Belize — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Belize, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Belize was 1.39% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.49% in 1998. The lowest was 1.15% in 2021 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.91% per year.
Belize ranks 75 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 35%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Belize sits above it. It peaked in 1998 and has fallen 60% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 34%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 4 of 42 economies; Bolivia (1.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 60% in 2022. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 92nd of 216 in 1961 → 100th of 216 in 1970 → 93rd of 216 in 1980 → 92nd of 216 in 1990 → 17th of 217 in 2000 → 50th of 217 in 2010 → 90th of 217 in 2020 → 75th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.44% | -0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 2.06% | +0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 1.85% | +0.7 pp |
| 2021 | 1.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 1.46% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 2.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 2.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 2.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.87% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 3.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 3.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 3.49% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 3.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 2.97% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 2.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 2.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 2.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 1989 | 2.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 2.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 2.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.53% | +0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 2.36% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 2.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 2.06% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.06% | +0.4 pp |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 1.37% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 2.26% | -0.6 pp |
| 1969 | 2.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 3.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 3.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 3.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 2.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Population growth in 1962?
2.54% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belize’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -44.3% in total — about 0.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.39%; 2024: 1.44%; 2023: 2.06%; 2022: 1.85%; 2021: 1.15%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.