BLZ / Latin America & Caribbean

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
Population growth ↗
1.39 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
2.75 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
14.97K · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
5.23 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
41.56 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
59.1 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
19.32 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
80.01 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
108.97 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
0.01 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
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$ · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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
% · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 · 2006–2025
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 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Belize

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.