Population density in Belize
Belize: Population density was 19.61 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
19.61
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
203rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
23.15
in 2063
All-time low
0.1954
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Belize, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Belize is 19.61, 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 in 2063 and was at its lowest, 0.1954, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.1954 | — |
| 1100 | 0.2131 | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 0.2325 | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 0.2536 | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 0.2767 | +9.1% |
| 1500 | 0.3018 | +9.1% |
| 1600 | 0.3293 | +9.1% |
| 1700 | 0.3592 | +9.1% |
| 1710 | 0.3887 | +8.2% |
| 1720 | 0.4205 | +8.2% |
| 1730 | 0.455 | +8.2% |
| 1740 | 0.4923 | +8.2% |
| 1750 | 0.5327 | +8.2% |
| 1760 | 0.5763 | +8.2% |
| 1770 | 0.6235 | +8.2% |
| 1780 | 0.6747 | +8.2% |
| 1790 | 0.73 | +8.2% |
| 1800 | 1.12 | +53.3% |
| 1801 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 1.13 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 1.14 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 1.14 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1862 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 1.12 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 1.13 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 1.14 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 1.15 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 1.16 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 1.17 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 1.18 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 1.19 | +1.0% |
| 1880 | 1.21 | +1.1% |
| 1881 | 1.22 | +1.2% |
| 1882 | 1.24 | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 1.26 | +1.4% |
| 1884 | 1.27 | +1.4% |
| 1885 | 1.29 | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 1.31 | +1.4% |
| 1887 | 1.33 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 1.35 | +1.4% |
| 1889 | 1.37 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 1.39 | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 1.42 | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 1.44 | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 1.47 | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 1.49 | +1.8% |
| 1895 | 1.52 | +1.8% |
| 1896 | 1.55 | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 1.58 | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 1.61 | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 1.63 | +1.6% |
| 1900 | 1.66 | +1.4% |
| 1901 | 1.68 | +1.2% |
| 1902 | 1.69 | +1.0% |
| 1903 | 1.71 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 1.75 | +0.8% |
| 1907 | 1.77 | +0.8% |
| 1908 | 1.78 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 1.8 | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 1.81 | +1.0% |
| 1911 | 1.83 | +1.1% |
| 1912 | 1.86 | +1.2% |
| 1913 | 1.88 | +1.2% |
| 1914 | 1.9 | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 1.92 | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 1.95 | +1.2% |
| 1917 | 1.97 | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 2 | +1.2% |
| 1919 | 2.02 | +1.2% |
| 1920 | 2.04 | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 2.07 | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 2.1 | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 2.12 | +1.3% |
| 1924 | 2.15 | +1.3% |
| 1925 | 2.18 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 2.2 | +1.3% |
| 1927 | 2.23 | +1.3% |
| 1928 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 2.29 | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 2.32 | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 2.35 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 2.38 | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 2.42 | +1.5% |
| 1934 | 2.46 | +1.5% |
| 1935 | 2.49 | +1.5% |
| 1936 | 2.53 | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 2.57 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 2.6 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 2.64 | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 2.67 | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 2.71 | +1.2% |
| 1942 | 2.74 | +1.2% |
| 1943 | 2.77 | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 2.8 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 2.83 | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 2.86 | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 2.89 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 2.92 | +1.1% |
| 1949 | 2.97 | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 3.03 | +2.0% |
| 1951 | 3.12 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 3.22 | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 3.31 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 3.41 | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 3.5 | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 3.6 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1958 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 3.9 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 4.11 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 4.21 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 4.33 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 4.46 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 4.59 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 4.73 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 4.88 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 5.03 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 5.18 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 5.29 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 5.38 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.47 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 5.54 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.62 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 5.72 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 5.84 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 5.96 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 6.08 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 6.21 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 6.36 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 6.52 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.69 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.85 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 7.02 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 7.18 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 7.35 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 7.51 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 7.68 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 7.85 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.03 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.2 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.37 