Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belize
Belize: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 9.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belize, 1993–2019
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belize stood at 9.1%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belize peaked at 14.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2017.
Belize ranks 38th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.4% | 9.8% | 14.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.2% | 10.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 14.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belize?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Belize was 9.1% in 2019, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2017.
- How does Belize rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Belize ranks 38th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.