Demographic profile
Belize is the 178th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.0% of everyone alive. Within Central America, it ranks 8 of 8.
Each day brings roughly 17 births and 7 deaths, adding about 3,652 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Literacy stands near 88.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 11.0%, with life expectancy at about 70.9 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Belize in 2026? Approximately 411,961 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Belize growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 17 births and 7 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Belize? Around 0.0% — ranked 178 worldwide by population.