Belize birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Belize chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Belize was 2.01 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2020. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.21 — a -52.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	World
1960	6.5	4.69
1961	6.48	4.56
1962	6.46	5.02
1963	6.44	5.31
1964	6.42	5.13
1965	6.4	5.08
1966	6.38	4.97
1967	6.36	4.87
1968	6.34	4.98
1969	6.32	4.88
1970	6.3	4.84
1971	6.29	4.69
1972	6.28	4.55
1973	6.29	4.42
1974	6.29	4.26
1975	6.28	4.07
1976	6.25	3.97
1977	6.2	3.84
1978	6.11	3.77
1979	5.99	3.76
1980	5.85	3.73
1981	5.68	3.71
1982	5.5	3.72
1983	5.31	3.59
1984	5.12	3.57
1985	5	3.53
1986	4.94	3.51
1987	4.88	3.48
1988	4.87	3.39
1989	4.86	3.35
1990	4.8	3.31
1991	4.6	3.13
1992	4.43	3.04
1993	4.21	2.97
1994	3.97	2.92
1995	3.88	2.87
1996	3.76	2.82
1997	3.74	2.78
1998	3.75	2.75
1999	3.73	2.72
2000	3.63	2.73
2001	3.53	2.69
2002	3.43	2.66
2003	3.34	2.64
2004	3.25	2.63
2005	3.17	2.61
2006	3.02	2.61
2007	2.89	2.6
2008	2.78	2.6
2009	2.66	2.59
2010	2.55	2.57
2011	2.53	2.55
2012	2.51	2.56
2013	2.5	2.53
2014	2.47	2.52
2015	2.43	2.49
2016	2.4	2.49
2017	2.37	2.46
2018	2.34	2.39
2019	2.14	2.35
2020	2.04	2.28
2021	1.84	2.25
2022	1.95	2.22
2023	2.01	2.2
2024	2.02	2.19
2025	2.01	2.18
2026	1.99	2.18
2027	1.98	2.17
2028	1.96	2.16
2029	1.94	2.15
2030	1.93	2.14
2031	1.92	2.13
2032	1.91	2.12
2033	1.9	2.12
2034	1.89	2.11
2035	1.88	2.1
2036	1.86	2.09
2037	1.85	2.09
2038	1.85	2.08
2039	1.84	2.08
2040	1.83	2.08
2041	1.82	2.07
2042	1.82	2.07
2043	1.81	2.07
2044	1.81	2.07
2045	1.8	2.06
2046	1.8	2.06
2047	1.79	2.06
2048	1.79	2.05
2049	1.78	2.05
2050	1.78	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 13.7% were to women under 20 years old, 55.8% to women ages 20-29, and 30.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18.7%, 57.1%, and 24.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Belize by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Belize	World
1960	44.9%	37.4%
1961	45.4%	37.5%
1962	46%	37.6%
1963	46.6%	37.8%
1964	47.2%	38%
1965	47.8%	38%
1966	48.3%	38%
1967	48.8%	38%
1968	49.2%	37.9%
1969	49.4%	37.8%
1970	49.2%	37.7%
1971	48.7%	37.6%
1972	48.2%	37.5%
1973	47.7%	37.3%
1974	47.2%	37.2%
1975	46.7%	37.1%
1976	46.2%	36.9%
1977	45.7%	36.7%
1978	45.3%	36.3%
1979	44.9%	35.9%
1980	44.6%	35.5%
1981	44.4%	35.2%
1982	44.4%	34.9%
1983	44.4%	34.6%
1984	44.5%	34.3%
1985	44.7%	34%
1986	44.8%	33.8%
1987	44.7%	33.6%
1988	44.6%	33.4%
1989	44.5%	33.2%
1990	44.3%	33%
1991	44.1%	32.9%
1992	43.8%	32.7%
1993	43.5%	32.5%
1994	43.2%	32.3%
1995	42.7%	32.1%
1996	42.1%	31.8%
1997	41.5%	31.5%
1998	40.9%	31.1%
1999	40.4%	30.8%
2000	39.9%	30.4%
2001	39.5%	30%
2002	39.1%	29.6%
2003	38.7%	29.2%
2004	38.3%	28.8%
2005	37.9%	28.5%
2006	37.5%	28.1%
2007	37.1%	27.9%
2008	36.7%	27.6%
2009	36.2%	27.5%
2010	35.5%	27.3%
2011	34.7%	27.1%
2012	34%	27%
2013	33.3%	26.9%
2014	32.5%	26.8%
2015	31.8%	26.6%
2016	31.1%	26.5%
2017	30.4%	26.4%
2018	29.9%	26.2%
2019	29.4%	26%
2020	28.9%	25.8%
2021	28.3%	25.6%
2022	27.6%	25.3%
2023	27%	25%
2024	26.6%	24.7%
2025	26.3%	24.4%
2026	26%	24.1%
2027	25.7%	23.8%
2028	25.4%	23.4%
2029	25%	23.1%
2030	24.6%	22.8%
2031	24.2%	22.6%
2032	23.8%	22.3%
2033	23.4%	22.1%
2034	23%	21.9%
2035	22.7%	21.7%
