2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole

Ethnic Groups

Mestizo 43.7%
Creole 29.8%
Maya 10%
Garifuna 6.2%
Other 10.3%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42.04% (male 54,876; female 52,780)

15-64 years - : 54.43% (male 70,534; female 68,837)

65 years and over - : 3.53% (male 4,403; female 4,632) (2001 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.95 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

25.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.19 years

Male: 68.91 years

Female: 73.57 years (2001 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.01% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

170 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 70.3%

Male: 70.3%

Female: 70.3% (1991 est.)

Note: Other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%

Year

Population

  • 256,062

Nationality

  • Belizean(s) noun


  • Belizean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    62.00%
  • Protestant Anglican
    3,012.00%
  • Methodist
    6.00%
  • Mennonite
    4.00%
  • SeventhDay Adventist
    -3.00%
  • Pentecostal
    2.00%
  • Jehovahs Witnesses
    1.00%
  • Other
    2.00%
  • None
    2.00%
  • Other
    61,980.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.7% (2001 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 31.69 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death Rate

  • 4.7 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.05 children born/woman (2001 est.)