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 8.55 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.73 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.95 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 9.22 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 9.53 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.87 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 10.22 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 10.56 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 10.89 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 11.22 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.56 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 11.91 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 12.26 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.62 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 12.98 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.34 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.71 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.04 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 14.35 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 14.66 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.98 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.3 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.62 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.99 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 16.36 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 16.67 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 16.92 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 17.13 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.33 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.66 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 18.02 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 18.28 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 18.54 | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 18.79 | +1.4% |
| 2027 | 19.04 | +1.3% |
| 2028 | 19.27 | +1.2% |
| 2029 | 19.5 | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 19.72 | +1.1% |
| 2031 | 19.94 | +1.1% |
| 2032 | 20.15 | +1.1% |
| 2033 | 20.35 | +1.0% |
| 2034 | 20.55 | +1.0% |
| 2035 | 20.74 | +0.9% |
| 2036 | 20.92 | +0.9% |
| 2037 | 21.09 | +0.8% |
| 2038 | 21.26 | +0.8% |
| 2039 | 21.41 | +0.7% |
| 2040 | 21.55 | +0.7% |
| 2041 | 21.69 | +0.6% |
| 2042 | 21.82 | +0.6% |
| 2043 | 21.94 | +0.6% |
| 2044 | 22.06 | +0.5% |
| 2045 | 22.17 | +0.5% |
| 2046 | 22.28 | +0.5% |
| 2047 | 22.38 | +0.5% |
| 2048 | 22.48 | +0.4% |
| 2049 | 22.57 | +0.4% |
| 2050 | 22.65 | +0.4% |
| 2051 | 22.73 | +0.3% |
| 2052 | 22.8 | +0.3% |
| 2053 | 22.86 | +0.3% |
| 2054 | 22.92 | +0.2% |
| 2055 | 22.97 | +0.2% |
| 2056 | 23.01 | +0.2% |
| 2057 | 23.05 | +0.2% |
| 2058 | 23.08 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 23.11 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 23.13 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 23.14 | +0.0% |
| 2062 | 23.15 | +0.0% |
| 2063 | 23.15 | +0.0% |
| 2064 | 23.15 | -0.0% |
| 2065 | 23.13 | -0.0% |
| 2066 | 23.12 | -0.1% |
| 2067 | 23.09 | -0.1% |
| 2068 | 23.06 | -0.1% |
| 2069 | 23.02 | -0.2% |
| 2070 | 22.98 | -0.2% |
| 2071 | 22.92 | -0.2% |
| 2072 | 22.86 | -0.3% |
| 2073 | 22.8 | -0.3% |
| 2074 | 22.73 | -0.3% |
| 2075 | 22.65 | -0.3% |
| 2076 | 22.57 | -0.4% |
| 2077 | 22.48 | -0.4% |
| 2078 | 22.38 | -0.4% |
| 2079 | 22.28 | -0.4% |
| 2080 | 22.18 | -0.5% |
| 2081 | 22.07 | -0.5% |
| 2082 | 21.96 | -0.5% |
| 2083 | 21.85 | -0.5% |
| 2084 | 21.73 | -0.5% |
| 2085 | 21.61 | -0.5% |
| 2086 | 21.49 | -0.6% |
| 2087 | 21.36 | -0.6% |
| 2088 | 21.23 | -0.6% |
| 2089 | 21.1 | -0.6% |
| 2090 | 20.97 | -0.6% |
| 2091 | 20.84 | -0.6% |
| 2092 | 20.71 | -0.6% |
| 2093 | 20.58 | -0.6% |
| 2094 | 20.44 | -0.7% |
| 2095 | 20.3 | -0.7% |
| 2096 | 20.16 | -0.7% |
| 2097 | 20.03 | -0.7% |
| 2098 | 19.89 | -0.7% |
| 2099 | 19.75 | -0.7% |
| 2100 | 19.61 | -0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 19.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 29% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 19.61 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +53.3% | 0.73 | 1.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1954 | 0.1954 | 0.1954 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.2131 | 0.2131 | 0.2131 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.2325 | 0.2325 | 0.2325 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2536 | 0.2536 | 0.2536 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2767 | 0.2767 | 0.2767 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.3018 | 0.3018 | 0.3018 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3293 | 0.3293 | 0.3293 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3592 | 0.3592 | 0.3592 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3887 | 0.3887 | 0.3887 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4205 | 0.4205 | 0.4205 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.455 | 0.455 | 0.455 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4923 | 0.4923 | 0.4923 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5327 | 0.5327 | 0.5327 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5763 | 0.5763 | 0.5763 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6235 | 0.6235 | 0.6235 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.6747 | 0.6747 | 0.6747 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.15 | 1.12 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.73 | 1.66 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.91 | 1.81 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.16 | 2.04 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.48 | 2.32 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.82 | 2.67 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.46 | 3.03 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.55 | 4 | 5.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.71 | 5.29 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 | 6.36 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.97 | 8.03 | 10.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.11 | 10.56 | 13.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.49 | 14.04 | 16.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.36 | 17.13 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2030s | 20.61 | 19.72 | 21.41 | 10 |
| 2040s | 22.09 | 21.55 | 22.57 | 10 |
| 2050s | 22.92 | 22.65 | 23.11 | 10 |
| 2060s | 23.11 | 23.02 | 23.15 | 10 |
| 2070s | 22.67 | 22.28 | 22.98 | 10 |
| 2080s | 21.66 | 21.1 | 22.18 | 10 |
| 2090s | 20.37 | 19.75 | 20.97 | 10 |
| 2100s | 19.61 | 19.61 | 19.61 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Belize?
- Population density in Belize was 19.61 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 23.15 in 2063.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1954 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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