What is birth rate by women's age group in Belize?

Birth rate by women's age group in Belize was 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Belize?

The highest recorded value was 149.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Belize?

The lowest recorded value was 51.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2021.

How does Belize rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Belize ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Belize?

Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belize data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Belize

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Belize
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belize: Birth rate by women's age group was 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

up 3.4%

World rank

63rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

149.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

All-time low

51.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2021

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Belize, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Belize is 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Belize peaked at 149.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 51.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2021.

That places Belize 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Belize, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	149.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	149.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
1952	149.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1953	148.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1954	148.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1955	148.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1956	148.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1957	148.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1958	147.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1959	146.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1960	145.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1961	144.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1962	143.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1963	141.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1964	140.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1965	140.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1966	139.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1967	139.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1968	139.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1969	139.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1970	140.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1971	140.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1972	141.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1973	141.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1974	141.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1975	142.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1976	142.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1977	141.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1978	140.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1979	140.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
1980	140.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1981	140.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.0%
1982	140.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1983	139.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1984	138.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1985	137.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1986	135.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1987	133.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
1988	131.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.2%
1989	130 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.4%
1990	127.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
1991	122.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.1%
1992	115.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.7%
1993	111.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.3%
1994	107.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
1995	106.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
1996	102.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.2%
1997	98.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
1998	102.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.7%
1999	102.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
2000	100.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.9%
2001	97.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.3%
2002	93.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.1%
2003	89.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
2004	87.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.1%
2005	87.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
2006	81.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.2%
2007	78.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.4%
2008	75.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.0%
2009	73.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
2010	70.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.3%
2011	72.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.7%
2012	72.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
2013	72.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.0%
2014	71.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
2015	70.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
2016	70.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.6%
2017	70.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.4%
2018	72.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.5%
2019	65.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.2%
2020	58.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-10.8%
2021	51.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-12.3%
2022	53.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+4.1%
2023	55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.4%

Belize compared with similar countries

Belize's 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Belize's 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	148.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	146.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	149.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	141.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	139.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	145.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	141.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	140.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	142.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	136.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	130 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	140.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	109.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	98.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	127.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	86.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	73.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	100.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	70.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	65.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	72.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	54.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	51.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	58.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Belize

60 Kenya 56.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
61 Ecuador 55.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
62 Comoros 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
64 Seychelles 54.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
65 El Salvador 54.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
66 Papua New Guinea 54.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Belize

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0228 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2549 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 538.84 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.23 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -0.7% (2100)
Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 17,603 people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Belize?: Birth rate by women's age group in Belize was 55.23 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Belize?: The highest recorded value was 149.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Belize?: The lowest recorded value was 51.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2021.
How does Belize rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Belize ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Belize?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.