Unemployment Rate in Belarus decreased to 3 percent in 2024 from 3.50 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Belarus averaged 8.08 percent from 1991 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 24.40 percent in 1996 and a record low of 0.60 percent in 1991. source: National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus

Unemployment Rate in Belarus is expected to reach 2.80 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Belarus Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.20 percent in 2026 and 3.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 4164.20 4154.20 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 9.11 9.16 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 2.59 3.30 Thousand Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.00 3.50 percent Dec 2024
Wage Growth 15.55 15.95 percent Dec 2025
Wages 3112.70 2703.70 BYN/Month Dec 2025


Belarus Unemployment Rate
In Belarus, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.00 3.50 24.40 0.60 1991 - 2024 percent Yearly