Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Latin America and the Caribbean · Central America
Belize is recorded at 417.1k people in 2024, with total annual change of +5,949 under the WPP medium variant.
Belize observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 7,529 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -2,069 |
| Natural change | +5,460 |
| Net migration | +490 |
| Total change | +5,949 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +5,949 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -110,948 since 2063 |
| Projected 2100 | 447.4k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Belize 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 111.0k, ages 15-64 280.2k, ages 65+ 19.9k.
Belize 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 93.9k, ages 15-64 356.2k, ages 65+ 66.5k.
Belize 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 55.9k, ages 15-64 246.6k, ages 65+ 144.8k.
Stage since 2020.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2051.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 417.1k | 5,949 | 7.5k | 2.1k | 2.02 |
| 2030 | 449.8k | 4,934 | 7.2k | 2.4k | 1.93 |
| 2050 | 516.6k | 1,884 | 5.9k | 4.0k | 1.78 |
| 2080 | 505.9k | -2,380 | 4.3k | 6.5k | 1.72 |
| 2100 | 447.4k | -3,189 | 3.4k | 6.5k | 1.69 |