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Belize – Population Density

Name: Belize Population Density
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Captures how concentrated the population is across the country. · World Bank

18.0 +0.4 from 2022 G20 rank: 25th · all-time high: 18.0 (2023)

APA

Belize Population Density. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/belize/population-density

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_belize_population-density,
  title = {Belize Population Density},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/belize/population-density},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	18.8	–	–
2025* trend	18.5	–	–
2023	18.0	+0.4	25th
2022	17.7	+0.3	26th
2021	17.3	+0.2	27th
2020	17.1	+0.2	27th
2019	16.9	+0.2	27th
2018	16.7	+0.3	27th
2017	16.4	+0.4	28th
2016	16.0	+0.4	26th
2015	15.6	+0.3	26th
2014	15.3	+0.3	26th
2013	15.0	+0.3	25th
2012	14.7	+0.3	25th
2011	14.3	+0.3	25th
2010	14.0	+0.3	25th
2009	13.7	+0.4	25th
2008	13.3	+0.4	25th
2007	13.0	+0.4	25th
2006	12.6	+0.4	24th
2005	12.3	+0.4	24th
2004	11.9	+0.3	24th
2003	11.6	+0.3	24th
2002	11.2	+0.3	24th
2001	10.9	+0.3	24th
2000	10.6	+0.3	24th
1999	10.2	+0.3	24th
1998	9.9	+0.3	24th
1997	9.5	+0.3	24th
1996	9.2	+0.3	24th
1995	8.9	+0.2	23rd
1994	8.7	+0.2	22nd
1993	8.5	+0.2	22nd
1992	8.4	+0.2	22nd
1991	8.2	+0.2	21st
1990	8.0	+0.2	21st
1989	7.9	+0.2	21st
1988	7.7	+0.2	21st
1987	7.5	+0.2	21st
1986	7.3	+0.2	21st
1985	7.2	+0.2	21st
1984	7.0	+0.2	21st
1983	6.9	+0.2	21st
1982	6.7	+0.2	21st
1981	6.5	+0.2	21st
1980	6.4	+0.1	21st
1979	6.2	+0.1	21st
1978	6.1	+0.1	22nd
1977	6.0	+0.1	22nd
1976	5.8	+0.1	22nd
1975	5.7	+0.1	22nd
1974	5.6	+0.1	22nd
1973	5.5	+0.1	22nd
1972	5.5	+0.1	23rd
1971	5.4	+0.1	23rd
1970	5.3	+0.1	23rd
1969	5.2	+0.1	23rd
1968	5.0	+0.2	23rd
1967	4.9	+0.1	22nd
1966	4.7	+0.1	22nd
1965	4.6	+0.1	22nd
1964	4.5	+0.1	23rd
1963	4.3	+0.1	22nd
1962	4.2	+0.1	23rd
1961	4.1	–	23rd

Show all years (1961–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +16.5% GDP growth 11.3% C/A balance 2.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Belize's population density averaged 16.7. The 2023 figure of 18.0 is above this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 18.5 by 2025.