Population growth rate in Belize
Belize: Population growth rate was -0.713 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.713
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
184th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.5
in 1998
All-time low
-0.713
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Belize, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Belize is -0.713, measured in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Belize peaked at 3.5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, -0.713, in 2100.
Belize ranks 184th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.087 | — |
| 1800 | 0.3941 | +352.8% |
| 1900 | 1.42 | +259.9% |
| 1905 | 0.8316 | -41.4% |
| 1910 | 0.9932 | +19.4% |
| 1915 | 1.23 | +23.7% |
| 1920 | 1.21 | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 1.25 | +3.6% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | +6.8% |
| 1935 | 1.46 | +9.1% |
| 1940 | 1.31 | -10.2% |
| 1945 | 1.09 | -16.7% |
| 1950 | 2.66 | +143.8% |
| 1951 | 3.18 | +19.6% |
| 1952 | 2.98 | -6.3% |
| 1953 | 2.86 | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 2.78 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 2.76 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 2.72 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 2.74 | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 2.68 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 2.62 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 2.54 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 2.46 | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 2.62 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 2.85 | +8.9% |
| 1964 | 2.94 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3.01 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 3.06 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.08 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 3.01 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 2.71 | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 1.82 | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 1.58 | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 1.44 | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 1.38 | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.36 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.04 | +50.5% |
| 1976 | 2.07 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 2.07 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2.04 | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.18 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 2.53 | +16.1% |
| 1981 | 2.54 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.46 | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 2.4 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.34 | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 2.29 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.25 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.22 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 2.22 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.22 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.17 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.12 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.25 | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 2.75 | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 3.19 | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 3.48 | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 3.5 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.38 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.16 | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.04 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 3.01 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.97 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.94 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.9 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.85 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.79 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.72 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.63 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.19 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.14 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.13 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.53 | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 2.08 | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.66 | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 1.27 | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 2.67 | +163.3% |
| 2023 | 1.46 | -45.5% |
| 2024 | 1.43 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 1.36 | -4.6% |
| 2026 | 1.33 | -2.6% |
| 2027 | 1.26 | -5.3% |
| 2028 | 1.2 | -4.4% |
| 2029 | 1.16 | -3.5% |
| 2030 | 1.1 | -5.3% |
| 2031 | 1.06 | -2.9% |
| 2032 | 1.03 | -3.2% |
| 2033 | 1 | -3.0% |
| 2034 | 0.961 | -3.9% |
| 2035 | 0.888 | -7.6% |
| 2036 | 0.837 | -5.7% |
| 2037 | 0.801 | -4.3% |
| 2038 | 0.741 | -7.5% |
| 2039 | 0.679 | -8.4% |
| 2040 | 0.653 | -3.8% |
| 2041 | 0.616 | -5.7% |
| 2042 | 0.582 | -5.5% |
| 2043 | 0.545 | -6.4% |
| 2044 | 0.519 | -4.8% |
| 2045 | 0.482 | -7.1% |
| 2046 | 0.471 | -2.3% |
| 2047 | 0.438 | -7.0% |
| 2048 | 0.431 | -1.6% |
| 2049 | 0.375 | -13.0% |
| 2050 | 0.365 | -2.7% |
| 2051 | 0.315 | -13.7% |
| 2052 | 0.306 | -2.9% |
| 2053 | 0.254 | -17.0% |
| 2054 | 0.237 | -6.7% |
| 2055 | 0.207 | -12.7% |
| 2056 | 0.175 | -15.5% |
| 2057 | 0.16 | -8.6% |
| 2058 | 0.129 | -19.4% |
| 2059 | 0.102 | -20.9% |
| 2060 | 0.065 | -36.3% |
| 2061 | 0.026 | -60.0% |
| 2062 | 0.026 | +0.0% |
| 2063 | -0.003 | -111.5% |
| 2064 | -0.031 | +933.3% |
| 2065 | -0.056 | +80.6% |
| 2066 | -0.088 | +57.1% |
| 2067 | -0.111 | +26.1% |
| 2068 | -0.176 | +58.6% |
| 2069 | -0.188 | +6.8% |
| 2070 | -0.2 | +6.4% |
| 2071 | -0.251 | +25.5% |
| 2072 | -0.266 | +6.0% |
| 2073 | -0.307 | +15.4% |
| 2074 | -0.33 | +7.5% |
| 2075 | -0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2076 | -0.376 | +10.6% |
| 2077 | -0.434 | +15.4% |
| 2078 | -0.439 | +1.2% |
| 2079 | -0.451 | +2.7% |
| 2080 | -0.47 | +4.2% |
| 2081 | -0.486 | +3.4% |
| 2082 | -0.516 | +6.2% |
| 2083 | -0.54 | +4.7% |
| 2084 | -0.547 | +1.3% |
| 2085 | -0.555 | +1.5% |
| 2086 | -0.566 | +2.0% |
| 2087 | -0.614 | +8.5% |
| 2088 | -0.607 | -1.1% |
| 2089 | -0.605 | -0.3% |
| 2090 | -0.624 | +3.1% |
| 2091 | -0.639 | +2.4% |
| 2092 | -0.641 | +0.3% |
| 2093 | -0.653 | +1.9% |
| 2094 | -0.671 | +2.8% |
| 2095 | -0.681 | +1.5% |
| 2096 | -0.684 | +0.4% |
| 2097 | -0.678 | -0.9% |
| 2098 | -0.691 | +1.9% |
| 2099 | -0.704 | +1.9% |
| 2100 | -0.713 | +1.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -0.713 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's -0.713 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2064 | -933.3% | -0.003 | -0.031 |
| 1800 | +352.8% | 0.087 | 0.3941 |
| 1900 | +259.9% | 0.3941 | 1.42 |
| 2022 | +163.3% | 1.01 | 2.67 |
| 1950 | +143.8% | 1.09 | 2.66 |
| 2063 | -111.5% | 0.026 | -0.003 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.087 | 0.087 | 0.087 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3941 | 0.3941 | 0.3941 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.13 | 0.8316 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.11 | 0.9932 | 1.23 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.4 | 1.34 | 1.46 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.2 | 1.09 | 1.31 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.8 | 2.62 | 3.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.83 | 2.46 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1.36 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.35 | 2.22 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 | 2.01 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 | 2.63 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 1.27 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 | 1.01 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.91 | 0.679 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.5112 | 0.375 | 0.653 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.225 | 0.102 | 0.365 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.0536 | -0.188 | 0.065 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.3394 | -0.451 | -0.2 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.5506 | -0.614 | -0.47 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.6666 | -0.704 | -0.624 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.713 | -0.713 | -0.713 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 19.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 17,603 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.713 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Belize?
- Population growth rate in Belize was -0.713 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.713 in 2100.
- How does Belize rank for population growth rate?
- Belize ranks 184th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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