Population in Belize

Population in Belize: 69,070 people in 1950 and 411,100 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023: 411,100 people
Since 1950: +342,030 people
Rank, 2023: 176 of 229; counting from the highest
World, 2023: 8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100: 447,400 people; UN projection (medium variant)

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people · UN

Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 447,400 people in 2100, between 104,100 people and 1.81 million people (95% prediction interval).
Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 25,530 people.

Every year

people · UN

Year	Belize	World
2023	411,100	8.09 billion
2022	402,700	8.02 billion
2021	395,300	7.95 billion
2020	390,800	7.89 billion
2019	385,800	7.81 billion
2018	380,200	7.73 billion
2017	373,200	7.65 billion
2016	364,700	7.56 billion
2015	356,300	7.47 billion
2014	348,900	7.38 billion
2013	341,600	7.29 billion
2012	334,400	7.2 billion
2011	327,300	7.11 billion
2010	320,200	7.02 billion
2009	312,600	6.93 billion
2008	304,400	6.84 billion
2007	296,100	6.76 billion
2006	287,900	6.67 billion
2005	279,700	6.59 billion
2004	271,700	6.5 billion
2003	263,800	6.42 billion
2002	256,000	6.34 billion
2001	248,400	6.26 billion
2000	240,800	6.17 billion
1999	233,100	6.09 billion
1998	225,200	6.01 billion
1997	217,400	5.93 billion
1996	210,300	5.84 billion
1995	204,100	5.76 billion
1994	199,100	5.68 billion
1993	194,900	5.59 billion
1992	191,000	5.51 billion
1991	187,000	5.42 billion
1990	183,100	5.33 billion
1989	179,100	5.23 billion
1988	175,200	5.14 billion
1987	171,300	5.05 billion
1986	167,600	4.96 billion
1985	163,800	4.87 billion
1984	160,000	4.78 billion
1983	156,300	4.7 billion
1982	152,500	4.61 billion
1981	148,800	4.53 billion
1980	145,100	4.45 billion
1979	141,700	4.37 billion
1978	138,700	4.29 billion
1977	135,900	4.22 billion
1976	133,100	4.14 billion
1975	130,400	4.07 billion
1974	128,200	4 billion
1973	126,400	3.92 billion
1972	124,700	3.85 billion
1971	122,800	3.77 billion
1970	120,700	3.7 billion
1969	118,000	3.62 billion
1968	114,700	3.55 billion
1967	111,300	3.47 billion
1966	107,900	3.4 billion
1965	104,700	3.34 billion
1964	101,600	3.26 billion
1963	98,700	3.19 billion
1962	96,040	3.12 billion
1961	93,630	3.07 billion
1960	91,320	3.02 billion
1959	88,990	2.97 billion
1958	86,660	2.91 billion
1957	84,340	2.85 billion
1956	82,070	2.8 billion
1955	79,860	2.74 billion
1954	77,670	2.69 billion
1953	75,510	2.63 billion
1952	73,340	2.58 billion
1951	71,120	2.54 billion
1950	69,070	2.49 billion
1949	67,740	–
1948	66,690	–
1947	65,970	–
1946	65,250	–
1945	64,550	–
1944	63,850	–
1943	63,150	–
1942	62,470	–
1941	61,750	–
1940	60,990	–
1939	60,200	–
1938	59,370	–
1937	58,510	–
1936	57,670	–
1935	56,830	–
1934	56,010	–
1933	55,200	–
1932	54,400	–
1931	53,640	–
1930	52,900	–
1929	52,200	–
1928	51,530	–
1927	50,890	–
1926	50,260	–
1925	49,630	–
1924	49,010	–
1923	48,400	–
1922	47,800	–
1921	47,210	–
1920	46,640	–
1919	46,080	–
1918	45,530	–
1917	45,000	–
1916	44,450	–
1915	43,910	–
1914	43,370	–
1913	42,840	–
1912	42,320	–
1911	41,830	–
1910	41,390	–
1909	40,980	–
1908	40,610	–
1907	40,270	–
1906	39,940	–
1905	39,610	–
1904	39,280	–
1903	38,950	–
1902	38,630	–
1901	38,240	–
1900	37,770	–
1899	37,240	–
1898	36,640	–
1897	35,980	–
1896	35,330	–
1895	34,690	–
1894	34,070	–
1893	33,450	–
1892	32,850	–
1891	32,280	–
1890	31,750	–
1889	31,240	–
1888	30,770	–
1887	30,340	–
1886	29,900	–
1885	29,480	–
1884	29,060	–
1883	28,650	–
1882	28,240	–
1881	27,870	–
1880	27,540	–
1879	27,240	–
1878	26,990	–
1877	26,770	–
1876	26,550	–
1875	26,330	–
1874	26,110	–
1873	25,900	–
1872	25,690	–
1871	25,540	–
1870	25,440	–
1869	25,410	–
1868	25,440	–
1867	25,530	–
1866	25,610	–
1865	25,700	–
1864	25,790	–
1863	25,880	–
1862	25,960	–
1861	26,030	–
1860	26,070	–
1859	26,090	–
1858	26,090	–
1857	26,060	–
1856	26,040	–
1855	26,010	–
1854	25,980	–
1853	25,960	–
1852	25,930	–
1851	25,910	–
1850	25,880	–
1849	25,870	–
1848	25,860	–
1847	25,850	–
1846	25,830	–
1845	25,820	–
1844	25,810	–
1843	25,800	–
1842	25,790	–
1841	25,770	–
1840	25,760	–
1839	25,750	–
1838	25,740	–
1837	25,730	–
1836	25,720	–
1835	25,700	–
1834	25,690	–
1833	25,680	–
1832	25,670	–
1831	25,660	–
1830	25,640	–
1829	25,630	–
1828	25,620	–
1827	25,610	–
1826	25,600	–
1825	25,590	–
1824	25,570	–
1823	25,560	–
1822	25,550	–
1821	25,540	–
1820	25,530	–
1819	25,530	–
1818	25,530	–
1817	25,530	–
1816	25,530	–
1815	25,530	–
1814	25,530	–
1813	25,530	–
1812	25,530	–
1811	25,530	–
1810	25,530	–
1809	25,530	–
1808	25,530	–
1807	25,530	–
1806	25,530	–
1805	25,530	–
1804	25,530	–
1803	25,530	–
1802	25,530	–
1801	25,530	–
1800	25,530	–

