Population by income level in Belize
Belize: Population by income level was 422,924 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population by income level in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 422,924 for population by income level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by income level in Belize peaked at 422,924 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91,318, in 1960.
That places Belize 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103,790 | 91,318 | 118,040 | 10 |
| 1970s | 130,261 | 120,736 | 141,678 | 10 |
| 1980s | 161,971 | 145,062 | 179,107 | 10 |
| 1990s | 204,523 | 183,076 | 233,059 | 10 |
| 2000s | 276,134 | 240,799 | 312,614 | 10 |
| 2010s | 353,280 | 320,245 | 385,829 | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,666 | 390,812 | 422,924 | 6 |
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More population data for Belize
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 17,603 people (2100)
- Population density 19.61 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 286 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.02 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by income level in Belize?
- Population by income level in Belize was 422,924 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by income level recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 422,924 in 2025.
- What is the lowest population by income level recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,318 in 1960.
- How does Belize rank for population by income level?
- Belize ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population by income level rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by income level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.