Belize Population

Population now

429,129

World: 170th
Central America: 7th

Male:	213,064	(49.62 %)
Female:	216,064	(50.38 %)

Births in 2024:	10,331
Deaths in 2024:	2,687

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	72.37 years
Female:	78.47 years
Total:	75.32 years
Median Age:	25.94 years

Birth Rate:	19.11
Death Rate:	4.97
Growth Rate:	2.85 %
Fertility Rate:	2.16

Population Data Graphs

Total population
Birth & Death rate
Life expectancy
Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Belize Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	92k	45k	47k	0.98	3.02%	44.97	11.18	6.50	59.98	58.66	61.33	16.79	54.03%	4.01
1961	95k	47k	48k	0.98	3.09%	44.38	10.86	6.48	60.53	59.22	61.87	16.41	53.72%	4.12
1962	97k	48k	49k	0.98	3.16%	43.86	10.54	6.46	61.09	59.81	62.40	16.13	53.41%	4.24
1963	100k	50k	51k	0.98	3.25%	43.41	10.22	6.44	61.66	60.41	62.95	15.89	53.10%	4.36
1964	103k	51k	52k	0.98	3.35%	43.02	9.90	6.42	62.24	61.02	63.49	15.70	52.79%	4.49
1965	106k	53k	54k	0.98	3.45%	42.69	9.59	6.40	62.82	61.63	64.04	15.54	52.48%	4.62
1966	109k	54k	55k	0.98	3.56%	42.43	9.30	6.38	63.40	62.24	64.59	15.45	52.17%	4.76
1967	113k	56k	57k	0.98	3.68%	42.23	9.02	6.36	63.97	62.83	65.14	15.38	51.86%	4.91
1968	116k	58k	58k	0.98	3.80%	42.08	8.76	6.34	64.53	63.40	65.68	15.32	51.55%	5.05
1969	119k	59k	60k	0.99	3.92%	41.98	8.53	6.32	65.06	63.93	66.21	15.30	51.24%	5.19
1970	122k	61k	62k	0.99	4.04%	41.93	8.32	6.30	65.57	64.42	66.73	15.33	50.96%	5.32
1971	125k	62k	63k	0.99	4.15%	41.94	8.14	6.29	66.05	64.86	67.25	15.20	50.81%	5.43
1972	127k	63k	64k	0.99	4.26%	42.01	7.98	6.28	66.50	65.26	67.77	15.10	50.65%	5.54
1973	129k	64k	65k	0.99	4.38%	42.12	7.83	6.29	66.94	65.62	68.27	15.02	50.49%	5.63
1974	131k	65k	66k	0.99	4.50%	42.24	7.68	6.29	67.35	65.94	68.77	14.98	50.33%	5.72
1975	133k	66k	67k	0.99	4.62%	42.34	7.53	6.28	67.75	66.25	69.26	14.97	50.17%	5.80
1976	135k	68k	68k	1	4.74%	42.37	7.38	6.25	68.14	66.55	69.74	15.02	50.01%	5.88
1977	137k	69k	68k	1	4.87%	42.30	7.21	6.20	68.51	66.84	70.19	15.11	49.85%	5.96
1978	139k	70k	69k	1.01	5.00%	42.11	7.02	6.11	68.87	67.15	70.63	15.22	49.70%	6.05
1979	141k	71k	70k	1.02	5.12%	41.79	6.83	5.99	69.23	67.46	71.05	15.32	49.54%	6.15
1980	144k	73k	71k	1.02	5.25%	41.37	6.62	5.85	69.58	67.78	71.44	15.38	49.37%	6.28
1981	148k	74k	73k	1.02	5.37%	40.85	6.41	5.68	69.92	68.11	71.82	15.60	49.18%	6.43
1982	151k	76k	75k	1.02	5.50%	40.29	6.20	5.51	70.26	68.44	72.19	15.76	48.99%	6.60
1983	156k	79k	77k	1.02	5.62%	39.71	6.00	5.34	70.58	68.74	72.53	15.90	48.80%	6.78
1984	160k	81k	80k	1.02	5.74%	39.14	5.81	5.17	70.87	69.01	72.85	16.04	48.61%	6.98
1985	165k	83k	82k	1.02	5.82%	38.59	5.66	5.02	71.11	69.23	73.13	16.22	48.42%	7.18
1986	170k	85k	84k	1.02	5.87%	38.05	5.54	4.89	71.29	69.37	73.36	16.32	48.23%	7.38
1987	174k	88k	86k	1.02	5.88%	37.51	5.45	4.77	71.41	69.43	73.53	16.46	48.04%	7.59
1988	179k	90k	89k	1.02	5.85%	36.97	5.40	4.67	71.44	69.41	73.62	16.62	47.85%	7.80
