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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 - : 35.8% (male 61,118/female 58,665)

15-24 years - : 21.1% (male 35,912/female 34,596)

25-54 years - : 35.1% (male 59,196/female 58,024)

55-64 years - : 4.4% (male 7,374/female 7,407)

65 years and over - : 3.6% (male 5,677/female 6,328) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 60.9 %

Youth dependency ratio: 54.5 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %

Potential support ratio: 15.6 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 21.5 years

Male: 21.4 years

Female: 21.7 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 1 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.9 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 20.82 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 23.3 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.4 years

Male: 66.75 years

Female: 70.13 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 2% of population

Rural: 1% of population

Total: 2% of population (2010 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.3% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 28

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 94

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: high

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

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

33.7% (2008)country comparison to the world: 15

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.9% (2006)country comparison to the world: 88

Education Expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2010)country comparison to the world: 27

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 76.9%

Male: 76.7%

Female: 77.1% (2000 census)

Year

Population

  • 334,297

Nationality

  • Belizean(s) noun


  • Belizean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    39.30%
  • Pentacostal
    8.30%
  • Seventh Day Adventist
    5.30%
  • Anglican
    4.50%
  • Mennonite
    3.70%
  • Baptist
    3.50%
  • Methodist
    2.80%
  • Nazarene
    2.80%
  • Jehovahs Witnesses
    1.60%
  • Other Includes Bahai Faith
    9.90%
  • Buddhism
    0.00%
  • Hinduism
    0.00%
  • Islam
    0.00%
  • And Mormon
    0.00%
  • Other Unknown
    3.10%
  • None Census
    15.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.97% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 54

Birth Rate

  • 25.58 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 55

Death Rate

  • 5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 170

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 78

Urban Areas Population

  • BELMOPAN (capital) 14,000
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.7% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 120

Physicians Density

  • 0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.08 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 55