Belize Population Pyramid 2021
Belize in 2021
In 2021, Belize had a total population of 395,347 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 20.8%, up from 327,298 in 2011.
The median age was 26.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 42.2 children under 15 and 6.9 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 395,347 | 26.1 | |
| Panama | 4,345,405 | 30.0 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,059,988 | 34.0 | |
| El Salvador | 6,255,782 | 27.2 | |
| Nicaragua | 6,644,741 | 25.6 |





