Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize
Belize: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4156 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize stood at 0.4156 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.5425 people per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.4156 people per person, in 2025.
Belize ranks 168th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5389 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.539 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5393 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5398 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5403 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5408 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5414 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5419 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5423 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5425 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5425 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5419 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5406 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5386 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5361 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5331 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5299 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5266 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5232 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5198 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5166 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5129 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5084 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5034 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4981 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4927 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4875 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4828 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4787 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4756 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4736 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.473 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4732 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4735 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4741 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4747 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4753 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4759 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4764 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4767 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4768 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4763 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4749 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4728 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4702 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4673 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4641 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4608 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4576 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4546 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4519 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4494 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4469 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4444 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4418 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4393 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4368 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4342 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4316 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4291 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4265 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4239 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4214 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4195 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4175 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4156 people per person | -0.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.4156 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 63% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.4156 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5406 people per person | 0.5389 people per person | 0.5425 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5332 people per person | 0.5198 people per person | 0.5425 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4957 people per person | 0.4756 people per person | 0.5166 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4746 people per person | 0.473 people per person | 0.4767 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4675 people per person | 0.4546 people per person | 0.4768 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4405 people per person | 0.4291 people per person | 0.4519 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4207 people per person | 0.4156 people per person | 0.4265 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belize was 0.4156 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5425 people per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4156 people per person in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Belize ranks 168th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.