2 GeoFroggy

Languages

English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.3%, none 0.2% (cannot speak)

Ethnic Groups

Mestizo 52.9%
Creole 25.9%
Maya 11.3%
Garifuna 6.1%
East Indian 3.9%
Mennonite 3.6%
White 1.2%
Asian 1%
Other 1.2%
Unknown 0.3%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 44% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.93% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 34.87% (male 61,822/female 59,312)

15-24 years - : 20.86% (male 36,897/female 35,547)

25-54 years - : 35.88% (male 63,048/female 61,587)

55-64 years - : 4.69% (male 8,072/female 8,224)

65 years and over - : 3.7% (male 6,056/female 6,804) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 56.8%

Youth dependency ratio: 50.9%

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.9%

Potential support ratio: 17% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 22.1 years

Male: 21.9 years

Female: 22.3 years (2015 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 - : 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.89 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.59 years

Male: 67.01 years

Female: 70.25 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 162

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 9.5% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.18% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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

20.6% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

6.2% (2011)

Education Expenditures

6.6% of GDP (2010)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 14 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 14 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 347,369

Nationality

  • Belizean(s) noun


  • Belizean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    40.10%
  • Protestant Includes Pentecostal
    31.58%
  • Seventh Day Adventist
    5.40%
  • Anglican
    4.70%
  • Mennonite
    3.70%
  • Baptist
    3.60%
  • Methodist
    2.90%
  • Nazarene
    2.80%
  • Jehovahs Witness
    1.70%
  • Other Includes Bahai
    10.50%
  • Buddhist
    0.00%
  • Hindu
    0.00%
  • Morman
    0.00%
  • Muslim
    0.00%
  • Rastafarian
    0.00%
  • Unknown
    0.60%
  • None Est
    15.52%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.87% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 24.68 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 5.97 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BELMOPAN (capital) 17,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.4% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.95 children born/woman (2015 est.)