 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Belize BZ: Progression to Secondary School: Female: % (%)	97.277 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Belize BZ: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % (%)	97.431 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Belize BZ: Progression to Secondary School: % (%)	97.356 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Teachers (Person)	2,498.000 2022	yearly	1999 - 2022
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Teachers: Female (Person)	1,600.000 2022	yearly	1999 - 2022
Belize BZ: Secondary Education: Teachers: % Female (%)	64.051 2022	yearly	1999 - 2022
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Tertiary: % Gross (%)	23.780 2022	yearly	1971 - 2022
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Female: % Gross (%)	30.800 2022	yearly	1971 - 2022
Belize BZ: School Enrollment: Tertiary: Male: % Gross (%)	16.922 2022	yearly	1971 - 2022
Belize BZ: Government Expenditure per Student: Primary: % of(GDP) Gross Domestic... (%)	16.560 2017	yearly	1999 - 2017
Belize BZ: Government Expenditure per Student: Secondary: % of(GDP) Gross Domest... (%)	27.318 2017	yearly	1999 - 2017
Belize BZ: Government Expenditure per Student: Tertiary: % of(GDP) Gross Domesti... (%)	27.317 2017	yearly	2004 - 2017
Belize BZ: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of Government Expenditu... (%)	18.881 2023	yearly	1999 - 2023
Belize BZ: Government Expenditure on Education: Total: % of GDP (%)	5.002 2023	yearly	1999 - 2023
Belize BZ: Proportion of Seats Held by Women in National Parliaments (%)	15.625 2023	yearly	1997 - 2023
Belize BZ: Female Adults with HIV: % of Population Aged 15+ with HIV (%)	46.175 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Belize BZ: Prevalence of HIV: Total: % of Population Aged 15-49 (%)	1.300 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Belize BZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births (Ratio)	10.900 2022	yearly	1967 - 2022
Belize BZ: Improved Water Source: Rural: % of Rural Population with Access (%)	100.00 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Belize BZ: Improved Water Source: Urban: % of Urban Population with Access (%)	98.90 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Belize BZ: Improved Water Source: % of Population with Access (%)	99.50 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Belize BZ: Prevalence of HIV: Female: % Aged 15-24 (%)	0.500 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Belize BZ: Prevalence of HIV: Male: % Aged 15-24 (%)	0.600 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Belize BZ: Immunization: Measles: % of Children Aged 12-23 Months (%)	79.000 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Belize BZ: Hospital Beds: per 1000 People (Number)	1.030 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Belize BZ: Nurses and Midwives: per 1000 People (Ratio)	2.341 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Belize BZ: Physicians: per 1000 People (Ratio)	1.078 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
Belize BZ: Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death: 1 in: Rate Varies by Country (NA)	380.000 2020	yearly	2000 - 2020
Belize BZ: Improved Sanitation Facilities: % of Population with Access (%)	90.50 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Belize BZ: Improved Sanitation Facilities: Rural: % of Rural Population with Acc... (%)	88.20 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Belize BZ: Improved Sanitation Facilities: Urban: % of Urban Population with Acc... (%)	93.50 2015	yearly	1990 - 2015
Belize BZ: Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care (%)	97.200 2016	yearly	1991 - 2016
Belize BZ: ARI Treatment: % of Children Under 5 Taken to a Health Provider (%)	67.400 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Belize BZ: Exclusive Breastfeeding: % of Children under 6 Months (%)	33.165 2016	yearly	1999 - 2016
Belize BZ: Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff: % of Total (%)	94.600 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Belize BZ: Low-Birthweight Babies: % of Births (%)	8.599 2015	yearly	2000 - 2015
Belize BZ: Prevalence of Underweight: Weight for Age: % of Children Under 5 (%)	4.600 2015	yearly	1992 - 2015
Belize BZ: Maternal Mortality Ratio: Modeled Estimate: per 100,000 Live Births (Ratio)	36.000 2017	yearly	2000 - 2017
Belize BZ: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5 (%)	7.300 2015	yearly	2006 - 2015
Belize BZ: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5 (%)	15.000 2015	yearly	2006 - 2015
Belize BZ: Prevalence of Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5 (%)	1.800 2015	yearly	2006 - 2015
Belize BZ: Tuberculosis Treatment Success Rate: % of New Cases (%)	80.000 2021	yearly	2000 - 2021
Belize BZ: Tuberculosis Case Detection Rate: All Forms (%)	69.000 2022	yearly	2000 - 2022
Belize BZ: Incidence of Tuberculosis: per 100,000 People (Ratio)	28.000 2021	yearly	2000 - 2021
Belize BZ: External Resources for Health: % of Total Expenditure on Health (%)	11.37 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure: % of Private Expenditure on Health (%)	69.76 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Health Expenditure per Capita (USD)	278.58 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Health Expenditure: Private: % of GDP (%)	1.91 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Health Expenditure: Public: % of Total Health Expenditure (%)	67.02 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Health Expenditure: Public: % of Government Expenditure (%)	13.81 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Health Expenditure: Public: % of GDP (%)	3.88 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Health Expenditure: Total: % of GDP (%)	5.79 2014	yearly	1995 - 2014
Belize BZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female ... (%)	4.554 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Empl... (%)	24.102 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Agriculture: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employmen... (%)	16.785 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Fem... (%)	28.124 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24: Mal... (%)	53.782 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15-24 (%)	41.124 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Femal... (%)	43.812 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Male (%)	72.987 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%)	58.375 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Belize BZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Empl... (%)	34.651 2021	yearly	1991 - 2021
Belize BZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employme... (%)	24.324 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Vulnerable Employment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	25.390 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emp... (%)	12.810 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	23.619 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment (%)	19.573 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Emp... (%)	82.636 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Belize BZ: Employment In Services: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employm... (%)	52.279 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022

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