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Topic 03 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Belarus: Work & Labour
Can people find work, and on what terms?
Belarus is placed joint 8th of 182 countries on work & labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Employment-to-Population Ratio 60.63 (2025); Labour Income Share 54.56 (2025).
Share
Work & Labour
joint8th
of 182 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Belarus on work & labour — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Employment-to-Population Ratio
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
60.63
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)
Higher is better
Belarus: 60.63. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 21.21 (São Tomé and Príncipe) to 86.9 (Qatar); the world median is 57.72.
- World median
- 57.72
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 71.2 Moldova
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 58.68 · Latvia 56.55 · Poland 56.58 · Russia 59.81
Key 3 of 4
Unemployment Rate
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
3.38
Unemployment (% of labour force)
Lower is better
Belarus: 3.38. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.13 (Qatar) to 34.2 (Eswatini); the world median is 5.084.
- World median
- 5.084
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 1.505 Moldova
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 6.731 · Latvia 6.568 · Poland 2.976 · Russia 2.133
Key 4 of 4
Vulnerable Employment
International Labour Organization (ILO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
6.327
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)
Lower is better
Belarus: 6.327. Across the 182 countries in this edition, values run from 0.456 (Qatar) to 90.22 (Chad); the world median is 28.67.
- World median
- 28.67
- Best in Eastern Europe
- 4.931 Russia
- Land neighbours
- Lithuania 10.36 · Latvia 8.615 · Poland 14.98 · Russia 4.931
02Over time
Which way Belarus is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Employment-to-Population Ratio
Employed share of the population aged 15+ (%) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 52.07 in 2000 to 60.63 in 2025; the world median went from 55.86 to 57.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2025 60.63 57.720 2024 61.07 57.694 2023 61.37 58.158 2022 61.75 57.688 2021 61.52 56.066 2020 61.44 55.691 2019 61.58 57.871 2018 61.34 56.911 2017 60.84 56.738 2016 60.62 56.845 2015 60.49 56.788 2014 60.35 56.774 2013 60.15 56.229 2012 59.87 56.289 2011 59.49 56.297 2010 59.02 56.212 2009 58.53 56.255 2008 57.66 57.308 2007 56.82 56.933 2006 56.12 56.685 2005 55.44 56.129 2004 54.83 55.465 2003 54.22 55.630 2002 53.58 55.843 2001 52.88 56.018 2000 52.07 55.861 Labour Income Share
Labour income share of GDP (%) · higher is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus rose from 46.38 in 2004 to 54.56 in 2025; the world median went from 46.01 to 46.23.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2025 54.56 46.230 2024 54.16 46.060 2023 51.77 45.900 2022 50.47 45.615 2021 49.50 45.433 2020 51.72 47.267 2019 51.69 46.277 2018 50.33 46.187 2017 49.84 46.467 2016 49.97 46.798 2015 50.49 46.876 2014 52.20 47.281 2013 53.51 46.887 2012 46.00 46.231 2011 43.34 45.679 2010 50.89 46.024 2009 49.25 47.071 2008 46.79 45.312 2007 48.38 45.246 2006 49.87 45.670 2005 48.15 46.265 2004 46.38 46.012 Unemployment Rate
Unemployment (% of labour force) · lower is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus fell from 12.19 in 2000 to 3.38 in 2025; the world median went from 6.918 to 5.084.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2025 3.380 5.08 2024 3.458 5.15 2023 3.461 5.21 2022 3.574 5.34 2021 3.900 6.04 2020 4.049 6.38 2019 4.165 5.36 2018 4.763 5.35 2017 5.648 5.59 2016 5.844 5.90 2015 5.881 6.41 2014 5.908 6.58 2013 5.942 6.71 2012 5.962 6.79 2011 6.024 6.90 2010 6.052 7.04 2009 6.100 6.67 2008 6.728 5.79 2007 7.410 6.00 2006 8.066 6.50 2005 8.759 7.09 2004 9.463 6.80 2003 10.191 6.95 2002 10.874 6.91 2001 11.561 6.96 2000 12.193 6.92 Vulnerable Employment
Vulnerable employment (% of total employment) · lower is better
BelarusWorld median
Belarus fell from 14.34 in 2000 to 6.327 in 2025; the world median went from 35.67 to 28.67.
Every year’s figures
Year Belarus World median 2025 6.327 28.67 2024 6.487 29.04 2023 6.634 29.33 2022 6.798 29.67 2021 6.852 30.01 2020 6.907 30.54 2019 7.222 29.98 2018 7.360 30.15 2017 7.565 29.93 2016 7.335 29.91 2015 7.325 30.26 2014 7.362 30.47 2013 7.527 31.14 2012 7.740 31.00 2011 8.079 31.41 2010 8.508 32.37 2009 9.025 32.59 2008 9.570 31.76 2007 10.241 33.47 2006 10.916 34.27 2005 11.603 34.66 2004 12.262 35.51 2003 12.888 35.90 2002 13.418 35.96 2001 13.913 35.27 2000 14.340 35.67
03In context
Belarus beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 182 countries on work & labour, never a place within the region.
