Belarus - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Belarus was 48.88 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 49.69 in 2016, while its lowest value was 48.65 in 1999.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 48.74
1991 48.74
1992 48.81
1993 48.88
1994 49.00
1995 49.11
1996 49.03
1997 48.86
1998 48.73
1999 48.65
2000 48.66
2001 48.71
2002 48.77
2003 48.84
2004 48.92
2005 49.00
2006 49.08
2007 49.17
2008 49.25
2009 49.32
2010 49.39
2011 49.45
2012 49.50
2013 49.55
2014 49.60
2015 49.64
2016 49.69
2017 49.48
2018 49.04
2019 49.27
2020 49.03
2021 48.88

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Belarus was 4,940,660 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,088,830 in 2016 and a minimum value of 4,552,490 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 4,552,490
1991 4,564,944
1992 4,625,977
1993 4,686,367
1994 4,756,729
1995 4,816,711
1996 4,823,129
1997 4,784,285
1998 4,759,220
1999 4,759,530
2000 4,805,884
2001 4,845,294
2002 4,880,260
2003 4,911,193
2004 4,938,089
2005 4,957,620
2006 4,972,235
2007 4,989,757
2008 5,007,600
2009 5,025,124
2010 5,038,739
2011 5,043,129
2012 5,046,715
2013 5,052,578
2014 5,061,572
2015 5,074,277
2016 5,088,830
2017 5,076,176
2018 5,063,569
2019 5,028,781
2020 4,971,927
2021 4,940,660

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure