Belize Demographics Country Profile | With Belize Census Data

According to the the 2010 Belize Population Census, Belize demographics as reflected by ethnicity exhibited the following trends:

Latino, Creole, Maya, Garifuna and Mennonite remained the five largest ethnic groups. Latinos are the largest group, with its share of the total population growing from from 49% to 50%. Creoles accounted for 21%, down from 25%. Maya and Garifuna made up 10% and 4.6% respectively.The number of Garifunas and East Indians remained at their 2000 levels. About 19 thousand persons or 6% of the population claimed to be of mixed ethnic origin.

Population

420,000 – Citation 14 June 2021 Dr. Natalia Largaespada Beer, Maternal & Child Health Technical Advisor, Ministry of Health projection;
country comparison to the world: 177
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36.8% (male 60,327/female 57,933)
15-64 years: 59.6% (male 96,886/female 94,605)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,404/female 5,960) (2011 est.)

Median age:

total: 21 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.2 years (2011 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.056% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 45

Birth rate:

26.43 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53

Death rate:

5.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 169

Urbanization:

urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Belize births by sex and district 2019 data.

Maternal mortality rate:

94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008)
country comparison to the world: 75

Infant mortality rate:

total: 21.95 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 91
male: 24.43 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 68.23 years
country comparison to the world: 154
male: 66.53 years
female: 70.02 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.21 children born/woman (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 52

Source: CIA World Fact Book July 2011

Tabulable Belize Population by Ethnicity and District, 2010p
	Corozal	Orange Walk	Belize	Cayo	Stann Creek	Toledo	Total
2010	2000
Total	39,539	44,804	87,523	70,157	31,514	29,885	303,422	232,111
Asian	266	344	1,220	648	265	80	2,823	1,716
Black/African	65	41	729	199	79	38	1,151	582
Caucasian/White	341	98	1,156	787	476	241	3,099	1,758
Creole	2,151	2,402	42,107	10,247	5,128	1,022	63,057	57,859
East Indian	1,142	159	2,041	806	917	1,421	6,486	6,868
Garifuna	235	262	3,578	975	7,518	1,417	13,985	14,061
Hindu	106	76	320	50	28	7	587	n.a
Lebanese	52	0	146	39	3	0	240	n.a
Maya ‐Ketchi	68	72	837	1,408	1,333	13,691	17,409	12,366
Maya ‐Mopan	84	237	627	1,936	3,166	4,507	10,557	8,980
Maya ‐Yucatec	289	164	166	1,469	29	24	2,141	3,155
Mennonite	2,566	4,852	353	2,809	46	239	10,865	8,276
Mestizo/Spanish/Latino	30,061	34,616	26,974	44,445	9,501	5,324	150,921	113,045
Other	30	40	356	164	132	40	762	2,610
Mixed ethnicity	1,893	1,355	6,835	4,145	2,885	1,834	18,947
DK/NS	190	86	78	30	8	0	392	835

Religion

The Roman Catholic faith is the single largest religion, but with its share of the total population falling from 50% to 40%. Pentecostalism, the second largest religion, saw its share of the population increasing from 7.4% to 8.5%. The number of persons who said they did not belong to any religion doubled. This group is larger than any of the main religions except Roman Catholicism.

Tabulable Belize Population by Religious Denomination and District, 2010p
	Corozal	Orange Walk	Belize	Cayo	Stann Creek	Toledo	Total
2010	2000
Total	39,304	44,403	89,956	69,409	31,274	29,760	304,106	232,111
Anglican	383	501	9,875	1,498	1,503	256	14,016	12,386
Bahai Faith	27	14	46	68	43	4	202	205
Baptist	622	424	3,978	1,843	1,757	2,385	11,009	8,077
Buddhism	57	104	379	159	49	9	757	n.a
Hinduism	106	92	344	41	22	7	612	367
Islam	67	1	428	48	29	4	577	243
Jehovah’s Witness	709	1,018	1,467	1,083	506	331	5,114	3,366
Mennonite	2,552	4,915	554	2,812	210	615	11,658	9,497
Methodist	528	299	6,193	367	857	577	8,821	8,024
Mormon	130	192	397	500	68	6	1,293	928
Nazarene	821	152	1,987	2,605	1,262	1,833	8,660	6,117
Pentecostal	1,721	2,029	5,378	10,838	2,839	3,094	25,899	17,189
Rastafarian	13	18	250	113	93	36	523	n.a
Roman Catholic	18,371	19,916	34,416	24,229	12,850	13,228	123,010	115,035
Seventh Day Adventist	3,988	2,302	5,519	3,011	1,373	472	16,665	12,160
Salvation Army	13	5	244	100	6	2	370	371
Other	2,666	6,891	5,556	6,268	2,244	3,028	26,653	14,984
None	6,464	5,495	12,547	13,660	5,527	3,818	47,511	21,795
DK/NS	66	35	398	166	36	55	756	1,367

Education

About 88 thousand persons were enrolled in formal education: 63,700 at the primary level, 17,200 secondary and 7,400 tertiary.

Males slightly outnumbered females up to primary education.Females outnumber males by a ratio of two to one at the university level. In terms of highest level of education completed, females outnumber males from secondary to university level.

