What is the difference in population between Bahamas and Belize?

11,660 people, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Belize: Population

Bahamas

399,452 people

in 2023

Belize

411,112 people

in 2023

Bahamas rank

177th

Belize rank

176th

Population over time

Bahamas
Belize

How they compare

Belize currently reports 411,112 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas, a difference of 11,660 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 177th and Belize ranks 176th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 7 and Belize in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Belize	Difference	Ahead
1950s	94,332 people	78,880 people	15,452 people	Bahamas
1960s	145,691 people	103,805 people	41,886 people	Bahamas
1970s	207,368 people	130,275 people	77,092 people	Bahamas
1980s	251,369 people	161,985 people	89,384 people	Bahamas
1990s	298,417 people	204,536 people	93,882 people	Bahamas
2000s	342,531 people	276,146 people	66,386 people	Bahamas
2010s	382,728 people	353,289 people	29,439 people	Bahamas
2020s	397,312 people	400,007 people	2,694 people	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Bahamas or Belize?: Belize, at 411,112 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Bahamas and Belize?: 11,660 people, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Belize?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Belize rank globally for population?: Bahamas ranks 177th and Belize ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.