Population density in Belize

Belize had 18.3 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belize, 2024 18.3 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +1.5% 2023: 18.0 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Belize (2024).
Position in 2024 190th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Belize over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period Belize
2024 18.3 people per km²
2023 18.0 people per km²
2022 17.7 people per km²
2021 17.3 people per km²
2020 17.1 people per km²
2019 16.9 people per km²
2018 16.7 people per km²
2017 16.4 people per km²
2016 16.0 people per km²
2015 15.6 people per km²
2014 15.3 people per km²
2013 15.0 people per km²
2012 14.7 people per km²
2011 14.3 people per km²
2010 14.0 people per km²
2009 13.7 people per km²
2008 13.3 people per km²
2007 13.0 people per km²
2006 12.6 people per km²
2005 12.3 people per km²
2004 11.9 people per km²
2003 11.6 people per km²
2002 11.2 people per km²
2001 10.9 people per km²
2000 10.6 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5% from 18.0 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 15.3 people per km², the figure has changed by +19.5%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Belize has the 190th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Belize
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates