Belize Population Pyramid 2030
Belize in 2030
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Belize at 449,839 in 2030. Compared with 2020, when the projection stands at 390,812, that represents growth of 15.1% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 30.3 years, with 35.7 children under 15 and 9.2 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 449,839 | 30.3 | |
| Panama | 4,833,859 | 32.9 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,251,497 | 38.8 | |
| El Salvador | 6,486,207 | 31.3 | |
| Nicaragua | 7,441,603 | 28.7 |





