Population · Americas · 2025 data
Belize Population
Belize had a population of 422,924 in 2025, ranking #174 of 216 countries and territories (0.01% of the world). The population grew by 18.7% over the past ten years.
Population of Belize, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 422,924 | +1.40% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | +1.45% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | +2.08% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | +1.87% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | +1.16% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | +1.29% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | +1.47% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | +1.88% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | +2.33% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | +2.35% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | +2.12% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | +2.14% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | +2.16% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | +2.17% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | +2.20% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | +2.44% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | +2.71% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | +2.79% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | +2.86% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | +2.91% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | +2.96% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | +3.00% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | +3.04% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | +3.07% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | +3.15% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | +3.32% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | +3.50% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | +3.55% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | +3.39% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | +3.02% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | +2.54% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | +2.15% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | +2.05% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | +2.11% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | +2.17% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | +2.22% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | +2.24% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | +2.24% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | +2.26% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | +2.29% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | +2.34% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | +2.40% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | +2.46% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | +2.53% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | +2.57% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | +2.39% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | +2.14% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | +2.08% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | +2.09% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | +2.08% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | +1.72% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | +1.38% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | +1.42% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | +1.52% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | +1.71% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | +2.28% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | +2.90% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | +3.09% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | +3.12% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | +3.09% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | +3.02% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | +2.94% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | +2.77% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | +2.57% |
| 1961 | 93,632 | +2.53% |
| 1960 | 91,318 | — |
Demographics of Belize
Ethnic groups
Mestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, White 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3% (2010 est.)
Languages
English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5% (2010 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Church of Jesus Christ, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 46.6% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).