Belize Population Pyramid 2045
Belize in 2045
By 2045, the population of Belize is expected to reach 505,700. Compared with 2035, when the projection stands at 473,133, that represents growth of 6.9% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 36.9 years, with 19.5% children under 15 and 10.8% aged 65 or older. 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 | 505,700 | 36.9 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,381,019 | 45.9 | |
| Panama | 5,473,277 | 37.7 | |
| El Salvador | 6,668,025 | 37.9 | |
| Nicaragua | 8,497,615 | 34.1 |





