Population density in Belize

Belize: Population density was 19.61 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
19.61 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
203rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
23.15 people per km²
in 2063
All-time low
0.1954 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Belize, 1000–2100

0510152025100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Belize is 19.61 people per km², measured in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Belize peaked at 23.15 people per km² in 2063 and was at its lowest, 0.1954 people per km², in 1000.

That places Belize 203rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Belize, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.1954 people per km²
1100 0.2131 people per km² +9.1%
1200 0.2325 people per km² +9.1%
1300 0.2536 people per km² +9.1%
1400 0.2767 people per km² +9.1%
1500 0.3018 people per km² +9.1%
1600 0.3293 people per km² +9.1%
1700 0.3592 people per km² +9.1%
1710 0.3887 people per km² +8.2%
1720 0.4205 people per km² +8.2%
1730 0.455 people per km² +8.2%
1740 0.4923 people per km² +8.2%
1750 0.5327 people per km² +8.2%
1760 0.5763 people per km² +8.2%
1770 0.6235 people per km² +8.2%
1780 0.6747 people per km² +8.2%
1790 0.73 people per km² +8.2%
1800 1.12 people per km² +53.3%
1801 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1802 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1803 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1804 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1805 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1806 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1807 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1808 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1809 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1810 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1811 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1812 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1813 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1814 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1815 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1816 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1817 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1818 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1819 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1820 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1821 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1822 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1823 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1824 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1825 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1826 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1827 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1828 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1829 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1830 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1831 1.12 people per km² +0.0%
1832 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1833 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1834 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1835 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1836 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1837 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1838 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1839 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1840 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1841 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1842 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1843 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1844 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1845 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1846 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1847 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1848 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1849 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1850 1.13 people per km² +0.0%