1989	183k	93k	91k	1.02	5.76%	36.42	5.39	4.58	71.39	69.30	73.65	16.78	47.66%	7.99
1990	188k	95k	93k	1.02	5.63%	35.86	5.41	4.51	71.24	69.09	73.58	16.92	47.47%	8.17
1991	191k	96k	95k	1.02	5.45%	35.28	5.47	4.44	71.00	68.77	73.42	17.07	47.27%	8.32
1992	194k	98k	96k	1.02	5.23%	34.68	5.57	4.36	70.66	68.37	73.17	17.19	47.06%	8.46
1993	198k	100k	98k	1.02	4.99%	34.06	5.69	4.29	70.27	67.91	72.86	17.28	46.85%	8.61
1994	202k	102k	100k	1.02	4.74%	33.43	5.82	4.20	69.85	67.43	72.52	17.37	46.64%	8.78
1995	207k	104k	103k	1.01	4.52%	32.79	5.94	4.11	69.44	66.97	72.18	17.43	46.43%	9.01
1996	214k	108k	106k	1.01	4.34%	32.17	6.02	4.01	69.10	66.59	71.90	17.57	46.21%	9.30
1997	222k	112k	110k	1.01	4.22%	31.57	6.05	3.91	68.86	66.31	71.70	17.74	46.00%	9.65
1998	230k	116k	114k	1.01	4.14%	30.99	6.03	3.81	68.73	66.15	71.61	17.90	45.79%	10.03
1999	239k	120k	119k	1.01	4.11%	30.43	5.95	3.70	68.73	66.13	71.64	18.04	45.58%	10.41
2000	247k	125k	123k	1.01	4.12%	29.87	5.83	3.60	68.85	66.23	71.76	18.20	45.40%	10.77
2001	255k	128k	127k	1.01	4.17%	29.27	5.66	3.50	69.04	66.40	71.97	18.37	45.38%	11.11
2002	262k	132k	130k	1.01	4.22%	28.62	5.48	3.39	69.27	66.62	72.20	18.57	45.36%	11.43
2003	269k	136k	134k	1.01	4.28%	27.91	5.29	3.29	69.51	66.84	72.45	18.79	45.35%	11.73
2004	277k	139k	137k	1.01	4.30%	27.16	5.12	3.18	69.75	67.06	72.69	19.03	45.33%	12.04
2005	284k	143k	141k	1.01	4.30%	26.39	4.98	3.08	70.00	67.30	72.94	19.28	45.31%	12.36
2006	291k	146k	145k	1.01	4.28%	25.64	4.86	2.98	70.29	67.60	73.20	19.61	45.30%	12.69
2007	299k	150k	149k	1.01	4.24%	24.94	4.76	2.89	70.64	67.99	73.52	19.94	45.28%	13.02
2008	307k	154k	153k	1	4.19%	24.34	4.69	2.82	71.06	68.46	73.88	20.26	45.26%	13.36
2009	315k	158k	157k	1	4.15%	23.83	4.63	2.75	71.54	69.01	74.29	20.60	45.25%	13.70
2010	322k	161k	161k	1	4.09%	23.40	4.60	2.69	72.06	69.59	74.74	20.94	45.23%	14.04
2011	330k	165k	165k	1	4.03%	23.04	4.58	2.64	72.57	70.15	75.22	21.28	45.23%	14.38
2012	338k	169k	169k	1	3.96%	22.72	4.58	2.59	73.04	70.64	75.68	21.60	45.25%	14.72
2013	346k	173k	173k	1	3.88%	22.40	4.59	2.54	73.45	71.01	76.13	21.93	45.28%	15.05
2014	353k	176k	177k	1	3.80%	22.07	4.60	2.49	73.78	71.27	76.54	22.28	45.34%	15.39
2015	361k	180k	181k	1	3.70%	21.73	4.62	2.44	74.03	71.42	76.90	22.66	45.41%	15.72
2016	368k	184k	185k	1	3.60%	21.40	4.65	2.39	74.22	71.50	77.20	22.98	45.50%	16.04
2017	376k	187k	188k	0.99	3.50%	21.08	4.68	2.35	74.37	71.53	77.45	23.33	45.60%	16.36
2018	383k	191k	192k	0.99	3.40%	20.79	4.72	2.31	74.50	71.58	77.67	23.70	45.72%	16.68
2019	390k	194k	196k	0.99	3.31%	20.51	4.76	2.27	74.62	71.65	77.84	24.08	45.87%	17.00
2020	398k	198k	200k	0.99	3.22%	20.25	4.80	2.25	74.75	71.76	77.99	24.48	46.03%	17.31
2021	405k	201k	204k	0.99	3.22%	20.25	4.80	2.25	74.75	71.76	77.99	24.86	46.20%	17.63
2022	412k	205k	207k	0.99	3.22%	20.25	4.80	2.25	74.75	71.76	77.99	25.18	46.40%	17.94
2023	419k	208k	211k	0.99	2.93%	19.39	4.93	2.18	75.18	72.22	78.35	25.73	46.61%	18.24
2024	427k	212k	215k	0.99	2.85%	19.11	4.97	2.16	75.32	72.37	78.47	25.94	46.84%	18.59

