Belize
Urban population in Belize
Urban population in Belize: 54.9% in 1950 and 41.6% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 41.6%
- Since 1950
- −13.3 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 176 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 43%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 43% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Belize |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.6 |
| 2024 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | 42 |
| 2022 | 42.1 |
| 2021 | 42.4 |
| 2020 | 42.7 |
| 2019 | 42.9 |
| 2018 | 43.2 |
| 2017 | 43.4 |
| 2016 | 43.7 |
| 2015 | 43.9 |
| 2014 | 44.2 |
| 2013 | 44.4 |
| 2012 | 44.7 |
| 2011 | 44.9 |
| 2010 | 45.2 |
| 2009 | 45.5 |
| 2008 | 45.8 |
| 2007 | 46.1 |
| 2006 | 46.4 |
| 2005 | 46.7 |
| 2004 | 47 |
| 2003 | 47.3 |
| 2002 | 47.5 |
| 2001 | 47.6 |
| 2000 | 47.7 |
| 1999 | 47.7 |
| 1998 | 47.6 |
| 1997 | 47.6 |
| 1996 | 47.5 |
| 1995 | 47.5 |
| 1994 | 47.4 |
| 1993 | 47.4 |
| 1992 | 47.3 |
| 1991 | 47.3 |
| 1990 | 47.4 |
| 1989 | 47.6 |
| 1988 | 47.9 |
| 1987 | 48.3 |
| 1986 | 48.8 |
| 1985 | 49.3 |
| 1984 | 49.8 |
| 1983 | 50.3 |
| 1982 | 50.8 |
| 1981 | 51.3 |
| 1980 | 51.7 |
| 1979 | 52 |
| 1978 | 52.3 |
| 1977 | 52.7 |
| 1976 | 53 |
| 1975 | 53.3 |
| 1974 | 53.6 |
| 1973 | 53.9 |
| 1972 | 54.1 |
| 1971 | 54.2 |
| 1970 | 54.3 |
| 1969 | 54.3 |
| 1968 | 54.2 |
| 1967 | 54.2 |
| 1966 | 54.1 |
| 1965 | 54.1 |
| 1964 | 54 |
| 1963 | 54 |
| 1962 | 53.9 |
| 1961 | 53.9 |
| 1960 | 53.9 |
| 1959 | 53.9 |
| 1958 | 53.9 |
| 1957 | 54 |
| 1956 | 54.1 |
| 1955 | 54.1 |
| 1954 | 54.3 |
| 1953 | 54.4 |
| 1952 | 54.5 |
| 1951 | 54.7 |
| 1950 | 54.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Belize |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.4 |
| 2027 | 41.2 |
| 2028 | 41.2 |
| 2029 | 41.2 |
| 2030 | 41.2 |
| 2031 | 41.2 |
| 2032 | 41.2 |
| 2033 | 41.2 |
| 2034 | 41.3 |
| 2035 | 41.3 |
| 2036 | 41.3 |
| 2037 | 41.4 |
| 2038 | 41.4 |
| 2039 | 41.5 |
| 2040 | 41.5 |
| 2041 | 41.6 |
| 2042 | 41.7 |
| 2043 | 41.8 |
| 2044 | 41.9 |
| 2045 | 42.1 |
| 2046 | 42.2 |
| 2047 | 42.4 |
| 2048 | 42.6 |
| 2049 | 42.8 |
| 2050 | 43 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$32.9M in 2025
- Military spending per person$79 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel2,000 people in 2020
- National power0% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers1.32% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports1 million TIV in 2023