How many people live in Belize right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
430,400
| Today | In 2026 | |
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| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
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2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 177 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0052%
- Median age
- 27.3 years
- Children per woman
- 1.99
- Life expectancy
- 74.1 years
- People per km²
- 19
According to UN estimates, about 430,400 people live in Belize right now. It ranks 177th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Brunei and the Bahamas, and it is home to one in every 19,300 people on the planet.
Every day, about 20 people are born there and about 6 die. More people arrive than leave: net migration adds about 390 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 16 people a day (1.33% a year).
In 1950, about 69,073 people lived there. Today there are 6.2 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2063, at about 528,020, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 516,627 people (20% more than today), and by 2100 about 447,373.
Half of its people are younger than 27 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.99 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 74 years (worldwide, 74). There are 19 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Belize in 2026?
- Belize has about 430,400 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 428,644.
- How many people are born each day in Belize?
- About 20 a day (7,500 a year). About 6 people die each day (2,200 a year).
- Is the population of Belize growing?
- Yes: it grows by 1.33% a year, or about 5,700 people.
- What will the population of Belize be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 516,627, with a peak around 2063 at about 528,020.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Maldives 532,122
- Cape Verde 530,339
- Brunei 470,843
- Bahamas 405,100
- Iceland 403,437
- Guadeloupe 372,014
More countries in the Americas
- United States 349,570,789
- Brazil 213,783,611
- Mexico 133,319,896
- Colombia 54,089,698
- Argentina 46,051,067
- Canada 40,567,078
- Peru 35,027,447
- Venezuela 28,673,198
- Chile 19,971,250
- Guatemala 19,055,601
- Ecuador 18,493,715
- Bolivia 12,801,730
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.