1851 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1852 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1853 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1854 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1855 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1856 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1857 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1858 1.14 people per km² +0.1%
1859 1.14 people per km² +0.0%
1860 1.14 people per km² -0.1%
1861 1.14 people per km² -0.2%
1862 1.14 people per km² -0.2%
1863 1.13 people per km² -0.3%
1864 1.13 people per km² -0.3%
1865 1.13 people per km² -0.3%
1866 1.12 people per km² -0.3%
1867 1.12 people per km² -0.3%
1868 1.12 people per km² -0.3%
1869 1.11 people per km² -0.1%
1870 1.12 people per km² +0.1%
1871 1.12 people per km² +0.4%
1872 1.13 people per km² +0.6%
1873 1.14 people per km² +0.8%
1874 1.14 people per km² +0.8%
1875 1.15 people per km² +0.8%
1876 1.16 people per km² +0.8%
1877 1.17 people per km² +0.8%
1878 1.18 people per km² +0.8%
1879 1.19 people per km² +1.0%
1880 1.21 people per km² +1.1%
1881 1.22 people per km² +1.2%
1882 1.24 people per km² +1.3%
1883 1.26 people per km² +1.4%
1884 1.27 people per km² +1.4%
1885 1.29 people per km² +1.4%
1886 1.31 people per km² +1.4%
1887 1.33 people per km² +1.4%
1888 1.35 people per km² +1.4%
1889 1.37 people per km² +1.5%
1890 1.39 people per km² +1.6%
1891 1.42 people per km² +1.7%
1892 1.44 people per km² +1.8%
1893 1.47 people per km² +1.8%
1894 1.49 people per km² +1.8%
1895 1.52 people per km² +1.8%
1896 1.55 people per km² +1.8%
1897 1.58 people per km² +1.8%
1898 1.61 people per km² +1.8%
1899 1.63 people per km² +1.6%
1900 1.66 people per km² +1.4%
1901 1.68 people per km² +1.2%
1902 1.69 people per km² +1.0%
1903 1.71 people per km² +0.8%
1904 1.72 people per km² +0.8%
1905 1.74 people per km² +0.8%
1906 1.75 people per km² +0.8%
1907 1.77 people per km² +0.8%
1908 1.78 people per km² +0.8%
1909 1.8 people per km² +0.9%
1910 1.81 people per km² +1.0%
1911 1.83 people per km² +1.1%
1912 1.86 people per km² +1.2%
1913 1.88 people per km² +1.2%
1914 1.9 people per km² +1.2%
1915 1.92 people per km² +1.2%
1916 1.95 people per km² +1.2%
1917 1.97 people per km² +1.2%
1918 2 people per km² +1.2%
1919 2.02 people per km² +1.2%
1920 2.04 people per km² +1.2%
1921 2.07 people per km² +1.2%
1922 2.1 people per km² +1.2%
1923 2.12 people per km² +1.3%
1924 2.15 people per km² +1.3%
1925 2.18 people per km² +1.3%
1926 2.2 people per km² +1.3%
1927 2.23 people per km² +1.3%
1928 2.26 people per km² +1.3%
1929 2.29 people per km² +1.3%
1930 2.32 people per km² +1.3%
1931 2.35 people per km² +1.4%
1932 2.38 people per km² +1.4%
1933 2.42 people per km² +1.5%
1934 2.46 people per km² +1.5%
1935 2.49 people per km² +1.5%
1936 2.53 people per km² +1.5%
1937 2.57 people per km² +1.5%
1938 2.6 people per km² +1.5%
1939 2.64 people per km² +1.4%
1940 2.67 people per km² +1.3%
1941 2.71 people per km² +1.2%
1942 2.74 people per km² +1.2%
1943 2.77 people per km² +1.1%
1944 2.8 people per km² +1.1%
1945 2.83 people per km² +1.1%
1946 2.86 people per km² +1.1%
1947 2.89 people per km² +1.1%
1948 2.92 people per km² +1.1%
1949 2.97 people per km² +1.6%
1950 3.03 people per km² +2.0%
1951 3.12 people per km² +3.0%
1952 3.22 people per km² +3.1%
1953 3.31 people per km² +3.0%
1954 3.41 people per km² +2.9%
1955 3.5 people per km² +2.8%
1956 3.6 people per km² +2.8%
1957 3.7 people per km² +2.8%
1958 3.8 people per km² +2.7%
1959 3.9 people per km² +2.7%
1960 4 people per km² +2.6%
1961 4.11 people per km² +2.5%
1962 4.21 people per km² +2.6%
1963 4.33 people per km² +2.8%
1964 4.46 people per km² +2.9%
1965 4.59 people per km² +3.0%
1966 4.73 people per km² +3.1%
1967 4.88 people per km² +3.1%
1968 5.03 people per km² +3.1%
1969 5.18 people per km² +2.9%
1970 5.29 people per km² +2.3%
1971 5.38 people per km² +1.7%
1972 5.47 people per km² +1.5%
1973 5.54 people per km² +1.4%
1974 5.62 people per km² +1.4%
1975 5.72 people per km² +1.7%
1976 5.84 people per km² +2.1%
1977 5.96 people per km² +2.1%
1978 6.08 people per km² +2.1%
1979 6.21 people per km² +2.1%
1980 6.36 people per km² +2.4%
1981 6.52 people per km² +2.6%
1982 6.69 people per km² +2.5%
1983 6.85 people per km² +2.5%
