Belize Population (LIVE)

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Belize Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Belize is 421,259 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Belize 2025 population is estimated at 422,924 people at mid-year.
  • Belize population is equivalent to 0.0051% of the total world population.
  • Belize ranks number 176 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Belize is 19 per Km² (48 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 22,810 Km² (8,807 sq. miles).
  • 48.59% of the population is urban (205,478 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Belize is 26.9 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Belize (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Belize
Global
Rank
2025 422,924 1.4% 5,852 360 26.9 2.01 19 48.6% 205,478 0.0051% 8,231,613,070 176
2024 417,072 1.45% 5,966 490 26.4 2.02 18 48.2% 200,862 0.0051% 8,161,972,572 176
2023 411,106 2.08% 8,373 595 25.9 2.01 18 47.8% 196,317 0.0051% 8,091,734,930 176
2022 402,733 1.51% 5,961 5,936 25.5 1.95 18 47.6% 191,851 0.0050% 8,021,407,192 176
2020 390,812 1.86% 6,896 64 24.7 2.04 17 46.9% 183,182 0.0050% 7,887,001,292 178
2015 356,333 2.16% 7,218 1,596 22.7 2.43 16 45.8% 163,139 0.0048% 7,470,491,872 179
2010 320,245 2.74% 8,103 1,639 20.9 2.55 14 45.4% 145,456 0.0046% 7,021,732,148 179
2005 279,731 3.04% 7,786 2,073 19.6 3.17 12 45.9% 128,360 0.0042% 6,586,970,132 180
2000 240,799 3.36% 7,331 1,675 18.6 3.63 11 46.6% 112,275 0.0039% 6,171,702,993 181
1995 204,146 2.2% 4,214 273 17.1 3.88 9 47.1% 96,084 0.0035% 5,758,878,982 182
1990 183,076 2.25% 3,856 −1,763 16.5 4.8 8 48.6% 89,021 0.0034% 5,327,803,110 181
1985 163,796 2.46% 3,747 −1,402 16.5 5 7 48.8% 79,853 0.0034% 4,868,943,465 182
1980 145,062 2.16% 2,935 −1,350 16.1 5.85 6 49.1% 71,175 0.0033% 4,447,606,236 184
1975 130,387 1.55% 1,930 −1,624 15.3 6.28 6 51.3% 66,858 0.0032% 4,070,735,277 184
1970 120,736 2.9% 3,212 −1,297 14.3 6.3 5 51.6% 62,268 0.0033% 3,694,683,794 181
1965 104,675 2.77% 2,671 112 15.1 6.4 5 53.2% 55,692 0.0031% 3,334,533,703 180
1960 91,318 2.72% 2,292 −577 16.8 6.5 4 54.5% 49,741 0.0030% 3,015,470,894 180
1955 79,856 2.94% 2,157 −404 18.1 6.6 4 54.7% 43,673 0.0029% 2,740,213,792 181

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Belize Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Belize
Global
Rank
2030 449,839 1.24% 5,383 160 29.2 1.93 20 51.1% 229,676 0.0052% 8,569,124,911 176
2035 473,132 1.01% 4,659 118 31.6 1.88 21 54.1% 255,936 0.0053% 8,885,210,181 176
2040 491,595 0.77% 3,693 −91 33.9 1.83 22 57.7% 283,460 0.0054% 9,177,190,203 177
2045 505,700 0.57% 2,821 −152 36 1.8 22 61.5% 310,924 0.0054% 9,439,639,668 177
2050 516,627 0.43% 2,185 −43 37.8 1.78 23 65.5% 338,138 0.0053% 9,664,378,587 178

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Belize Demographics

Life Expectancy
73.9 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
8.5

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
10.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Belize Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Belize delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Belize (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.