Belize School Enrollment by Level, Sex and District, 2010p
	Corozal	Orange Walk	Belize	Cayo	Stann Creek	Toledo	Total
Total	9,912	11,784	25,581	21,349	9,465	9,900	87,991
Pre‐school	762	628	2,411	1,030	741	663	6,235
Primary	7,340	8,806	16,351	15,470	6,917	7,809	62,693
Secondary	1,786	1,932	6,130	3,726	1,985	1,639	17,198
Post Secondary	573	616	1,940	1,305	373	291	5,098
University	171	266	988	690	139	110	2,364
Other	41	152	164	145	50	50	602
DK/NS	1	12	8	13	1	1	36

Male	4,935	5,946	12,248	10,486	4,654	5,023	43,292
Pre‐school	370	305	1,218	525	374	344	3,136
Primary	3,688	4,501	8,232	7,898	3,554	3,966	31,839
Secondary	876	959	2,848	1,703	896	864	8,146
Post Secondary	263	261	743	557	127	121	2,072
University	83	130	330	231	47	39	860
Other	24	89	92	88	29	32	354
DK/NS	1	6	3	9	1	1	21

Female	4,977	5,838	13,333	10,863	4,811	4,877	44,699
Pre‐school	392	323	1,193	505	367	319	3,099
Primary	3,652	4,305	8,119	7,572	3,363	3,843	30,854
Secondary	910	973	3,282	2,023	1,089	775	9,052
Post Secondary	310	355	1,197	748	246	170	3,026
University	88	136	658	459	92	71	1,504
Other	17	63	72	57	21	18	248
DK/NS	‐	6	5	4	‐	‐	15

Belize Labour Force

The Belize Census shows the size of the national labor force increased by 46% to 131 thousand. About 30 thousand persons were without a job at the time they were interviewed, yielding a national unemployment rate of 23.1% compared to 20.3% in 2000. About two-thirds of the persons 14 years and over were either working or looking for a job. This is 3 percentage points higher than in 2000. (LFPR).

Women recorded twice the unemployment rate of men (16.7%). In Toledo and the northern districts, it was as much as three times. Cayo(26.2%) and Corozal(24.5%) experienced the highest rates of unemployment. Persons who have completed university enjoyed a much lower unemployment rate (6.3%).

Males generally earned more than females. In 2010, their average(median) monthly income was $922 compared to $882 for females. These figures are approximately 35% higher than in 2000. The public sector continued to account for about 15% of the employed population.

Population 14 years and over by Sex, Economic Activity Status and District, 2010p
	Corozal	Orange Walk	Belize	Cayo	Stann Creek	Toledo	Total
2010	2000
Total	26,290	28,985	60,519	45,301	20,238	17,449	198,888	142,505
Labour force (LF)	16,972	17,869	42,443	29,470	13,414	10,463	130,717	89,572
Employed	12,815	14,217	32,841	21,759	10,589	8,252	100,537	71,431
Unemployed	4,157	3,652	9,602	7,711	2,825	2,211	30,180	18,141
Not in labour force	9,318	11,116	18,076	15,831	6,824	6,986	68,171	52,933
Unemployment rate (%)	24.5	20.4	22.6	26.2	21.1	21.1	23.1	20.3
LF participation rate (%)	64.6	61.6	70.1	65.1	66.3	60.0	65.7	62.9

Male	13,144	14,668	29,524	22,513	10,587	8,780	99,284	71,411
Labour force	10,807	11,890	23,390	18,056	8,478	7,108	79,760	57,789
Employed	9,180	10,371	18,989	14,530	7,166	6,194	66,453	50,227
Unemployed	1,627	1,519	4,401	3,526	1,312	914	13,307	7,562
Not in labour force	2,337	2,778	6,134	4,457	2,109	1,672	19,524	13,622
Unemployment rate (%)	15.1	12.8	18.8	19.5	15.5	12.9	16.7	13.1
LF participation rate (%)	82.2	81.1	79.2	80.2	80.1	81.0	80.3	80.9

Female	13,146	14,317	30,995	22,788	9,651	8,669	99,604	71,094
Labour Force	6,165	5,979	19,053	11,414	4,936	3,355	50,957	31,783
Employed	3,635	3,846	13,852	7,229	3,423	2,058	34,084	21,204
Unemployed	2,530	2,133	5,201	4,185	1,513	1,297	16,873	10,579
Not in labour force	6,981	8,338	11,942	11,374	4,715	5,314	48,647	39,311
Unemployment rate (%)	41.0	35.7	27.3	36.7	30.7	38.7	33.1	33.3
LF participation rate (%)	46.9	41.8	61.5	50.1	51.1	38.7	51.2	44.7

Foreign Born Population

Guatemala (19K) remained the single largest source of FBP. El Salvador and Honduras supplied about seven thousand persons each. About 42% of the FBP are between 25 and 44 years old. Sixty percent had at primary education at most. As in 2000, FBP enjoyed a lower unemployment rate (17.7%) than the national average (males -11.0% and females -29.0%).

Foreign‐born Population by Country of Birth and District of Residence, 2010p
	Corozal	Orange Walk	Belize	Cayo	Stann Creek	Toledo	Total
2010	2000
Total	3,834	5,104	11,550	14,548	6,005	5,185	46,226	33,424
Guatemala	1,011	1,996	2,295	7,600	2,496	3,478	18,876	14,691
El Salvador	579	943	1,835	2,950	455	305	7,067	6,044
Honduras	263	433	2,412	987	1,917	892	6,904	4,960
Mexico	1,032	929	354	436	29	41	2,821	2,351
USA	304	156	1,299	851	463	206	3,279	1,746
Canada	95	74	154	254	58	29	664	443
Jamaica	19	11	245	74	40	8	397	367
China	152	132	733	286	203	61	1,567	1,543
All Others	379	430	2,223	1,110	344	165	4,651	1,279

Source: Belize Population Census Report 2012