Belize vs Dominican Republic: Birth rate
Belize
18.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic
17.93 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belize rank
88th
Dominican Republic rank
90th
Birth rate over time
- Belize
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Belize currently reports 18.02 births per 1,000 people against 17.93 births per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.09 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Belize ranks 88th and Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Dominican Republic in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.83 births per 1,000 people | 53.75 births per 1,000 people | 4.91 births per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 40.74 births per 1,000 people | 47.52 births per 1,000 people | 6.78 births per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 40.65 births per 1,000 people | 38.79 births per 1,000 people | 1.87 births per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1980s | 39.17 births per 1,000 people | 32.78 births per 1,000 people | 6.39 births per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 1990s | 32.8 births per 1,000 people | 28.04 births per 1,000 people | 4.75 births per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2000s | 26.66 births per 1,000 people | 23.25 births per 1,000 people | 3.42 births per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 21.49 births per 1,000 people | 20.76 births per 1,000 people | 0.7204 births per 1,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 17.58 births per 1,000 people | 18.43 births per 1,000 people | 0.8515 births per 1,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Belize or Dominican Republic?
- Belize, at 18.02 births per 1,000 people against 17.93 births per 1,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Belize and Dominican Republic?
- 0.09 births per 1,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Dominican Republic?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Dominican Republic rank globally for birth rate?
- Belize ranks 88th and Dominican Republic ranks 90th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.