Urban population share in Belize
41.6% of people in Belize lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Belize, 2025
41.6%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
169th of 217
Urban population share in Belize over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belize | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 46.4% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 41.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.9%, the figure has changed by −2.4 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Belize has the 169th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Belize
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Population estimates and projections
411,106 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
25.9 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.01 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.46%
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Population
422,924 people
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Population growth
1.39%
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