Belize Population Pyramid 2000
Belize in 2000
The population of Belize in 2000 was 240,799. A decade earlier, in 1990, the population was 183,076; it has grown by 31.5% since.
The median age was 19.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 71.1 children under 15 and 7.1 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 240,799 | 19.6 | |
| Panama | 3,010,369 | 24.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 3,937,739 | 25.2 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,022,634 | 19.1 | |
| El Salvador | 5,943,366 | 21.3 |





