Belize Workforce
• Workforce
- Friendly, well-educated, productive, English speaking citizenry
- Bilingual (English, Spanish)
- The 2010 Population and Housing Census revealed that the population was at 312,698, up from 240,204 in 2000.
- Even with this increase in population, Belize remains one of the least densely populated countries in the Americas.
- Of the country’s total labour force (130,717), 100,537 are employed, with 32.47% of workers in the Belize District (42,443).
- The following table, gives a clearer picture of the country’s labour force. See Statistics for further break downs or visit the website of the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) at www.statisticsbelize.gov.bz Visit site
Employed Population by Sex, Category of Worker and District, 2010p
|
TOTAL |
|
Corozal |
Orange Walk |
Belize |
Cayo |
Stann Creek |
Toledo |
2010 |
2000 |
| Total |
12,203 |
13,376 |
31,380 |
21,575 |
10,295 |
7,998 |
96,827 |
71,208 |
| Own business / self-employed with paid help |
1,058 |
1,285 |
2,513 |
1,737 |
770 |
462 |
7,825 |
3,966 |
| Own business / self-employed without paid help |
2,340 |
2,107 |
4,649 |
3,645 |
1,260 |
2,623 |
16,624 |
12,205 |
| Paid employee – government |
1,028 |
1,150 |
4,354 |
2,942 |
1,017 |
916 |
11,407 |
10,434 |
| Paid employee – quasi government |
258 |
271 |
1,180 |
790 |
154 |
189 |
2,842 |
n.a. |
| Paid employee – other private/NGO |
7,054 |
7,910 |
18,202 |
11,577 |
6,832 |
3,190 |
54,765 |
40,906 |
| Paid employee – international organization/embassy |
406 |
598 |
267 |
621 |
230 |
606 |
2,728 |
n.a. |
| Unpaid family worker |
29 |
42 |
172 |
235 |
29 |
11 |
518 |
3,476 |
| DK / NS |
30 |
13 |
43 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
118 |
221 |
Source: 2010 Population & Housing Census Belize
Statistical Institute of Belize, March 2012
• Work Permits
- Travellers must have a valid passport and an onward plane ticket for a 30-day Visitor’s Visa to be issued.
- Citizens from the U.S.A., British Commonwealth (except India), Mexico, CARICOM, Costa Rica, Austria, or nationals of a member state of the European Union do not require a visa; all other countries require a visa.
- Any Belizean Embassy or Consulate can issue a visa at the cost of US$50.00 for single entry valid for 3 months or US$100.00 for multiple entries valid up to twelve months.
