Belize Population 2024 (Live)

414,891

Belize is currently growing at a rate of 2.5% a year. By 2020, the population of Belize is expected to reach about 390,000 from today's 347,000. By 2100, the population is projected to be nearly 700,000.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
22,810
The current population of Belize is 414,891 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 416,656.

Belize Growth Rate

Belize Population 2024 (Live)

Belize Population Clock

Belize Population (as of 3/11/2024)414,891
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)416,656
Births per Day20
Deaths per Day6
Migrations per Day2
Net Change per Day16
Population Change Since Jan. 11,136

Components of Population Change

One birth every 72 minutes
One death every 240 minutes
One immigrant every 720 minutes
Net gain of one person every 90 minutes

Belize Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Belize City61,461
San Ignacio16,812
Orange Walk15,298
Belmopan13,381
Dangriga10,750
Corozal9,871
San Pedro8,418
Benque Viejo el Carmen7,092
Punta Gorda5,205

Belize Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024416,6561.38%18177201
2023410,8251.46%18178201
2020394,9211.5%17179201
2019389,0951.84%17179200
2018382,0661.97%17179200
2017374,6932.01%16180200
2015359,8712.24%16180201
2010322,1062.81%14180202
2005280,3753.12%12181204
2000240,4063.38%11183203
1995203,5562.2%9183206
1990182,5892.24%8182205
1985163,4362.4%7183206
1980145,1332.1%6185206
1975130,8011.59%6185205
1970120,9052.89%5182204
1965104,8382.78%5181206
196091,4032.71%4182204
195579,9862.96%4182204

Belize Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
2024416,6561.38%18177201
2025422,4401.36%19177201
2030450,4281.29%20177200
2035476,5951.14%21177200
2040500,3120.98%22177200
2045521,0050.81%23178200
2050538,8380.68%24177197
2055553,6640.54%24178197
2060565,4990.42%25177197
2065574,3930.31%25176196
2070580,2500.2%25176196
2075583,1200.1%26176197
2080583,0830%26176195
2085580,487-0.09%25176195
2090575,826-0.16%25176195
2095569,783-0.21%25176195

Belize Population by Year (Projections)

Belize Population Pyramid 2024

Belize Median Age

23.9

Total

23

Male

24.8

Female

Belize Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Belize.

Census Years

Year
Date
20202020
201021 November 2010
200012 May 2000
199112 May 1991

Belize Population Pyramid

Belize is located on the eastern coast of Central America where it's bordered by Mexico and Guatemala. Belize is the only country in Central America with English as the official language. With 8,800 square miles of land, this gives Belize a population density of about 45.4 persons per square mile. This is the lowest density in Latin America, and one of the lowest in the world.

The largest city in Belize is Belize City, which has a population of 57,000. The capital, Belmopan, has a population of 16,500.

Belize Demographics

The demographics of Belize have been heavily influenced by colonization, slavery and immigration, and the country has many ethnic groups, languages and cultures combined. The Maya have inhabited the region since the second millennium BC, although much of this population has been wiped out. There are now three Maya groups in Belize: the Mopan who are indigenous to the area and returned from Guatemala in the 19th century after evading slavery), the Yucatec (who came from Mexico to escape the Caste War) and the Q'eqchi (who fled from slavery in Guatemala).

Belizean Creoles, or Kriols, account for 21% of the population but almost 75% of the country's diaspora. They are descendants of the Baymen slave owners and slaves brought to the region for logging.

Mestizos account for 50% of the country's population. Mestizos were originally a mix of Maya and Spanish. The Garinagu, who are a mix of West/Central African, Arawak and Island Carib, account for 4.5% of the population.

There are also large communities of Asians, East Indians and expatriate Americans and Africans residing in Belize. Many Creoles and other ethnic groups of Belize have emigrated to the United States and the United Kingdom for more opportunities. It's estimated that there are 160,000 Belizeans in the United States.

Belize Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
22,966
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$3.22
GDP (UN '22)
$2.83 Bn

Belize - General Info

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