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Belize — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Belize, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
41.56%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · -22.9% since 1960
Urban population for Belize was 41.56% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 54.25% in 1970. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.40% per year.
Belize ranks 169 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 78%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 72.52%, so Belize sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 23% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 5%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
41.56%
First (1960)
53.89%
Change
-22.9%
Highest
54.25%
in 1970
Lowest
41.56%
in 2025
Average
48.56%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.40%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.56% |
| 2024 | 41.75% |
| 2023 | 41.95% |
| 2022 | 42.14% |
| 2021 | 42.39% |
| 2020 | 42.65% |
| 2019 | 42.91% |
| 2018 | 43.16% |
| 2017 | 43.42% |
| 2016 | 43.68% |
| 2015 | 43.93% |
| 2014 | 44.19% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.