Belize vs Guatemala
Belize vs Guatemala: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 1.4 per 1,000 people in Belize and -0.5 per 1,000 people in Guatemala, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Belize, by 1.9 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Belize has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2023, Belize ranked 73 and Guatemala ranked 139 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belize at -0.3 per 1,000 people and Guatemala at -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Belize | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| 2022 | 14.7 | -0.5 |
| 2021 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| 2020 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| 2019 | -1.6 | -3.4 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | -3.4 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -2.6 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | -1.9 |
| 2015 | 4.5 | -3 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | 4.4 | -2.3 |
| 2012 | 4.6 | -2.2 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | -2.2 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | -2.5 |
| 2009 | 8.7 | -3 |
| 2008 | 8.6 | -3.1 |
| 2007 | 8.5 | -3 |
| 2006 | 8.1 | -3.2 |
| 2005 | 7.4 | -3.8 |
| 2004 | 7.3 | -3.7 |
| 2003 | 7.1 | -4.4 |
| 2002 | 6.8 | -4.5 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | -5 |
| 2000 | 7 | -5.6 |
| 1999 | 8.4 | -4.1 |
| 1998 | 9.6 | -3.5 |
| 1997 | 9.5 | -4 |
| 1996 | 6.5 | -4.1 |
| 1995 | 1.3 | -3.9 |
| 1994 | -4 | -3.3 |
| 1993 | -7.8 | -3.8 |
| 1992 | -8.6 | -3.4 |
| 1991 | -9.1 | -4.4 |
| 1990 | -9.6 | -3.1 |
| 1989 | -9.2 | -3.5 |
| 1988 | -9 | -3.6 |
| 1987 | -8.9 | -3.8 |
| 1986 | -8.8 | -3.9 |
| 1985 | -8.6 | -3.2 |
| 1984 | -8.6 | -3.3 |
| 1983 | -9 | -4.4 |
| 1982 | -9.2 | -6.4 |
| 1981 | -9.1 | -6.4 |
| 1980 | -9.3 | -6.3 |
| 1979 | -13 | -7 |
| 1978 | -14.1 | -7.4 |
| 1977 | -13.6 | -7.2 |
| 1976 | -13 | -8.1 |
| 1975 | -12.5 | -6.9 |
| 1974 | -18.7 | -6 |
| 1973 | -17.6 | -5.1 |
| 1972 | -16.3 | -4.5 |
| 1971 | -13.8 | -4.2 |
| 1970 | -10.7 | -2.7 |
| 1969 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
| 1968 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| 1967 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| 1966 | 2 | -0.8 |
| 1965 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 1964 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| 1963 | -1.7 | 0.1 |
| 1962 | -4.7 | 0.2 |
| 1961 | -3.7 | 0.2 |
| 1960 | -6.3 | -0 |
| 1959 | -5.7 | -0.3 |
| 1958 | -5.2 | -1.4 |
| 1957 | -4.9 | -0.6 |
| 1956 | -5.3 | -0.5 |
| 1955 | -5.1 | -0.5 |
| 1954 | -5.1 | -0.5 |
| 1953 | -4.8 | -0.6 |
| 1952 | -4 | -0 |
| 1951 | -2.6 | 0.3 |
| 1950 | -8.4 | 0.3 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belize | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.2-5.1–7.5 | -0.4-1.4–0.5 |
| 2025 | 0.9-7.5–9.2 | -0.4-1.7–0.7 |
| 2026 | 0.9-9.6–10.9 | -0.4-1.8–0.8 |
| 2027 | 0.6-11.4–12.3 | -0.4-2–0.9 |
| 2028 | 0.5-12.5–12.5 | -0.4-2.1–1 |
| 2029 | 0.6-13.6–13.3 | -0.4-2.2–1.2 |
| 2030 | 0.4-14.8–14.1 | -0.4-2.2–1.2 |
| 2031 | 0.5-15.1–15 | -0.4-2.3–1.3 |
| 2032 | 0.5-15.4–15.3 | -0.3-2.4–1.4 |
| 2033 | 0.6-15.7–16.5 | -0.3-2.5–1.4 |
| 2034 | 0.6-16.7–17 | -0.3-2.4–1.5 |
| 2035 | 0.2-16.6–16.5 | -0.3-2.6–1.6 |
| 2036 | 0.1-16.3–16.7 | -0.3-2.6–1.6 |
| 2037 | 0.2-16–16.3 | -0.3-2.6–1.7 |
| 2038 | -0.1-16.9–17 | -0.3-2.6–1.7 |
| 2039 | -0.3-17.5–16.1 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 |
| 2040 | -0.2-16.9–16.4 | -0.3-2.7–1.6 |
| 2041 | -0.2-17.8–16.8 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 |
| 2042 | -0.2-17.3–17 | -0.3-2.7–1.8 |
| 2043 | -0.3-17.8–17.3 | -0.3-2.7–1.7 |
| 2044 | -0.2-17.2–18.2 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 |
| 2045 | -0.3-17.3–17.9 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 |
