Fertility & birth rates in Belize and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Belize vs Montenegro chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belize was 2.01 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Belize vs Montenegro population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Belize	Montenegro
1960	6.5	3.53
1961	6.48	3.49
1962	6.46	3.44
1963	6.44	3.38
1964	6.42	3.28
1965	6.4	3.19
1966	6.38	3.09
1967	6.36	2.91
1968	6.34	2.8
1969	6.32	2.79
1970	6.3	2.69
1971	6.29	2.67
1972	6.28	2.61
1973	6.29	2.51
1974	6.29	2.43
1975	6.28	2.38
1976	6.25	2.35
1977	6.2	2.31
1978	6.11	2.25
1979	5.99	2.2
1980	5.85	2.22
1981	5.68	2.19
1982	5.5	2.19
1983	5.31	2.17
1984	5.12	2.14
1985	5	2.13
1986	4.94	2.09
1987	4.88	2.07
1988	4.87	2.01
1989	4.86	1.94
1990	4.8	1.95
1991	4.6	2.02
1992	4.43	2.01
1993	4.21	1.96
1994	3.97	1.94
1995	3.88	1.96
1996	3.76	1.92
1997	3.74	1.89
1998	3.75	1.89
1999	3.73	1.88
2000	3.63	1.9
2001	3.53	1.86
2002	3.43	1.81
2003	3.34	1.8
2004	3.25	1.73
2005	3.17	1.69
2006	3.02	1.73
2007	2.89	1.8
2008	2.78	1.89
2009	2.66	1.98
2010	2.55	1.7
2011	2.53	1.65
2012	2.51	1.72
2013	2.5	1.73
2014	2.47	1.75
2015	2.43	1.7
2016	2.4	1.8
2017	2.37	1.8
2018	2.34	1.8
2019	2.14	1.8
2020	2.04	1.75
2021	1.84	1.75
2022	1.95	1.8
2023	2.01	1.74
2024	2.02	1.74
2025	2.01	1.73
2026	1.99	1.73
2027	1.98	1.73
2028	1.96	1.73
2029	1.94	1.72
2030	1.93	1.72
2031	1.92	1.72
2032	1.91	1.71
2033	1.9	1.71
2034	1.89	1.71
2035	1.88	1.7
2036	1.86	1.7
2037	1.85	1.7
2038	1.85	1.69
2039	1.84	1.69
2040	1.83	1.69
2041	1.82	1.69
2042	1.82	1.68
2043	1.81	1.68
2044	1.81	1.68
2045	1.8	1.68
2046	1.8	1.68
2047	1.79	1.67
2048	1.79	1.67
2049	1.78	1.67
2050	1.78	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Belize	Montenegro
1960	44.9%	36.1%
1961	45.4%	36.3%
1962	46%	36.4%
1963	46.6%	36.2%
1964	47.2%	35.9%
1965	47.8%	35.5%
1966	48.3%	35.1%
1967	48.8%	34.5%
1968	49.2%	33.9%
1969	49.4%	33.3%
1970	49.2%	32.6%
1971	48.7%	32%
1972	48.2%	31.4%
1973	47.7%	30.9%
1974	47.2%	30.4%
1975	46.7%	29.9%
1976	46.2%	29.5%
1977	45.7%	29%
1978	45.3%	28.5%
1979	44.9%	28.1%
1980	44.6%	27.8%
1981	44.4%	27.5%
1982	44.4%	27.1%
1983	44.4%	26.9%
1984	44.5%	26.6%
1985	44.7%	26.4%
1986	44.8%	26.2%
1987	44.7%	26%
1988	44.6%	25.9%
1989	44.5%	25.7%
1990	44.3%	25.6%
1991	44.1%	25.4%
1992	43.8%	25.1%
1993	43.5%	24.7%
1994	43.2%	24.4%
1995	42.7%	24%
1996	42.1%	23.6%
1997	41.5%	23.2%
1998	40.9%	22.8%
1999	40.4%	22.4%
2000	39.9%	21.9%
2001	39.5%	21.5%
2002	39.1%	21.2%
2003	38.7%	20.9%
2004	38.3%	20.6%
2005	37.9%	20.4%
2006	37.5%	20.1%
2007	37.1%	19.9%
2008	36.7%	19.6%
2009	36.2%	19.4%
2010	35.5%	19.2%
2011	34.7%	19%
2012	34%	18.8%
2013	33.3%	18.7%
2014	32.5%	18.6%
2015	31.8%	18.6%
2016	31.1%	18.6%
2017	30.4%	18.5%
2018	29.9%	18.4%
2019	29.4%	18.4%
2020	28.9%	18.4%
2021	28.3%	18.5%
2022	27.6%	18.5%
2023	27%	18.3%
2024	26.6%	18.1%
2025	26.3%	17.9%
2026	26%	17.7%
2027	25.7%	17.5%
2028	25.4%	17.2%
2029	25%	17%
2030	24.6%	16.8%
2031	24.2%	16.6%
2032	23.8%	16.3%
2033	23.4%	16.2%
2034	23%	16%
2035	22.7%	15.8%
2036	22.5%	15.7%
2037	22.2%	15.5%
2038	21.9%	15.4%
2039	21.6%	15.3%
2040	21.2%	15.2%
2041	20.9%	15.1%
2042	20.5%	15.1%
2043	20.2%	15%
2044	19.8%	15%
2045	19.5%	15%
2046	19.2%	14.9%
2047	18.9%	14.9%
2048	18.7%	14.9%
2049	18.4%	14.9%
2050	18.2%	14.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in Belize and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 44.3% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belize and Montenegro compared.

