Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Belarus
Belarus: Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 was 3.38 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Belarus, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belarus stood at 3.38.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belarus peaked at 24.4 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1991.
Belarus ranks 57th of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6 | — |
| 1992 | 3.1 | +416.7% |
| 1993 | 8.5 | +174.2% |
| 1994 | 12.8 | +50.6% |
| 1995 | 17.7 | +38.3% |
| 1996 | 24.4 | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 17.1 | -29.9% |
| 1998 | 14 | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 12.8 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 12.19 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.56 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 10.87 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 10.19 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 9.46 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 8.76 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 8.07 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 7.41 | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 6.73 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 6.1 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.05 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.02 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.96 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.94 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.91 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.88 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 5.84 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5.65 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.76 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 4.17 | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 4.05 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 3.57 | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 3.46 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 3.46 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.38 | -2.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.93, 31% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.38 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +416.7% | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| 1993 | +174.2% | 3.1 | 8.5 |
| 1994 | +50.6% | 8.5 | 12.8 |
| 1995 | +38.3% | 12.8 | 17.7 |
| 1996 | +37.9% | 17.7 | 24.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.33 | 0.6 | 24.4 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.13 | 6.1 | 12.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 | 4.17 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 | 3.38 | 4.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belarus?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Belarus was 3.38 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4 in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1991.
- How does Belarus rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Belarus ranks 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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