Belize Population Pyramid 2042
Belize in 2042
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Belize at 497,696 in 2042. Ten years before, in 2032, the projected population is 459,518 — 8.3% lower.
With a projected median age of 35.7 years, Belize would have a youth dependency ratio of 29.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 14.1 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 497,696 | 35.7 | |
| Panama | 5,364,664 | 36.7 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,378,672 | 44.6 | |
| El Salvador | 6,656,215 | 36.6 | |
| Nicaragua | 8,318,520 | 33.0 |