1984 7.02 people per km² +2.4%
1985 7.18 people per km² +2.3%
1986 7.35 people per km² +2.3%
1987 7.51 people per km² +2.3%
1988 7.68 people per km² +2.2%
1989 7.85 people per km² +2.2%
1990 8.03 people per km² +2.2%
1991 8.2 people per km² +2.2%
1992 8.37 people per km² +2.1%
1993 8.55 people per km² +2.1%
1994 8.73 people per km² +2.1%
1995 8.95 people per km² +2.5%
1996 9.22 people per km² +3.0%
1997 9.53 people per km² +3.4%
1998 9.87 people per km² +3.6%
1999 10.22 people per km² +3.5%
2000 10.56 people per km² +3.3%
2001 10.89 people per km² +3.1%
2002 11.22 people per km² +3.1%
2003 11.56 people per km² +3.0%
2004 11.91 people per km² +3.0%
2005 12.26 people per km² +3.0%
2006 12.62 people per km² +2.9%
2007 12.98 people per km² +2.9%
2008 13.34 people per km² +2.8%
2009 13.71 people per km² +2.7%
2010 14.04 people per km² +2.4%
2011 14.35 people per km² +2.2%
2012 14.66 people per km² +2.2%
2013 14.98 people per km² +2.2%
2014 15.3 people per km² +2.1%
2015 15.62 people per km² +2.1%
2016 15.99 people per km² +2.4%
2017 16.36 people per km² +2.3%
2018 16.67 people per km² +1.9%
2019 16.92 people per km² +1.5%
2020 17.13 people per km² +1.3%
2021 17.33 people per km² +1.2%
2022 17.66 people per km² +1.9%
2023 18.02 people per km² +2.1%
2024 18.28 people per km² +1.5%
2025 18.54 people per km² +1.4%
2026 18.79 people per km² +1.4%
2027 19.04 people per km² +1.3%
2028 19.27 people per km² +1.2%
2029 19.5 people per km² +1.2%
2030 19.72 people per km² +1.1%
2031 19.94 people per km² +1.1%
2032 20.15 people per km² +1.1%
2033 20.35 people per km² +1.0%
2034 20.55 people per km² +1.0%
2035 20.74 people per km² +0.9%
2036 20.92 people per km² +0.9%
2037 21.09 people per km² +0.8%
2038 21.26 people per km² +0.8%
2039 21.41 people per km² +0.7%
2040 21.55 people per km² +0.7%
2041 21.69 people per km² +0.6%
2042 21.82 people per km² +0.6%
2043 21.94 people per km² +0.6%
2044 22.06 people per km² +0.5%
2045 22.17 people per km² +0.5%
2046 22.28 people per km² +0.5%
2047 22.38 people per km² +0.5%
2048 22.48 people per km² +0.4%
2049 22.57 people per km² +0.4%
2050 22.65 people per km² +0.4%
2051 22.73 people per km² +0.3%
2052 22.8 people per km² +0.3%
2053 22.86 people per km² +0.3%
2054 22.92 people per km² +0.2%
2055 22.97 people per km² +0.2%
2056 23.01 people per km² +0.2%
2057 23.05 people per km² +0.2%
2058 23.08 people per km² +0.1%
2059 23.11 people per km² +0.1%
2060 23.13 people per km² +0.1%
2061 23.14 people per km² +0.0%
2062 23.15 people per km² +0.0%
2063 23.15 people per km² +0.0%
2064 23.15 people per km² -0.0%
2065 23.13 people per km² -0.0%
2066 23.12 people per km² -0.1%
2067 23.09 people per km² -0.1%
2068 23.06 people per km² -0.1%
2069 23.02 people per km² -0.2%
2070 22.98 people per km² -0.2%
2071 22.92 people per km² -0.2%
2072 22.86 people per km² -0.3%
2073 22.8 people per km² -0.3%
2074 22.73 people per km² -0.3%
2075 22.65 people per km² -0.3%
2076 22.57 people per km² -0.4%
2077 22.48 people per km² -0.4%
2078 22.38 people per km² -0.4%
2079 22.28 people per km² -0.4%
2080 22.18 people per km² -0.5%
2081 22.07 people per km² -0.5%
2082 21.96 people per km² -0.5%
2083 21.85 people per km² -0.5%
2084 21.73 people per km² -0.5%
2085 21.61 people per km² -0.5%
2086 21.49 people per km² -0.6%
2087 21.36 people per km² -0.6%
2088 21.23 people per km² -0.6%
2089 21.1 people per km² -0.6%
2090 20.97 people per km² -0.6%
2091 20.84 people per km² -0.6%
2092 20.71 people per km² -0.6%
2093 20.58 people per km² -0.6%
2094 20.44 people per km² -0.7%
2095 20.3 people per km² -0.7%
2096 20.16 people per km² -0.7%
2097 20.03 people per km² -0.7%
2098 19.89 people per km² -0.7%
2099 19.75 people per km² -0.7%
2100 19.61 people per km² -0.7%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 19.61 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 19.61 people per km² is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 22% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density 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.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +53.3% 0.73 people per km² 1.12 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.1954 people per km² 0.1954 people per km² 0.1954 people per km² 1