| 2046 | -0.1-18.5–18.2 | -0.3-2.8–1.7 |
| 2047 | -0.2-18.4–18.6 | -0.3-2.8–1.7 |
| 2048 | 0-19.1–19 | -0.3-2.8–1.8 |
| 2049 | -0.3-18.5–19.4 | -0.3-2.7–1.9 |
| 2050 | -0.1-18–19.3 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 |
| 2051 | -0.3-18.7–19.2 | -0.3-2.7–1.9 |
| 2052 | -0.1-18.2–20.7 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 |
| 2053 | -0.4-19–18.6 | -0.3-2.9–1.8 |
| 2054 | -0.3-19.3–19 | -0.3-2.9–1.9 |
| 2055 | -0.3-19.8–19.1 | -0.3-2.9–1.8 |
| 2056 | -0.4-19.4–18.3 | -0.3-2.9–2 |
| 2057 | -0.2-19.4–19.2 | -0.3-2.9–2 |
| 2058 | -0.3-18.8–18.5 | -0.3-3–1.9 |
| 2059 | -0.3-17.8–18.4 | -0.3-3.1–1.8 |
| 2060 | -0.3-18–18.5 | -0.3-3.2–1.7 |
| 2061 | -0.4-18.4–19.2 | -0.3-3.1–2 |
| 2062 | -0.2-18–19.1 | -0.3-3.1–1.8 |
| 2063 | -0.2-17.6–19.1 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 |
| 2064 | -0.2-18–19.3 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 |
| 2065 | -0.1-17.5–18.7 | -0.3-3.2–2 |
| 2066 | -0.2-18.2–19.3 | -0.3-3.1–2.1 |
| 2067 | -0.1-18–19 | -0.3-3–2.1 |
| 2068 | -0.5-17.7–19.1 | -0.3-3–2.1 |
| 2069 | -0.3-16.9–19 | -0.3-3.1–2.1 |
| 2070 | -0.2-17.4–18.9 | -0.3-3–2.2 |
| 2071 | -0.4-17–19.5 | -0.3-3.2–2.2 |
| 2072 | -0.3-16.8–19.7 | -0.3-3.3–2.1 |
| 2073 | -0.4-17.7–19 | -0.3-3.3–2.1 |
| 2074 | -0.4-17.5–18 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2075 | -0.2-16.9–18.6 | -0.3-3.2–2 |
| 2076 | -0.3-16.6–19.4 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 |
| 2077 | -0.7-17.1–18 | -0.2-3.3–2 |
| 2078 | -0.5-16.6–18.3 | -0.2-3.2–2 |
| 2079 | -0.3-16.8–18.4 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2080 | -0.3-16.9–18.9 | -0.2-3.5–2 |
| 2081 | -0.3-17–18.3 | -0.3-3.5–1.9 |
| 2082 | -0.3-16.3–18.8 | -0.3-3.7–2 |
| 2083 | -0.4-15.6–18.4 | -0.3-3.4–1.9 |
| 2084 | -0.2-16.1–19.2 | -0.3-3.2–1.9 |
| 2085 | -0.2-16.7–19.9 | -0.2-3.5–2.1 |
| 2086 | -0.1-16.3–19.4 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2087 | -0.4-15–19.2 | -0.2-3.5–2 |
| 2088 | -0.2-15.2–19.5 | -0.2-3.3–2 |
| 2089 | -0.1-16–19.1 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 |
| 2090 | -0.2-15.9–19 | -0.2-3.2–2.1 |
| 2091 | -0.2-15.7–18.4 | -0.3-3.3–2 |
| 2092 | -0.1-17.1–18.7 | -0.3-3.3–2.2 |
| 2093 | -0.2-16.7–17.9 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2094 | -0.2-16.4–18.6 | -0.3-3.4–2 |
| 2095 | -0.3-16.6–19.3 | -0.3-3.7–2 |
| 2096 | -0.2-16.9–19.2 | -0.3-3.3–1.9 |
| 2097 | -0.1-17.4–18.9 | -0.3-3.1–1.9 |
| 2098 | -0.2-17.6–17.4 | -0.2-3.3–2 |
| 2099 | -0.2-17.1–17.9 | -0.2-3.2–1.8 |
| 2100 | -0.3-16.8–18.4 | -0.3-3.2–2 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belize vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyBelize: 73.6 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelize: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelize: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelize: 2.84% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelize: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelize: 411,100 people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelize: 1.46% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelize: 2.01 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelize: 41.6% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelize: 26 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelize: 4.8% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelize: 1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelize: $32.9M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personBelize: $79 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelize: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelize: 2,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelize: 0% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelize: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelize: 1 million TIV in 2023Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023