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Belize

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Capital
Belmopan
Currency
Belize dollar
Continent
North America
Area
22,966 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q242 · Official languages: English
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
422.92K · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
3.33B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
7,865.48 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
1.06 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
8.86 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
2.02 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
73.74 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Belize: 422.92K
Belize · Population274.37K314.89K355.4K395.91K436.43K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · Population · people
YearBelize
2025422,924
2024417,072
2023411,106
2022402,733
2021395,346
2020390,812
2019385,829
2018380,226
2017373,202
2016364,705
2015356,333
2014348,923
2013341,627
2012334,414
2011327,298
2010320,245
2009312,614
2008304,361
2007296,100
2006287,878
current US$ · 20062025
2025Belize: 3.33B
Belize · GDP1.42B1.94B2.46B2.98B3.5B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · GDP · current US$
YearBelize
20253,326,500,000
20243,203,631,800
20233,052,362,650
20222,846,604,350
20212,428,606,250
20202,047,284,600
20192,381,187,850
20182,285,915,050
20172,266,028,250
20162,239,604,950
20152,193,095,150
20142,138,242,200
20132,035,191,450
20121,917,083,500
20111,831,576,700
20101,748,988,400
20091,688,012,750
20081,738,453,600
20071,706,190,450
20061,590,463,100

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Belize: 7,865.48
Belize · GDP per capita4,975.855,763.936,552.017,340.098,128.172006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearBelize
20257,865.48
20247,681.24
20237,424.76
20227,068.22
20216,142.99
20205,238.54
20196,171.61
20186,011.99
20176,071.85
20166,140.87
20156,154.62
20146,128.12
20135,957.35
20125,732.67
20115,596.05
20105,461.41
20095,399.67
20085,711.81
20075,762.21
20065,524.78
% · 20062025
2025Belize: 1.06
Belize · Inflation-8.46-4.41-0.363.697.752006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · Inflation · %
YearBelize
20251.06
20243.29
20234.39
20226.28
20213.24
20200.12
20190.19
20180.27
20171.15
20160.66
2015-0.86
20141.2
20130.51
20121.3
20111.6
20100.92
2009-1.1
20086.39
20072.32
2006-7.11

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Belize: 8.86
Belize · Unemployment6.187.438.689.9311.182006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearBelize
20258.86
20248.7
20238.28
20228.68
202110.3
202010.76
20199.05
20189.35
20176.6
20167
20157.58
20148.24
20138.35
20128.38
20118.42
20108.41
20098.32
20088.18
20078.51
20069.39

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Belize:
Belize · Fertility rate1.722.072.432.783.142006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearBelize
2025No data available
20242.02
20232.01
20221.95
20211.84
20202.04
20192.14
20182.34
20172.37
20162.4
20152.43
20142.47
20132.5
20122.51
20112.53
20102.55
20092.66
20082.78
20072.89
20063.02

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Belize:
Belize · Life expectancy70.2171.1872.1473.174.062006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Belize · Life expectancy · years
YearBelize
2025No data available
202473.74
202373.57
202272.19
202170.92
202071.58
201972.58
201872.32
201772.06
201671.84
201571.65
201471.44
201371.28
201271.13
201170.98
201070.88
200970.81
200870.67
200770.65
200670.54
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology