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Belize Demographics And Population Data
According to the the 2022 Belize Population Census, Belize demographics as reflected by ethnicity exhibited the following trends:
The diverse ethnic composition characteristic of Belize continued to be evident in the 2022 Census data. While 51.7 percent of the population identified as Mestizo-Hispanic/Latino, persons that identified as Creole, Maya, Garifuna and East Indian accounted for 25.2 percent, 9.8 percent, 4 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively. The remaining 7.8 percent was comprised of a mosaic of numerous other ethnicities. Update The 2022 Population And Housing Census.
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.)
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ドル compared to 882ドル 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%).
Source: Belize Population Census Report 2012