Jump to content
Main menu
Main menu
move to sidebar
hide
Navigation
Main page
Recent changes
Random page
Help about MediaWiki
Special pages
Niidae Wiki
Search
Search
Appearance
Create account
Log in
Personal tools
Create account
Log in
Pages for logged out editors
learn more
Contributions
Talk
Editing
Demographics of Belize
(section)
Page
Discussion
English
Read
Edit
View history
Tools
Tools
move to sidebar
hide
Actions
Read
Edit
View history
General
What links here
Related changes
Page information
Appearance
move to sidebar
hide
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Population size and structure== According to the Statistical Institute of Belize, the current population stands at 441,471.<ref name=est>{{cite web |url=https://sib.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/PostcensalEstimates_2010-2022_AgeGroup.xlsx |title=Postcensal estimates by age group and sex, 2010 - 2022 |publisher=Statistical Institute of Belize |access-date=13 December 2022 |format=XLSX}}</ref> In conjunction with a census of the British Empire, census data was compiled for Belize in 1790, 1816, 1823, 1826, 1829, 1832, 1835, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931 and 1946. Belize conducted its own censuses in 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991, 2000, 2010, and 2022. {{Historical populations | title= Historical population | percentages = pagr | align = none | cols = 3 | source = [https://sib.org.bz/census-history-in-belize/ "A Historical Recollection - Belize Population Censuses: 1816β2010"], Statistical Institute of Belize. | 1790 |2493 | 1816 |3824 | 1823 |4107 | 1826 |5653 | 1829 |4235 | 1832 |4537 | 1835 |2543 | 1861 |25635 | 1871 |24710 | 1881 |27452 | 1891 |31471 | 1901 |37479 | 1911 |40458 | 1921 |45317 | 1931 |51347 | 1946 |59220 | 1960 |90505 | 1970 |119934 | 1980 |145353 | 1991 |189393 | 2000 |248916 | 2010 |322441 | 2022 |397483 }} === Structure of the population === {{Hidden begin |title= Structure of the population (01.07.2017) (Estimates)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population by age, sex and urban/rural residence: latest available year, 2008 - 2017 |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref> |titlestyle = background:#EEBC35; }} {| class="wikitable" ! width="80pt"|Age Group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 193 942 | align="right" | 193 937 | align="right" | 387 879 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0-4 | align="right" | 23 163 | align="right" | 22 116 | align="right" | 45 330 | align="right" | 11.69 |- | align="right" | 5-9 | align="right" | 23 771 | align="right" | 23 424 | align="right" | 47 195 | align="right" | 12.17 |- | align="right" | 10-14 | align="right" | 22 693 | align="right" | 22 659 | align="right" | 45 352 | align="right" | 11.69 |- | align="right" | 15-19 | align="right" | 20 850 | align="right" | 20 831 | align="right" | 41 681 | align="right" | 10.75 |- | align="right" | 20-24 | align="right" | 18 046 | align="right" | 18 695 | align="right" | 36 741 | align="right" | 9.47 |- | align="right" | 25-29 | align="right" | 15 427 | align="right" | 16 458 | align="right" | 31 885 | align="right" | 8.22 |- | align="right" | 30-34 | align="right" | 13 335 | align="right" | 14 137 | align="right" | 27 472 | align="right" | 7.08 |- | align="right" | 35-39 | align="right" | 12 144 | align="right" | 12 732 | align="right" | 24 876 | align="right" | 6.41 |- | align="right" | 40-44 | align="right" | 10 367 | align="right" | 