2036	22.5%	21.6%
2037	22.2%	21.5%
2038	21.9%	21.4%
2039	21.6%	21.3%
2040	21.2%	21.2%
2041	20.9%	21.1%
2042	20.5%	21%
2043	20.2%	21%
2044	19.8%	20.9%
2045	19.5%	20.8%
2046	19.2%	20.7%
2047	18.9%	20.7%
2048	18.7%	20.6%
2049	18.4%	20.5%
2050	18.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Belize was 44.9% in 1960, 43.5% in 1993, and 26.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Belize.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Belize, excluding migration, has been +1.45% annually. On average, 5,475 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Belize
1960	2,903
1961	2,657
1962	2,961
1963	2,983
1964	3,010
1965	3,045
1966	3,092
1967	3,158
1968	3,240
1969	3,346
1970	3,486
1971	3,651
1972	3,814
1973	3,974
1974	4,136
1975	4,294
1976	4,484
1977	4,659
1978	4,804
1979	4,929
1980	5,029
1981	5,132
1982	5,155
1983	5,161
1984	5,128
1985	5,155
1986	5,238
1987	5,328
1988	5,465
1989	5,629
1990	5,728
1991	5,656
1992	5,562
1993	5,436
1994	5,283
1995	5,339
1996	5,339
1997	5,494
1998	5,733
1999	5,914
2000	5,934
2001	5,915
2002	5,967
2003	5,968
2004	5,997
2005	6,030
2006	5,874
2007	5,728
2008	5,643
2009	5,506
2010	5,381
2011	5,509
2012	5,628
2013	5,767
2014	5,864
2015	5,899
2016	5,931
2017	6,042
2018	6,112
2019	5,516
2020	4,993
2021	4,186
2022	4,825
2023	5,386

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Belize was 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.07% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -14.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belize	World
1985	98	460
1986	87	438
1987	83	429
1988	82	414
1989	80	401
1990	77	391
1991	75	395
1992	74	395
1993	73	389
1994	72	382
1995	73	371
1996	74	366
1997	77	358
1998	79	360
1999	77	340
2000	78	328
2001	76	321
2002	68	311
2003	67	301
2004	63	291
2005	60	283
2006	55	276
2007	52	269
2008	48	264
2009	45	258
2010	41	253
2011	39	247
2012	40	239
2013	41	235
2014	44	231
2015	47	228
2016	51	220
2017	56	215
2018	60	211
2019	61	207
2020	88	211
2021	157	242
2022	110	203
2023	67	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Belize was 12.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.27% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 24.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Belize	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	11.3%	17%
1968	10.8%	16.5%
1969	10.3%	15.5%
1970	9.89%	15.2%
1971	9.48%	15.1%
1972	9.08%	14.4%
1973	8.69%	14.1%
1974	8.33%	13.7%
1975	8%	13.4%
1976	7.67%	13%
1977	7.38%	12.5%
1978	7.09%	12.1%
1979	6.81%	11.7%
1980	6.55%	11.4%
1981	6.3%	11%
1982	6.04%	10.8%
1983	5.78%	10.6%
1984	5.52%	10.4%
1985	5.25%	10.1%
1986	4.98%	9.81%
1987	4.71%	9.47%
1988	4.44%	9.31%
1989	4.18%	9.02%
1990	3.93%	8.81%
1991	3.69%	8.66%
1992	3.48%	8.46%
1993	3.3%	8.19%
1994	3.13%	7.98%
1995	2.99%	7.76%
1996	2.86%	7.52%
1997	2.74%	7.28%
1998	2.64%	7.05%
1999	2.54%	6.76%
2000	2.45%	6.48%
2001	2.36%	6.21%
2002	2.28%	5.94%
2003	2.21%	5.65%
2004	2.15%	5.43%
2005	2.1%	5.16%
2006	2.06%	4.92%
2007	2.01%	4.7%
2008	1.97%	4.5%
2009	1.93%	4.31%
2010	1.88%	4.11%
2011	1.83%	3.97%
2012	1.77%	3.77%
2013	1.7%	3.61%
2014	1.63%	3.48%
2015	1.56%	3.35%
2016	1.5%	3.23%
2017	1.44%	3.11%
2018	1.39%	2.97%
2019	1.35%	2.86%
2020	1.32%	2.75%
2021	1.3%	2.66%
2022	1.28%	2.59%
2023	1.27%	2.49%