Belarus and the countries it borders
Standing among all 182; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Employment-to-Population RatioEmployed share of the population aged 15+ (%) | Labour Income ShareLabour income share of GDP (%) | Unemployment RateUnemployment (% of labour force) | Vulnerable EmploymentVulnerable employment (% of total employment) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | =8th | 60.63 | 54.56 | 3.38 | 6.327 |
 Russia | 13th | 59.81 | 48.31 | 2.133 | 4.931 |
 Latvia | 42nd | 56.55 | 66.5 | 6.568 | 8.615 |
 Poland | 47th | 56.58 | 49.59 | 2.976 | 14.98 |
 Lithuania | 48th | 58.68 | 56.77 | 6.731 | 10.36 |
 Ukraine | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Eastern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 182.
Placed either side on work & labour
The countries immediately above and below Belarus in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Belarus is ahead of the world, and behind
27 more statistics filed under work & labour, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median15
Statistics on which Belarus does better than the middle country measured.
Composite Rate of Labour Underutilisation (LU4)ILO · 2024 · world median 12.564.73712.56▲ Improved since 2017
Belarus: 4.737 · world median 12.56 · Composite rate of labour underutilisation, LU4 (% of the extended labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.495 to 49.82; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 76 · derived, 1st = worst.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8850.14.885▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 0.1 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 044.60No earlier reading
Belarus: 44.6 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8120.2941.81No earlier reading
Belarus: 20.29 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 149th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Length of Paid Maternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 9812698▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 126 · world median 98 · Paid maternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 410; higher is better.
Female Share of Senior and Middle ManagementILO · 2024 · world median 35.8641.9835.86▼ Worsened since 2016
Belarus: 41.98 · world median 35.86 · Women in senior and middle management (% of managers). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.226 to 56.69; higher is better.
Position 18th of 86 · derived.
Youth Unemployment RateILO · 2025 · world median 12.839.18312.83▲ Improved since 2015
Belarus: 9.183 · world median 12.83 · Unemployment, ages 15-24 (% of youth labour force). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.457 to 76.77; lower is better.
Position 122nd of 182 · derived, 1st = worst.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.970.945.9No earlier reading
Belarus: 70.9 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Female Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 53.3656.7753.36▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 56.77 · world median 53.36 · Women aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 4.663 to 82.91; higher is better.
Position 66th of 182 · derived.
Labour Productivity per Hour WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 22.1631.5322.16No real change since 2015
Belarus: 31.53 · world median 22.16 · Output per hour worked (constant 2021 international $ at PPP). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.92 to 164.65; higher is better.
Position 68th of 182 · derived.
GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 47,38458,17747,384No real change since 2015
Belarus: 58,177 · world median 47,384 · GDP per person employed (constant 2021 international $). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2,456 to 262,554; higher is better.
Position 68th of 168 · derived.
Firms with a Female Top ManagerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 19.1621.1219.16No earlier reading
Belarus: 21.12 · world median 19.16 · Firms with a female top manager (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.429 to 62.9; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 179 · derived.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7429,3576,742▲ Improved since 2015
Belarus: 9,357 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 66th of 151 · derived.
Human Capital Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 25,23035,43925,230▼ Worsened since 2010
Belarus: 35,439 · world median 25,230 · Human capital per person — present value of future earnings (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 700.38 to 735,422; higher is better.
Position 66th of 151 · derived.
Labour Force Participation RateILO · 2025 · world median 61.6662.7561.66▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 62.75 · world median 61.66 · Population aged 15+ in the labour force (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.34 to 87.01; higher is better.
Position 84th of 182 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Belarus does worse than the middle country measured.
Firms Offering Formal TrainingWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 32.0731.5232.07No earlier reading
Belarus: 31.52 · world median 32.07 · Firms offering formal training to permanent full-time workers (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.42 to 79.12; higher is better.
Fatal Occupational InjuriesILO · 2023 · world median 2.0052.6842.005▼ Worsened since 2013
Belarus: 2.684 · world median 2.005 · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.12 to 8.409; lower is better.
Labour Inspectors per 10,000 Employed PersonsILO · 2024 · world median 0.5750.410.575No earlier reading
Belarus: 0.41 · world median 0.575 · Labour inspectors per 10,000 employed persons. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 3.89; higher is better.
