Languages

Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)

Ethnic Groups

Mestizo 48.7%
Creole 24.9%
Maya 10.6%
Garifuna 6.1%
Other 9.7%
(2000 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 37.9% (male 59,462/female 57,117)

15-64 years - : 58.6% (male 91,298/female 89,170)

65 years and over - : 3.5% (male 5,185/female 5,667) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 20.4 years

Male: 20.3 years

Female: 20.6 years (2009 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 - : 0.92 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 26 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 19.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.2 years

Male: 66.44 years

Female: 70.05 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.1% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 30

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 200 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 106

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria

Water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Education Expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2004)country comparison to the world: 55

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 76.9%

Male: 76.7%

Female: 77.1% (2000 census)

Year

Population

  • 307,899

Nationality

  • Belizean(s) noun


  • Belizean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    49.60%
  • Protestant Pentecostal
    277.40%
  • Anglican
    5.30%
  • SeventhDay Adventist
    -5.20%
  • Mennonite
    4.10%
  • Methodist
    3.50%
  • Jehovahs Witnesses
    1.50%
  • Other
    14.00%
  • None
    9.42%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.154% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 47

Birth Rate

  • 27.33 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 59

Death Rate

  • 5.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 168

Migration Rate

  • NA (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.36 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 59