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)%

Urbanization

urban population: 44.7% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 1.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 35.3% (male 61,480/female 59,000)

15-24 years - : 21% (male 36,432/female 35,093)

25-54 years - : 35.5% (male 61,112/female 59,809)

55-64 years - : 4.6% (male 7,719/female 7,807)

65 years and over - : 3.6% (male 5,848/female 6,544) (2014 est.)

Dependency Ratios

total dependency ratio: 59.7 %

youth dependency ratio: 53.3 %

elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 %

potential support ratio: 15.6 (2014 est.)

Median Age

total: 21.8 years

male: 21.6 years

female: 22 years (2014 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 - : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

53 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 105

Infant Mortality Rate

total: 20.31 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 66.88 years

female: 70.17 years (2014 est.)

total population: 68.49 years

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total Fertility Rate

3.02 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

55.2% (2011)

Drinking Water Source

Urban: 1.6% of population

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0.7% of population (2012 est.)

Physicians Density

0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Sanitation Facility Access

Urban: 5.8% of population

Rural: 12.4% of population

Total: 9.5% of population (2012 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

1.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 32

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

3,100 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 132

HIV Aids Deaths

100 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 126

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

6.2% (2011) country comparison to the world: 81

Education Expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 29

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 76.9%

male: 76.7%

female: 77.1% (2000 census)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 340,844

Nationality 2014

  • 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
    1.92% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 58

Birth Rate

  • 25.14 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 55

Death Rate

  • 5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 166

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 98

Urban Areas Population

  • 14
    BELMOPAN (capital)
  • 000 (2011)

Physicians Density

  • 0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)