Belarus - Female Labor Participation 2019

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
58.28% +0.20pp from 2018 Global rank: 54th

Belarus's female labor participation was 58.28% in 2019, increased +0.20pp from 58.08% in 2018. This was the 54th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Madagascar 82.92% -0.1%
2nd Solomon Islands 82.37% 0.0%
3rd Burundi 80.89% -0.2%
4th Tanzania 80.27% 0.0%
5th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.79% 0.0%
6th Mozambique 77.74% -0.1%
7th Cambodia 77.29% 0.6%
8th Nigeria 76.60% 0.3%
9th Benin 74.33% 0.8%
10th Uganda 73.85% 3.0%
11th Angola 72.99% -0.3%
12th Eritrea 72.93% -0.2%
13th Burkina Faso 72.47% -0.4%
14th Liberia 72.08% 0.1%
15th South Sudan 71.68% 0.6%
16th Viet Nam 71.51% -1.9%
17th Iceland 71.46% -0.2%
18th Bahamas, The 71.25% 0.3%
19th Peru 70.04% 0.3%
20th Moldova 68.34% 2.9%
21st Congo, Republic of 66.51% 0.1%
22nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 66.24% 4.2%
23rd Central African Republic 65.36% 0.1%
24th New Zealand 65.31% 0.1%
25th Macao SAR, China 64.71% -0.4%
26th Kazakhstan 64.66% -0.2%
27th St. Lucia 64.31% 0.7%
28th Switzerland 63.08% 0.1%
29th Kenya 62.82% -4.6%
30th Norway 62.64% 0.0%
31st Azerbaijan 62.44% -0.3%
32nd Haiti 61.95% -0.3%
33rd Singapore 61.82% 1.5%
34th Netherlands 61.66% 0.8%
35th Barbados 61.59% -0.1%
36th Sweden 61.32% 0.1%
37th China 61.31% -0.5%
38th Canada 61.25% 0.5%
39th Congo, Democratic Republic of 61.04% -0.4%
40th Timor-Leste 61.03% -1.0%
41st Australia 61.03% 0.7%
42nd Zimbabwe 60.72% 0.2%
43rd Bhutan 60.63% 10.8%
44th Israel 60.62% -0.4%
45th Paraguay 60.26% 1.4%
46th Niger 60.21% -0.6%
47th Cyprus 60.10% 0.8%
48th Ghana 60.06% -2.4%
49th Cameroon 60.04% -2.3%
50th Jamaica 59.84% 2.6%
51st Qatar 59.08% 1.2%
52nd Malawi 59.03% 0.2%
53rd Thailand 58.90% -1.1%
54th Belarus 58.28% 0.3%
55th Lao PDR 58.13% 1.9%
56th Denmark 58.06% 0.7%
57th Botswana 58.04% 0.8%
58th United Kingdom 58.04% 0.9%
59th Mongolia 57.90% 12.0%
60th Estonia 57.34% 0.1%
61st Lithuania 57.23% 1.3%
62nd Belize 57.10% 5.5%
63rd United States 56.87% 0.7%
64th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56.84% 0.9%
65th Guam 56.50% 0.2%
66th Panama 56.35% 3.4%
67th Ireland 56.21% 0.4%
68th Côte d'Ivoire 56.18% -1.2%
69th Guinea-Bissau 56.06% -0.6%
70th Uruguay 56.00% 0.1%
71st Togo 55.87% 0.1%
72nd Germany 55.71% 0.9%
73rd Finland 55.68% 0.0%
74th Austria 55.51% 0.2%
75th Latvia 55.47% -0.3%
76th Namibia 55.32% -0.1%
77th Brazil 55.31% 1.3%
78th Brunei Darussalam 55.06% -4.6%
79th Luxembourg 54.93% 0.2%
80th Russian Federation 54.79% -1.1%
81st Georgia 54.72% -1.8%
82nd Portugal 54.51% 0.3%
83rd Hong Kong SAR, China 54.51% -0.4%
84th Ecuador 54.40% -0.1%
85th United Arab Emirates 54.38% 6.0%
86th Vanuatu 53.95% -0.8%
87th Indonesia 53.95% 1.5%
88th Equatorial Guinea 53.93% 0.0%
89th Korea 53.77% 1.0%
90th Mali 53.39% -4.0%
91st Slovenia 53.38% -0.6%
92nd New Caledonia 53.25% -2.0%
93rd Japan 53.24% 1.7%
94th Albania 52.93% 3.0%
95th Costa Rica 52.73% 8.4%
96th Chile 52.65% 0.4%
97th Dominican Republic 52.54% 4.5%
98th Colombia 52.40% -1.6%
99th Czechia 52.30% -0.5%
100th Zambia 52.17% 0.1%
101st Slovak Republic 52.17% -0.1%
102nd Spain 52.04% 0.3%
103rd Rwanda 51.87% -4.2%