10 495 | align="right" | 20 862 | align="right" | 5.38 |- | align="right" | 45-49 | align="right" | 9 187 | align="right" | 8 802 | align="right" | 17 989 | align="right" | 4,64 |- | align="right" | 50-54 | align="right" | 7 152 | align="right" | 6 949 | align="right" | 14 101 | align="right" | 3.64 |- | align="right" | 55-59 | align="right" | 5 416 | align="right" | 4 976 | align="right" | 10 392 | align="right" | 2.68 |- | align="right" | 60-64 | align="right" | 3 957 | align="right" | 3 527 | align="right" | 7 484 | align="right" | 1.93 |- | align="right" | 65-69 | align="right" | 2 814 | align="right" | 2 474 | align="right" | 5 288 | align="right" | 1.36 |- | align="right" | 70-74 | align="right" | 2 230 | align="right" | 1 975 | align="right" | 4 205 | align="right" | 1.08 |- | align="right" | 75-79 | align="right" | 1 564 | align="right" | 1 518 | align="right" | 3 082 | align="right" | 0.79 |- | align="right" | 80+ | align="right" | 1 776 | align="right" | 1 994 | align="right" | 3 770 | align="right" | 0.97 |- ! width="50"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | 0-14 | align="right" | 62 824 | align="right" | 61 649 | align="right" | 124 473 | align="right" | 35.59 |- | align="right" | 15-64 | align="right" | 104 484 | align="right" | 106 035 | align="right" | 210 519 | align="right" | 60.20 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 7 557 | align="right" | 7 179 | align="right" | 14 736 | align="right" | 4.21 |- |} {{Hidden end}} {{Hidden begin |title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021):<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNSD β Demographic and Social Statistics |url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/#statistics |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=unstats.un.org}}</ref> |titlestyle = background:#EEBC35; }} {| class="wikitable" ! width="80pt"|Age Group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80pt"|Female ! width="80pt"|Total ! width="80pt"|% |- | align="right" | Total | align="right" | 215 099 | align="right" | 215 092 | align="right" | 430 191 | align="right" | 100 |- | align="right" | 0β4 | align="right" | 25 746 | align="right" | 24 724 | align="right" | 50 470 | align="right" | 11.73 |- | align="right" | 5β9 | align="right" | 26 363 | align="right" | 25 979 | align="right" | 52 342 | align="right" | 12.17 |- | align="right" | 10β14 | align="right" | 25 169 | align="right" | 25 130 | align="right" | 50 299 | align="right" | 11.69 |- | align="right" | 15β19 | align="right" | 23 124 | align="right" | 23 103 | align="right" | 46 227 | align="right" | 10.75 |- | align="right" | 20β24 | align="right" | 20 014 | align="right" | 20 734 | align="right" | 40 748 | align="right" | 9.47 |- | align="right" | 25β29 | align="right" | 17 112 | align="right" | 18 253 | align="right" | 35 365 | align="right" | 8.22 |- | align="right" | 30β34 | align="right" | 14 788 | align="right" | 15 681 | align="right" | 30 469 | align="right" | 7.09 |- | align="right" | 35β39 | align="right" | 13 469 | align="right" | 14 119 | align="right" | 27 588 | align="right" | 6.41 |- | align="right" | 40β44 | align="right" | 11 497 | align="right" | 11 641 | align="right" | 23 138 | align="right" | 5.38 |- | align="right" | 45β49 | align="right" | 10 189 | align="right" | 9 760 | align="right" | 19 949 | align="right" | 4.64 |- | align="right" | 50β54 | align="right" | 7 934 | align="right" | 7 708 | align="right" | 15 642 | align="right" | 3.64 |- | align="right" | 