12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Belize	World
2024	417,100415,600–418,500	8.16 billion
2025	422,900418,400–427,400	8.23 billion
2026	428,600420,500–437,000	8.3 billion
2027	434,200421,900–447,000	8.37 billion
2028	439,600422,900–457,100	8.44 billion
2029	444,800423,300–467,500	8.5 billion
2030	449,800423,000–478,100	8.57 billion
2031	454,700422,200–488,600	8.63 billion
2032	459,500421,100–498,700	8.7 billion
2033	464,200420,100–508,900	8.76 billion
2034	468,800418,500–520,400	8.82 billion
2035	473,100416,700–532,400	8.89 billion
2036	477,200415,200–544,300	8.95 billion
2037	481,200413,500–556,400	9.01 billion
2038	484,900412,100–568,500	9.06 billion
2039	488,300410,000–580,700	9.12 billion
2040	491,600406,900–591,600	9.18 billion
2041	494,700403,800–602,200	9.23 billion
2042	497,700401,200–614,600	9.29 billion
2043	500,500398,000–627,600	9.34 billion
2044	503,200394,800–641,900	9.39 billion
2045	505,700391,600–657,200	9.44 billion
2046	508,100387,300–670,200	9.49 billion
2047	510,400383,000–683,700	9.54 billion
2048	512,600378,700–697,800	9.58 billion
2049	514,700373,800–709,500	9.62 billion
2050	516,600368,600–722,100	9.66 billion
2051	518,400363,900–739,800	9.7 billion
2052	520,000360,400–759,100	9.74 billion
2053	521,500356,500–775,700	9.78 billion
2054	522,700351,400–789,600	9.81 billion
2055	523,900347,300–806,300	9.85 billion
2056	524,900343,100–826,600	9.88 billion
2057	525,800336,900–842,200	9.91 billion
2058	526,500330,100–858,900	9.94 billion
2059	527,100323,900–881,300	9.96 billion
2060	527,600318,200–902,000	9.99 billion
2061	527,800312,200–918,900	10 billion
2062	528,000306,700–932,800	10 billion
2063	528,000301,800–946,800	10.1 billion
2064	527,900297,800–962,100	10.1 billion
2065	527,700292,700–977,100	10.1 billion
2066	527,300286,400–996,100	10.1 billion
2067	526,800280,900–1.02 million	10.1 billion
2068	526,000274,800–1.04 million	10.2 billion
2069	525,100268,200–1.06 million	10.2 billion
2070	524,100263,000–1.07 million	10.2 billion
2071	522,900257,400–1.1 million	10.2 billion
2072	521,500251,700–1.12 million	10.2 billion
2073	520,000248,200–1.15 million	10.2 billion
2074	518,400244,000–1.18 million	10.2 billion
2075	516,700238,100–1.22 million	10.3 billion
2076	514,800231,700–1.24 million	10.3 billion
2077	512,700224,600–1.27 million	10.3 billion
2078	510,500218,200–1.29 million	10.3 billion
2079	508,200213,300–1.32 million	10.3 billion
2080	505,900208,200–1.34 million	10.3 billion
2081	503,500202,800–1.36 million	10.3 billion
2082	501,000197,300–1.38 million	10.3 billion
2083	498,300191,100–1.39 million	10.3 billion
2084	495,600185,300–1.4 million	10.3 billion
2085	492,900180,500–1.41 million	10.3 billion
2086	490,100176,000–1.43 million	10.3 billion
2087	487,300170,800–1.46 million	10.3 billion
2088	484,300165,700–1.49 million	10.3 billion
2089	481,400160,100–1.52 million	10.3 billion
2090	478,400153,900–1.57 million	10.3 billion
2091	475,400148,100–1.61 million	10.3 billion
2092	472,400142,700–1.63 million	10.3 billion
2093	469,300138,100–1.66 million	10.3 billion
2094	466,200133,700–1.69 million	10.2 billion
2095	463,100129,400–1.71 million	10.2 billion
2096	459,900123,600–1.73 million	10.2 billion
2097	456,800116,700–1.75 million	10.2 billion
2098	453,700111,400–1.78 million	10.2 billion
2099	450,600107,100–1.8 million	10.2 billion
2100	447,400104,100–1.81 million	10.2 billion

Good to know

Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
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.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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