Gender in Belize 208 indicators covering gender for Belize. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 2030 down 1.8% 169th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year 2030 up 13.9% 87th Population 339 2030 up 22.0% 177th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 2030 up 22.0% 177th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year 2030 down 18.7% 70th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 2025 down 2.0% 169th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 2025 down 1.8% 169th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 2025 down 1.4% 169th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 2025 down 1.3% 169th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 2025 down 2.6% 169th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,683 2025 down 2.4% 170th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,305 2025 down 6.1% 171st Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,470 2025 down 6.0% 171st Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,338 2025 down 3.1% 172nd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,504 2025 down 3.0% 172nd Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 3,551 2025 up 0.3% 170th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 3,728 2025 up 0.8% 171st Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.95 2027 up 13.9% 79th Prevalence of obesity, female 53.5% 2024 up 15.8% 10th Prevalence of obesity, male 33.4% 2024 up 23.2% 24th Life expectancy at age 60, female 20.85 years 2024 up 5.7% 123rd Life expectancy at age 60, male 15.59 years 2024 down 6.9% 188th Share of women who are obese 53.5% 2024 up 15.8% 13th Share of women who are overweight or obese 81.0% 2024 up 7.4% 12th Share of overweight men vs. women 66.1% 2024 up 7.7% 51st Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 83.3% 2024 up 4.3% 122nd Share of women who are married or in a union 14.1% 2015 down 17.1% 45th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.2% 101st Population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year 2024 down 32.0% 72nd Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 160.16 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 27.1% 110th Women, Business and the Law Index 82.5 index (0–100) 2023 up 3.9% 82nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 17.5% 81st Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 18.02 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.3% 164th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 8.2% 103rd Labor force, female 72,204 2025 up 23.3% 175th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1707 units per person 2025 up 3.9% 127th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 — 33rd Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.7% 90th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.4% 95th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 15.4% 98th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.3 index 2025 — 3rd Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.41 index 2025 — 5th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year 2025 up 60.4% 2nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 56.6% 2050 down 1.7% 72nd Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 2.89 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.1% 161st Page 1 of 4 Next →