55β59 | align="right" | 6 005 | align="right" | 5 519 | align="right" | 11 524 | align="right" | 2.68 |- | align="right" | 60β64 | align="right" | 4 390 | align="right" | 3 912 | align="right" | 8 302 | align="right" | 1.93 |- | align="right" | 65-69 | align="right" | 3 121 | align="right" | 2 744 | align="right" | 5 865 | align="right" | 1.36 |- | align="right" | 70-74 | align="right" | 2 473 | align="right" | 2 190 | align="right" | 4 663 | align="right" | 1.08 |- | align="right" | 75-79 | align="right" | 1 735 | align="right" | 1 684 | align="right" | 3 419 | align="right" | 0.79 |- | align="right" | 80+ | align="right" | 1 970 | align="right" | 2 211 | align="right" | 4 181 | align="right" | 0.97 |- ! width="50"|Age group ! width="80pt"|Male ! width="80"|Female ! width="80"|Total ! width="50"|Percent |- | align="right" | 0β14 | align="right" | 77 278 | align="right" | 75 833 | align="right" | 153 111 | align="right" | 35.59 |- | align="right" | 15β64 | align="right" | 128 522 | align="right" | 130 430 | align="right" | 258 952 | align="right" | 60.19 |- | align="right" | 65+ | align="right" | 9 299 | align="right" | 8 829 | align="right" | 18 128 | align="right" | 4.21 |- |} {{Hidden end}} {{GraphChart | width = 550 | height = 150 | xAxisTitle=year | yAxisTitle= million | yAxisMin= | yGrid= 0,1 | xGrid= 10 | legend= | type = line | x = 1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | y1= 0.05, 0.05,0.05, 0.05, 0.05, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.06, 0.07, 0.07, 0.07, 0.07, 0.08, 0.08, 0.08, 0.08, 0.09, 0.09, 0.09, 0.09, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.11, 0.11, 0.11, 0.12, 0.12, 0.12, 0.13, 0.13, 0.13, 0.13, 0.13, 0.14, 0.14, 0.14, 0.14, 0.14, 0.15, 0.15, 0.16, 0.16, 0.17, 0.17, 0.17, 0.18, 0.18, 0.19, 0.19, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.21, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, 0.23, 0.24, 0.25, 0.25, 0.26, 0.27, 0.28, 0.29, 0.3, 0.31, 0.32, 0.32, 0.33, 0.34, 0.35, 0.36, 0.37, 0.39, 0.388, 0.398, 0.408, 0.419, 0.430 | y1Title= population (million) }} {{GraphChart | width = 550 | height = 150 | xAxisTitle=years | yAxisTitle= β° | yAxisMin= | yGrid= 0,1 | xGrid= 10 | legend= | type = line | hAnnotatonsLine= | hAnnotatonsLabel= | x = 1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 | y1= 18.7,13.3,11.8,15.2,16.2,18.0,21.5,19.4,11.5,13.6,15.1,15.9,17.7,23.3,26.1,25.7,27.0,30.5,31.0,29.3,31.0,33.4,35.9,32.3,37.1,37.3,37.1,38.0,38.0,41.5,38.0,37.8,38.5,36.4,34.7,33.1,30.4,36.3,34.6,34.2,34.2,33.9,33.5,35.3,32.4,33.9,38.3,34.3,34.3,33.6,33.0,31.5,32.1,31.3,31.4,32.3,34.0,29.9,34.6,27.9,24.4,27.5,26.9,28.3,24.4,25.5,24.2,24.3,24.9,23.9,25.6,24.8,19.8,18.9,19.0,18.8,17.5,16.9,16.6,16.5,16.3,15.8,14.9,14.4,15.3,13.4,12.0,9.5 | y1Title=Natural change (per 1000) }} ===Belize's largest cities and towns by population=== {{Further|List of municipalities in Belize}} #[[Belize City]], BZ - 67,169 #[[San Ignacio Cayo|San Ignacio]], CY - 27,878 #[[Belmopan]], CY - 19,931 #[[Orange Walk Town]], OW - 16,709 #[[Corozal Town]], CZ - 13,400 #[[San Pedro Town|San Pedro]], BZ - 11,765 #[[Dangriga]], SC - 9,591 #[[Benque Viejo del Carmen]], CY - 6,148 #[[Punta Gorda, Belize|Punta Gorda]], TO - 6,351 - Based on 2010 census.
Summary:
Please note that all contributions to Niidae Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see
Encyclopedia:Copyrights
for details).
Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Search
Search
Editing
Demographics of Belize
(section)
Add topic
