Population in Belize

240 indicators covering population for Belize.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population aged 25-64 years 209.46 thousands 2025 up 37.6% 177th
General government total expenditure 1.80 billion current LCU 2025 up 47.2% 168th
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 11.0% 2024 down 35.3% 82nd
Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 93.3% 2024 up 3.0% 99th
Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 93.3% 2024 up 3.0% 99th
Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 84.3% 2024 up 0.4% 161st
Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 92.7% 2024 up 0.2% 155th
Share of people practicing open defecation 0.6% 2022 down 69.5% 90th
Population growth 1.4% 2024 down 31.8% 75th
Rural population 53.2% 2024 down 2.7% 59th
DEC alternative conversion factor 2 LCU per US$ 2024 unchanged 144th
Official exchange rate 2 LCU per US$, period average 2024 unchanged 145th
GDP 7.03 billion current LCU 2024 up 64.4% 183rd
GDP per capita 16,859 current LCU 2024 up 37.6% 186th
GDP 3.52 billion current US$ 2024 up 64.4% 176th
GDP per capita 8,430 current US$ 2024 up 37.6% 108th
GDP 5.54 billion constant LCU 2024 up 29.6% 180th
GDP deflator 126.9 base year varies by country 2024 up 26.9% 116th
GDP growth 8.2% 2024 up 102.2% 11th
GDP at market prices 2.76 billion constant 2010 US$ 2024 up 29.6% 175th
GNI 6.77 billion current LCU 2024 up 69.3% 181st
GNI per capita 16,236 current LCU 2024 up 41.6% 181st
GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,640 current US$ 2024 up 34.7% 106th
Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 76.4% 2024 down 2.7% 110th
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 94.8 2023 down 1.1% 109th
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 3.7% 2025 down 3.7% 71st
Population growth rate 1.5% 2023 down 31.7% 80th
Population 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 176th
Population: comparison of UN projections 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 176th
Birth rate 18.02 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 18.3% 88th
Number of births, by world region 7,410 births 2023 down 1.7% 172nd
Annual change in population 8,371 people 2023 up 16.0% 140th
Population 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 177th
Number of children under 15, by world region 110,968 people 2023 down 2.3% 173rd
Population by age group 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 176th
Life expectancy by sex 76.49 years 2023 up 2.9% 138th
Total dependency ratio 46.7% 2023 down 21.3% 185th
Youth dependency ratio 39.6% 2023 down 25.3% 96th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 19,911 people 2023 up 45.8% 186th
Population by age group 19,911 people 2023 up 45.8% 186th
Population growth rate with and without migration 1.5% 2023 down 31.7% 80th
Median age vs. births per woman 25.95 years 2023 up 17.9% 157th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 19,911 people 2023 up 45.8% 186th
The global population hockey stick 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 177th
Number of births 7,410 births 2023 down 1.7% 172nd
Population 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 176th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people 110,968 people 2023 down 2.3% 173rd
Population 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 177th
Births, by age of mother 0 births 2023 132nd
Population by age group 35,737 people 2023 down 1.7% 173rd
Share of births by age of mother 14.5% 2023 down 18.1% 47th
Birth rate 18.02 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 18.3% 88th
Birth rate by women's age group 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 23.7% 63rd
Has the population peaked? 411,112 people 2023 up 20.3% 176th
Life expectancy at birth, total 73.57 years 2023 up 3.2% 116th
Fertility rate, total 2.01 births per woman 2023 down 19.7% 102nd
Mortality rate, infant 10.8 per 1,000 live births 2023 down 23.9% 111th
Total population by age 1.3 2023 up 64.3% 183rd
Military personnel as a share of total population 0.5% 2022 up 60.8% 40th
GDP, PPP 5.54 billion constant 2011 international $ 2024 up 29.6% 169th