Belize
Population 2026
428,658
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.36%
- Density
- 19 per km²
- Land area
- 22,810 km²
- Capital
- Belmopan
- Currency
- Dollar (BZD)
- Official languages
- EN-BZ, ES
- Urban population
- 41.6%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 7,4712026
- Deaths
- 2,1712026
- Birth rate
- 18.1per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.02
- Life expectancy
- 73.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 27.3
- Net migration
- 360
Age distribution
- 0–1426.3%
- 15–6468.5%
- 65+5.2%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $3.3B
- GDP per capita
- $7.9K
- GDP growth
- +2.7%
- Inflation
- 1.1%
- Unemployment
- 8.9%
- Exports
- $1.8B
- Imports
- $1.7B
- Tourism receipts
- 30.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture7.9%
- Industry14.6%
- Manufacturing6.6%
- Services62.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture16.1%
- Industry15.3%
- Services68.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belize CityBelize District | 65,2222026 |
| 2 | San IgnacioCayo District | 21,2292026 |
| 3 | San PedroBelize District | 17,4292025 |
| 4 | Orange WalkOrange Walk District | 15,2982026 |
| 5 | BelmopanCayo District | 13,3812025 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 428,658 | 7.5K | 2.2K |
| 2020 | 390,819 | 7.2K | 2.2K |
| 2010 | 320,256 | 7.0K | 1.7K |
| 2000 | 240,809 | 7.3K | 1.3K |
| 1990 | 183,090 | 6.8K | 1.1K |
| 1980 | 145,072 | 6.1K | 1.1K |
| 1970 | 120,746 | 4.6K | 1.1K |
| 1960 | 91,330 | 4.1K | 1.2K |
| 1950 | 69,085 | 3.7K | 1.2K |