Belize Population Pyramid 2004
Belize in 2004
In 2004, Belize had a total population of 271,688 people. A decade earlier, in 1994, the population was 199,097; it has grown by 36.5% since.
Half of the population was younger than 20.4 years; 38.3% were children under 15 and 4.0% were 65 or older. 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 | 271,689 | 20.4 | |
| Panama | 3,251,155 | 25.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,200,078 | 26.7 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,272,912 | 20.4 | |
| El Salvador | 6,004,671 | 22.5 |