Length of Paid Paternity LeaveWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 303▼ Worsened since 2015
Belarus: 0 · world median 3 · Paid paternity leave set in law (calendar days). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 196; higher is better.
Compliance with Labour RightsILO · 2024 · world median 1.619.921.61No real change since 2015
Belarus: 9.92 · world median 1.61 · Compliance with freedom of association and collective bargaining rights (0 = best, 10 = worst). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 10; lower is better.
Youth Not in Education, Employment or TrainingILO · 2024 · world median 14.3165.7314.31▼ Worsened since 2016
Belarus: 65.73 · world median 14.31 · Youth not in education, employment or training (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.975 to 65.73; lower is better.
Position 1st of 97 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Employment in IndustryILO · 2025 · world median 18.8831.0618.88Moved since 2015
Belarus: 31.06 · world median 18.88 · Employment in industry (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 3.103 to 39.44.
Position 16th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95765.7657.95Moved since 2016
Belarus: 765.7 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Employment in ServicesILO · 2025 · world median 59.5159.4659.51No real change since 2015
Belarus: 59.46 · world median 59.51 · Employment in services (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.56 to 92.17.
Position 92nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.389.47814.38Moved since 2015
Belarus: 9.478 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 108th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.893638.89Moved since 2015
Belarus: 36 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 123rd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Self-Employment RateILO · 2025 · world median 31.846.83331.84No real change since 2015
Belarus: 6.833 · world median 31.84 · Self-employed (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.832 to 91.56.
Position 172nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Belarus
Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees (last 2022) and Trade Union Density. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Work & Labour among Belarus’s 15 topics
Work & Labour is Belarus’s 2nd best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality1st of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 8th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience15th of 1933/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 34th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge35th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 49th of 1763/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital57th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology65th of 1984/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture75th of 1843/4 keys
- Energyjoint 106th of 1652/3 keys
- Gender & Equality119th of 1833/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions153rd of 1944/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability153rd of 1864/4 keys
- Peace & Security146th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties189th of 1984/4 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on work & labour
The three countries placed highest of 182, and the leaders Belarus can most readily be measured against.
1
IcelandNorthern Europe
1st of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
South KoreaEastern Asia
3rd of 182 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Iceland1st4/4 keysHighest in Eastern Europe
Belarus=8th4/4 keys
Positions out of 182 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Belarus and work & labour
On work & labour
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Highest Average Salaries in 2024
The ten highest-paying countries of 2024, their bars coloured by continent, and six more added for comparison — from Australia in 13th place to India in 85th.
On work & labour
Countries With The Lowest Average Salaries in 2024
The bottom ten of 196 countries, and six more added for comparison. Niger, Madagascar and Liberia are all published at US$47 a month and still carry three different ranks.
08Questions
Belarus on work & labour: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Belarus rank on work & labour?
Belarus is placed joint 8th of 182 countries on Work & Labour in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Employment-to-Population Ratio, Labour Income Share, Unemployment Rate and Vulnerable Employment). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Employment-to-Population Ratio figure for Belarus?
60.63 in 2025 (employed share of the population aged 15+ (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 57.72.
What is the latest Labour Income Share figure for Belarus?
54.56 in 2025 (labour income share of GDP (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 46.23.
How does Belarus compare with Russia on work & labour?
Russia is placed 13th of 182, and Belarus joint 8th. Employment-to-Population Ratio: Russia 59.81, Belarus 60.63; Labour Income Share: Russia 48.31, Belarus 54.56; Unemployment Rate: Russia 2.133, Belarus 3.38; Vulnerable Employment: Russia 4.931, Belarus 6.327.
How have Belarus’s work & labour figures changed?
Employment-to-Population Ratio rose from 52.07 in 2000 to 60.63 in 2025; Labour Income Share rose from 46.38 in 2004 to 54.56 in 2025; Unemployment Rate fell from 12.19 in 2000 to 3.38 in 2025; Vulnerable Employment fell from 14.34 in 2000 to 6.327 in 2025.
Which work & labour statistics are missing for Belarus?
No current reading is published for Belarus on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Gini Index of Monthly Earnings, Informal Employment Rate, Low Pay Rate, Public Sector Employment, Share of Temporary Employees and Trade Union Density. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Wages in money terms are not a key here, because pay figures are hard to compare fairly across countries with very different prices. Labour productivity, working hours, youth unemployment and the balance between farming, industry and services are published on this page as context. The size and growth of the wider economy belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Work & Labour standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The work & labour method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Employment-to-Population Ratio — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Labour Income Share — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment Rate — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Vulnerable Employment — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
The other 27 statistics on this page come from 2 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Belarus’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Belarus (banner) — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Iceland — Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- South Korea — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Belarus: Work & Labour — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/belarus/work