Belize Population Pyramid 1999
Belize in 1999
As of 1999, Belize counted 233,058 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was 179,106; it has grown by 30.1% since.
Half of the population was younger than 19.4 years; 40.4% were children under 15 and 3.9% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 233,059 | 19.4 | |
| Panama | 2,951,822 | 24.0 | |
| Costa Rica | 3,862,101 | 24.9 | |
| Nicaragua | 4,954,018 | 18.8 | |
| El Salvador | 5,913,901 | 21.0 |





