Annual population growth in Belize
Belize: Annual population growth was 8,371 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8,371
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
140th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8,498
in 2017
All-time low
1,739
in 1974
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Annual population growth in Belize, 1951–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual population growth in Belize stood at 8,371.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual population growth in Belize peaked at 8,498 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,739, in 1974.
Belize ranks 140th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Annual population growth in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2,052 | — |
| 1952 | 2,227 | +8.5% |
| 1953 | 2,165 | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 2,162 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 2,176 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 2,222 | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 2,267 | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 2,316 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 2,336 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 2,322 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 2,316 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 2,414 | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 2,655 | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 2,904 | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 3,070 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 3,227 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 3,375 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 3,440 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3,321 | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 2,694 | -18.9% |
| 1971 | 2,074 | -23.0% |
| 1972 | 1,868 | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 1,773 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1,739 | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2,203 | +26.7% |
| 1976 | 2,714 | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 2,787 | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2,817 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,972 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 3,379 | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 3,730 | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 3,759 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 3,749 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 3,750 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,752 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 3,756 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 3,781 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 3,846 | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 3,929 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 3,966 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 3,966 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,939 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,921 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4,185 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 5,064 | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 6,156 | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 7,138 | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 7,727 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 7,880 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 7,743 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 7,584 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 7,626 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 7,775 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7,901 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 8,052 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 8,142 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8,228 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8,256 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 8,246 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,637 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 7,050 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 7,115 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7,214 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7,299 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7,407 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 8,376 | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 8,498 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 7,017 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 5,601 | -20.2% |
| 2020 | 4,986 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 4,536 | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 7,386 | +62.8% |
| 2023 | 8,371 | +13.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 8,371 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,200, 30% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 8,371 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,220, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual population growth in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +62.8% | 4,536 | 7,386 |
| 1975 | +26.7% | 1,739 | 2,203 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,214 | 2,052 | 2,336 | 9 |
| 1960s | 2,904 | 2,316 | 3,440 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,364 | 1,739 | 2,972 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,743 | 3,379 | 3,929 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,394 | 3,921 | 7,880 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,955 | 7,584 | 8,256 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,321 | 5,601 | 8,498 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,320 | 4,536 | 8,371 | 4 |
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- Population density 19.61 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual population growth in Belize?
- Annual population growth in Belize was 8,371 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual population growth recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8,498 in 2017.
- What is the lowest annual population growth recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,739 in 1974.
- How does Belize rank for annual population growth?
- Belize ranks 140th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual population growth rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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