Belize — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Belize, 1960–2025.
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%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 37 of 42 economies; Grenada (36.67%) is just below it. That is 3% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 54th of 217 in 1960 → 71st of 217 in 1970 → 96th of 217 in 1980 → 124th of 217 in 1990 → 128th of 217 in 2000 → 151st of 217 in 2010 → 162nd of 217 in 2020 → 169th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 41.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 41.95% | -0.2 pp |
| 2022 | 42.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 42.39% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 42.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 42.91% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 43.16% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 43.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 43.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 43.93% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 44.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 44.44% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 44.69% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 44.94% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 45.19% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 45.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 45.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 46.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 46.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 46.73% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 47.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 47.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 47.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 47.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 47.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 47.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 47.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 47.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 47.53% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 47.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 47.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 47.35% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 47.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 47.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 47.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 47.56% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 47.87% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 48.28% | -0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 48.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 49.27% | -0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 49.81% | -0.5 pp |
| 1983 | 50.34% | -0.5 pp |
| 1982 | 50.84% | -0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 51.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 51.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 51.98% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 52.32% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 52.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 52.99% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 53.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 1974 | 53.61% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 53.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 54.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 54.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 54.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 54.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 54.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 54.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 54.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 54.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 54.03% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 53.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 53.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 53.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 1960 | 53.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belize’s Urban population in 1961?
53.9% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belize’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -22.9% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 41.56%; 2024: 41.75%; 2023: 41.95%; 2022: 42.14%; 2021: 42.39%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.