Belize vs New Zealand: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Belize
294,390 people
in 2050
New Zealand
306,014 people
in 2050
Belize rank
158th
New Zealand rank
156th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Belize
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 306,014 people against 294,390 people in Belize, a difference of 11,624 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 158th and New Zealand ranks 156th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4,456 people | 0 people | 4,456 people | Belize |
| 1100s | 4,861 people | 0 people | 4,861 people | Belize |
| 1200s | 5,302 people | 15,999 people | 10,697 people | New Zealand |
| 1300s | 5,782 people | 19,998 people | 14,216 people | New Zealand |
| 1400s | 6,299 people | 19,993 people | 13,694 people | New Zealand |
| 1500s | 6,843 people | 79,911 people | 73,068 people | New Zealand |
| 1600s | 7,373 people | 139,533 people | 132,160 people | New Zealand |
| 1700s | 7,741 people | 198,000 people | 190,259 people | New Zealand |
| 1710s | 8,314 people | 181,795 people | 173,481 people | New Zealand |
| 1720s | 8,938 people | 175,967 people | 167,029 people | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 9,604 people | 170,237 people | 160,633 people | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 10,311 people | 164,604 people | 154,293 people | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 11,061 people | 159,065 people | 148,004 people | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 11,856 people | 153,620 people | 141,764 people | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 12,694 people | 148,267 people | 135,572 people | New Zealand |
| 1780s | 13,577 people | 143,005 people | 129,428 people | New Zealand |
| 1790s | 14,504 people | 137,833 people | 123,329 people | New Zealand |
| 1800s | 15,471 people | 132,749 people | 117,278 people | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 16,477 people | 127,752 people | 111,275 people | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 16,730 people | 144,748 people | 128,018 people | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 16,951 people | 163,860 people | 146,909 people | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 17,136 people | 185,323 people | 168,187 people | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 17,277 people | 209,388 people | 192,111 people | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 17,366 people | 236,327 people | 218,961 people | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 18,937 people | 266,429 people | 247,492 people | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 20,565 people | 300,000 people | 279,435 people | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 22,225 people | 369,026 people | 346,801 people | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 23,881 people | 422,564 people | 398,683 people | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 25,483 people | 460,615 people | 435,132 people | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 27,192 people | 508,167 people | 480,975 people | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 28,738 people | 534,625 people | 505,887 people | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 30,000 people | 539,989 people | 509,989 people | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 36,079 people | 929,245 people | 893,166 people | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 47,670 people | 817,618 people | 769,948 people | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 60,853 people | 532,384 people | 471,530 people | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 81,837 people | 524,583 people | 442,746 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 107,428 people | 535,266 people | 427,838 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 147,204 people | 578,302 people | 431,098 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 197,800 people | 692,611 people | 494,812 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 244,016 people | 835,117 people | 591,101 people | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 275,972 people | 787,584 people | 511,613 people | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 291,877 people | 544,193 people | 252,316 people | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 294,390 people | 306,014 people | 11,624 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Belize or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 306,014 people against 294,390 people in Belize as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Belize and New Zealand?
- 11,624 people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Belize ranks 158th and New Zealand ranks 156th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.