1100s 0.2131 people per km² 0.2131 people per km² 0.2131 people per km² 1
1200s 0.2325 people per km² 0.2325 people per km² 0.2325 people per km² 1
1300s 0.2536 people per km² 0.2536 people per km² 0.2536 people per km² 1
1400s 0.2767 people per km² 0.2767 people per km² 0.2767 people per km² 1
1500s 0.3018 people per km² 0.3018 people per km² 0.3018 people per km² 1
1600s 0.3293 people per km² 0.3293 people per km² 0.3293 people per km² 1
1700s 0.3592 people per km² 0.3592 people per km² 0.3592 people per km² 1
1710s 0.3887 people per km² 0.3887 people per km² 0.3887 people per km² 1
1720s 0.4205 people per km² 0.4205 people per km² 0.4205 people per km² 1
1730s 0.455 people per km² 0.455 people per km² 0.455 people per km² 1
1740s 0.4923 people per km² 0.4923 people per km² 0.4923 people per km² 1
1750s 0.5327 people per km² 0.5327 people per km² 0.5327 people per km² 1
1760s 0.5763 people per km² 0.5763 people per km² 0.5763 people per km² 1
1770s 0.6235 people per km² 0.6235 people per km² 0.6235 people per km² 1
1780s 0.6747 people per km² 0.6747 people per km² 0.6747 people per km² 1
1790s 0.73 people per km² 0.73 people per km² 0.73 people per km² 1
1800s 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 10
1810s 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 10
1820s 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 10
1830s 1.13 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 10
1840s 1.13 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 10
1850s 1.14 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 10
1860s 1.13 people per km² 1.11 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 10
1870s 1.15 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 10
1880s 1.28 people per km² 1.21 people per km² 1.37 people per km² 10
1890s 1.51 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 1.63 people per km² 10
1900s 1.73 people per km² 1.66 people per km² 1.8 people per km² 10
1910s 1.91 people per km² 1.81 people per km² 2.02 people per km² 10
1920s 2.16 people per km² 2.04 people per km² 2.29 people per km² 10
1930s 2.48 people per km² 2.32 people per km² 2.64 people per km² 10
1940s 2.82 people per km² 2.67 people per km² 2.97 people per km² 10
1950s 3.46 people per km² 3.03 people per km² 3.9 people per km² 10
1960s 4.55 people per km² 4 people per km² 5.18 people per km² 10
1970s 5.71 people per km² 5.29 people per km² 6.21 people per km² 10
1980s 7.1 people per km² 6.36 people per km² 7.85 people per km² 10
1990s 8.97 people per km² 8.03 people per km² 10.22 people per km² 10
2000s 12.11 people per km² 10.56 people per km² 13.71 people per km² 10
2010s 15.49 people per km² 14.04 people per km² 16.92 people per km² 10
2020s 18.36 people per km² 17.13 people per km² 19.5 people per km² 10
2030s 20.61 people per km² 19.72 people per km² 21.41 people per km² 10
2040s 22.09 people per km² 21.55 people per km² 22.57 people per km² 10
2050s 22.92 people per km² 22.65 people per km² 23.11 people per km² 10
2060s 23.11 people per km² 23.02 people per km² 23.15 people per km² 10
2070s 22.67 people per km² 22.28 people per km² 22.98 people per km² 10
2080s 21.66 people per km² 21.1 people per km² 22.18 people per km² 10
2090s 20.37 people per km² 19.75 people per km² 20.97 people per km² 10
2100s 19.61 people per km² 19.61 people per km² 19.61 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 200 New Zealand 22.07 people per km² compare
  2. 201 Belarus 21.44 people per km² compare
  3. 202 Turkmenistan 21.17 people per km² compare
  4. 204 Brazil 19.55 people per km² compare
  5. 205 Estonia 19.31 people per km² compare
  6. 206 Lithuania 19.3 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Belize?
Population density in Belize was 19.61 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 23.15 people per km² in 2063.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1954 people per km² in 1000.
How does Belize rank for population density?
Belize ranks 203rd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belize data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
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HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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