104th Malaysia 51.78% 0.3%
105th Sierra Leone 51.58% 0.3%
106th Hungary 51.34% -0.4%
107th Channel Islands 51.31% 0.0%
108th Trinidad and Tobago 51.03% -0.6%
109th European Union 50.96% 0.3%
110th Armenia 50.80% -5.3%
111th France 50.62% -0.4%
112th Virgin Islands (US) 50.56% -4.4%
113th Cabo Verde 50.41% 3.7%
114th Bulgaria 50.39% 2.5%
115th Argentina 50.00% 1.7%
116th Papua New Guinea 49.96% 0.5%
117th Poland 49.60% -0.5%
118th Malta 49.33% 2.3%
119th Kuwait 49.32% -0.6%
120th French Polynesia 49.22% -0.1%
121st Ukraine 49.21% -0.6%
122nd Belgium 49.10% 0.7%
123rd Lesotho 48.96% -2.8%
124th Nicaragua 48.63% -0.4%
125th South Africa 48.58% 0.1%
126th Chad 48.53% 0.1%
127th Eswatini 47.16% 0.2%
128th Montenegro 46.89% 3.0%
129th Serbia 46.75% 0.8%
130th Philippines 46.57% 2.3%
131st Mauritius 46.42% 1.8%
132nd Myanmar 46.29% -4.4%
133rd Suriname 46.01% 0.3%
134th El Salvador 45.98% 2.3%
135th Mexico 45.57% 3.3%
136th Gambia, The 45.02% 0.5%
137th Croatia 44.78% -0.5%
138th Cuba 44.69% -0.2%
139th Honduras 44.53% -11.0%
140th Kyrgyz Republic 44.04% 0.1%
141st Greece 43.51% 0.3%
142nd Comoros 43.32% 5.3%
143rd Romania 42.96% 0.1%
144th North Macedonia 42.86% 3.8%
145th Tonga 42.65% 0.1%
146th Bahrain 42.52% -1.6%
147th Guinea 42.27% -2.8%
148th Gabon 41.99% 0.2%
149th Guyana 41.35% -6.6%
150th Italy 40.91% 0.3%
151st Maldives 40.76% 0.9%
152nd Uzbekistan 39.89% 0.4%
153rd Bangladesh 39.33% 3.3%
154th Turkmenistan 38.79% -0.4%
155th Fiji 38.53% 0.1%
156th Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.21% -0.5%
157th Samoa 37.47% -4.9%
158th Senegal 37.31% 2.6%
159th Guatemala 37.11% -3.4%
160th Türkiye 34.29% 0.5%
161st Sri Lanka 34.05% 2.9%
162nd Libya 33.99% -0.1%
163rd Puerto Rico (US) 33.29% 0.9%
164th Oman 30.19% -0.6%
165th Lebanon 29.29% 2.9%
166th Tunisia 28.27% 3.2%
167th Nepal 27.54% -0.3%
168th India 26.54% -0.1%
169th Mauritania 26.26% 0.1%
170th Saudi Arabia 24.37% 11.6%
171st São Tomé and Principe 23.25% 0.7%
172nd Pakistan 23.24% 7.7%
173rd Morocco 22.00% -1.0%
174th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.09% 0.2%
175th Tajikistan 20.68% -3.5%
176th Djibouti 18.53% 1.0%
177th Sudan 18.47% -6.3%
178th West Bank and Gaza 18.38% 4.1%
179th Afghanistan 18.30% -7.6%
180th Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.81% -3.1%
181st Egypt, Arab Republic of 15.86% -13.9%
182nd Algeria 14.68% -0.8%
183rd Jordan 13.69% -6.6%
184th Syrian Arab Republic 13.39% 1.9%
185th Iraq 11.58% 1.2%
186th Yemen, Republic of 4.94% -1.0%

FAQ

What was Belarus's female labor participation in 2019?

Belarus's female labor participation in 2019 was 58.28%. This ranked 54th globally.

How did Belarus's female labor participation change in 2019?

Belarus's female labor participation increased by 0.3% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2019?

Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2019 at 82.92%.

What is the female labor participation of Belarus in 2019?

The female labor participation of Belarus in 2019 was 58.28%. This ranked 54th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Belarus's female labor participation?

Belarus's female labor participation went from 58.08% in 2018 to 58.28% in 2019, a 0.3% increase.