Belize Population Pyramid 1963
Belize in 1963
As of 1963, Belize counted 98,703 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 30.7%, up from 75,515 in 1953.
The median age was 17.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 94.7 children under 15 and 8.6 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 98,704 | 17.0 | |
| Panama | 1,232,124 | 17.6 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,481,604 | 16.7 | |
| Nicaragua | 1,950,159 | 15.9 | |
| Honduras | 2,244,879 | 16.1 |