Belize Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	434k	215k	219k	0.98	2.76%	18.82	5.01	2.14	75.46	72.52	78.59	26.25	47.09%	18.90
2026	441k	218k	222k	0.98	2.65%	18.48	5.06	2.12	75.61	72.67	78.72	26.69	47.35%	19.20
2027	448k	222k	226k	0.98	2.55%	18.14	5.11	2.10	75.75	72.83	78.85	27.05	47.63%	19.51
2028	454k	225k	229k	0.98	2.46%	17.80	5.15	2.08	75.90	72.98	78.97	27.41	47.93%	19.77
2029	461k	228k	233k	0.98	2.36%	17.46	5.20	2.06	76.04	73.14	79.10	27.75	48.25%	20.07
2030	468k	231k	236k	0.98	2.26%	17.12	5.25	2.04	76.19	73.29	79.23	28.17	48.59%	20.38
2031	474k	234k	240k	0.98	2.17%	16.82	5.31	2.02	76.34	73.45	79.36	28.63	48.94%	20.64
2032	480k	237k	243k	0.98	2.07%	16.51	5.37	2.00	76.48	73.60	79.49	29.00	49.31%	20.90
2033	487k	240k	246k	0.98	1.98%	16.21	5.44	1.99	76.63	73.76	79.61	29.43	49.70%	21.21
2034	493k	243k	250k	0.97	1.89%	15.90	5.50	1.97	76.77	73.91	79.74	29.54	50.11%	21.47
2035	499k	246k	253k	0.97	1.81%	15.60	5.56	1.95	76.92	74.07	79.87	30.13	50.53%	21.73
2036	504k	249k	256k	0.97	1.72%	15.36	5.64	1.94	77.07	74.23	79.99	30.43	50.97%	21.95
2037	510k	251k	259k	0.97	1.64%	15.12	5.72	1.92	77.21	74.39	80.12	30.87	51.41%	22.21
2038	516k	254k	262k	0.97	1.56%	14.87	5.80	1.91	77.36	74.54	80.24	31.12	51.85%	22.47
2039	521k	256k	264k	0.97	1.49%	14.63	5.88	1.89	77.50	74.70	80.37	31.56	52.29%	22.69
2040	526k	259k	267k	0.97	1.41%	14.39	5.96	1.88	77.65	74.86	80.49	32.12	52.73%	22.90
2041	531k	261k	270k	0.97	1.34%	14.20	6.06	1.87	77.79	75.02	80.61	32.31	53.16%	23.12
2042	536k	264k	273k	0.97	1.27%	14.01	6.16	1.86	77.94	75.19	80.73	32.62	53.60%	23.34
2043	541k	266k	275k	0.97	1.21%	13.81	6.25	1.84	78.08	75.35	80.84	32.94	54.04%	23.56
2044	546k	268k	278k	0.96	1.14%	13.62	6.35	1.83	78.23	75.52	80.96	33.25	54.48%	23.77
2045	550k	270k	280k	0.96	1.08%	13.43	6.45	1.82	78.37	75.68	81.08	33.62	54.91%	23.95
2046	555k	272k	282k	0.96	1.02%	13.28	6.56	1.81	78.52	75.85	81.20	33.94	55.35%	24.17
2047	559k	274k	285k	0.96	0.97%	13.12	6.66	1.80	78.66	76.01	81.32	34.19	55.78%	24.34
2048	563k	276k	287k	0.96	0.92%	12.97	6.77	1.80	78.81	76.18	81.43	34.44	56.21%	24.51
2049	567k	278k	289k	0.96	0.86%	12.81	6.87	1.79	78.95	76.34	81.55	34.81	56.65%	24.69
2050	571k	280k	291k	0.96	0.81%	12.66	6.98	1.78	79.10	76.51	81.67	35.31	57.08%	24.86

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