Number of births per year in Belize
Belize: Number of births per year was 7,410 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7,410
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
8,039
in 2018
All-time low
3,651
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of births per year in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 7,410 for number of births per year in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of births per year in Belize peaked at 8,039 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,651, in 1950.
Belize ranks 172nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3,836 | 3,651 | 4,018 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4,209 | 4,068 | 4,463 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5,305 | 4,585 | 6,020 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,325 | 6,126 | 6,696 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,676 | 6,356 | 7,195 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,308 | 7,112 | 7,475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,577 | 7,037 | 8,039 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,032 | 6,539 | 7,410 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 169 Vanuatu 8,988 compare
- 170 Western Sahara 8,987 compare
- 171 French Guiana 7,707 compare
- 173 Montenegro 6,981 compare
- 174 Luxembourg 6,946 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 6,507 compare
More population data for Belize
- Population growth rate -0.713 (2100)
- Population density 19.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,603 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.713 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.02 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.02 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 286 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.02 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.01 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.97 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of births per year in Belize?
- Number of births per year in Belize was 7,410 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of births per year recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 8,039 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of births per year recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,651 in 1950.
- How does Belize rank for number of births per year?
- Belize ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of births per year rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Number of births per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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