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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) (2010 est.); note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census;

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%
(2010 est.); note: percentages add up to more than 100%
Because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin; %

Population Distribution

Approximately 25% to 30% of the population lives in the former capital, Belize City; over half of the overall population is rural; population density is slightly higher in the north and east

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.61% (male 66,207 /female 63,466)

15-24 years - : 18.74% (male 37,184 /female 35,127)

25-54 years - : 37.43% (male 70,222 /female 74,187)

55-64 years - : 5.88% (male 11,397 /female 11,284)

65 years and over - : 4.35% (male 8,293 /female 8,487) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal Ã— Central America

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 56.8 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 50.9 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 17 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 23.7 years

Male: 23.2 years

Female: 24.4 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 168

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.89 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 1.03 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 12 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 10.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 114

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 73.1 years (2018 est.)

Female: 76.3 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 122

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 0% of population

Total: 0.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

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AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.9% (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 26;

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

<200 (2017 est.);

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: High (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever and malaria (2016)

Note: Active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

24.1% (2016); country comparison to the world: 60;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.6% (2015); country comparison to the world: 84;

Education Expenditures

7.4% of GDP (2017); country comparison to the world: 14;

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Population

385,854

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%
Mormon
0.00%
Muslim
0.00%
Rastafarian
0.00%
Salvation Army
0.00%
Unspecified
0.60%
None Est
15.52%

Population Growth Rate

Growth Rate
1.8% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 57;

Birth Rate

22.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 63;

Death Rate

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 206;

Migration Rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 73;

Urban Areas Population

23,000 BELMOPAN (capital)
(2018)

Health Expenditure

5.8% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 109;

Physicians Density

0.77 physicians/1,000 population (2009);

Hospital Bed Density

1.3 beds/1,000 population (2014);

Total fertility rate

2.8 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 60;

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