Belize Population Pyramid 1962
Belize in 1962
The population of Belize in 1962 was 96,042. A decade earlier, in 1952, the population was 73,344; it has grown by 30.9% since.
With a median age of 17.3 years, Belize had a youth dependency ratio of 92.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.4 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Belize had on average 2.01 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 73.6 years in 2023: 76.5 for women and 70.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
66,957 immigrants live in Belize, 16.1% of the population.
| Guatemala | 29,643 |
| El Salvador | 11,092 |
| Honduras | 10,835 |
| United States of America | 5,146 |
| Mexico | 4,426 |
6,955 people born in Belize live in other countries.
| Mexico | 3,170 |
| Bolivia | 1,124 |
| Guatemala | 1,082 |
| Honduras | 379 |
| El Salvador | 349 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belize | 96,042 | 17.3 | |
| Panama | 1,195,301 | 17.7 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,429,445 | 16.7 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,892,320 | 16.0 | |
| Honduras | 2,182,065 | 16.3 |





