Rural population growth in Belize
Belize: Rural population growth was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Belize, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population growth in Belize is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Belize peaked at 3.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
Belize ranks 27th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 24 Uzbekistan 1.8% compare
- 25 Uganda 1.7% compare
- 26 Tanzania 1.7% compare
- 28 Congo 1.7% compare
- 29 Madagascar 1.7% compare
- 30 South Sudan 1.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 58.4% (2025)
- Rural population 247,148 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 254.62 million current US$ (2024)
- Land under cereal production 41,522 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 160,169 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 337.54 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Belize?
- Rural population growth in Belize was 1.7% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for rural population growth?
- Belize ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.