Belize Population Pyramid 2026
Belize in 2026
In 2026, Belize has an estimated population of 428,645 people. A decade earlier, in 2016, the population was 364,705; it has grown by 17.5% since.
The median age is 28.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 38.0 children under 15 and 7.9 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 | 428,645 | 28.3 | |
| Panama | 4,625,718 | 31.6 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,174,789 | 36.7 | |
| El Salvador | 6,391,254 | 29.4 | |
| Nicaragua | 7,097,329 | 27.3 |





