Urban population in Belize
Belize: Urban population was 41.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Belize recorded 41.6% for urban population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Belize peaked at 54.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2025.
That places Belize 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.1% | 53.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 52.0% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 47.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.5% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.6% | 42.6% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Belize
- Population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Population, total 422,924 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Urban population 175,776 (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.101 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.7% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 37.3% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 26.8% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 20.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Belize?
- Urban population in Belize was 41.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for urban population?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.