Unemployment Rate in Belize decreased to 2 percent in 2025 from 2.50 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Belize averaged 10.47 percent from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 23.30 percent in 2010 and a record low of 2.00 percent in 2025. source: Central Bank of Belize

Unemployment Rate in Belize is expected to reach 2.80 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Belize Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.10 percent in 2027 and 3.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 164.30 164.80 Thousand Dec 2024
Population 0.42 0.41 Million Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 3.45 6.57 Thousand Sep 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.00 2.50 percent Dec 2025


Belize Unemployment Rate
In Belize, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labor force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.00 2.50 23.30 2.00 1993 - 2025 percent Yearly