Number of people employed in agriculture in Belize
Belize: Number of people employed in agriculture was 27,098 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Belize, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in Belize stood at 27,098 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Belize peaked at 29,117 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15,378 people, in 1991.
Belize ranks 160th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15,378 people | — |
| 1992 | 15,571 people | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 15,710 people | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 15,482 people | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 15,859 people | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 17,443 people | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 19,568 people | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 16,742 people | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 19,728 people | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 19,941 people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 20,086 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 19,587 people | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 19,214 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 18,830 people | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 18,374 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 19,217 people | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 19,903 people | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 20,555 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 21,154 people | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 21,769 people | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 22,396 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 22,930 people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 23,424 people | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24,232 people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 25,927 people | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 27,870 people | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 27,053 people | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 28,331 people | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 29,117 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 24,070 people | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 26,893 people | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 26,519 people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 26,707 people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 26,051 people | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 27,098 people | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,831 people | 15,378 people | 19,728 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 19,686 people | 18,374 people | 21,154 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,305 people | 21,769 people | 29,117 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,223 people | 24,070 people | 27,098 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Belize?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Belize was 27,098 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 29,117 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,378 people in 1991.
- How does Belize rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Belize ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.