Natural population change in Belize vs Montenegro by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.45% in Belize and +0.07% in Montenegro. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Belize	Montenegro
1960	2,903	9,144
1961	2,657	9,278
1962	2,961	9,402
1963	2,983	9,449
1964	3,010	9,227
1965	3,045	9,010
1966	3,092	8,661
1967	3,158	7,961
1968	3,240	7,497
1969	3,346	7,449
1970	3,486	7,069
1971	3,651	7,168
1972	3,814	7,252
1973	3,974	7,096
1974	4,136	6,919
1975	4,294	6,878
1976	4,484	6,845
1977	4,659	6,650
1978	4,804	6,408
1979	4,929	6,139
1980	5,029	6,383
1981	5,132	6,275
1982	5,155	6,419
1983	5,161	6,482
1984	5,128	6,337
1985	5,155	6,283
1986	5,238	6,097
1987	5,328	5,958
1988	5,465	5,529
1989	5,629	5,129
1990	5,728	5,010
1991	5,656	5,191
1992	5,562	5,015
1993	5,436	4,638
1994	5,283	4,381
1995	5,339	4,527
1996	5,339	4,155
1997	5,494	3,597
1998	5,733	3,889
1999	5,914	3,454
2000	5,934	3,751
2001	5,915	3,462
2002	5,967	2,988
2003	5,968	2,632
2004	5,997	2,146
2005	6,030	1,536
2006	5,874	1,599
2007	5,728	1,848
2008	5,643	2,530
2009	5,506	2,783
2010	5,381	1,797
2011	5,509	1,365
2012	5,628	1,554
2013	5,767	1,557
2014	5,864	1,560
2015	5,899	1,062
2016	5,931	1,125
2017	6,042	939
2018	6,112	752
2019	5,516	627
2020	4,993	-188
2021	4,186	-2,062
2022	4,825	0
2023	5,386	686

Maternal mortality chart: Belize vs Montenegro

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belize, compared to 6 deaths in Montenegro.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Belize	Montenegro
1985	98	11
1986	87	11
1987	83	10
1988	82	10
1989	80	10
1990	77	10
1991	75	11
1992	74	11
1993	73	11
1994	72	11
1995	73	11
1996	74	12
1997	77	12
1998	79	12
1999	77	12
2000	78	11
2001	76	11
2002	68	10
2003	67	10
2004	63	9
2005	60	8
2006	55	8
2007	52	8
2008	48	8
2009	45	8
2010	41	7
2011	39	7
2012	40	7
2013	41	7
2014	44	7
2015	47	7
2016	51	6
2017	56	7
2018	60	7
2019	61	6
2020	88	15
2021	157	15
2022	110	13
2023	67	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in Belize and 0.26% in Montenegro. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Belize	Montenegro
1967	11.3%	-
1968	10.8%	-
1969	10.3%	-
1970	9.89%	-
1971	9.48%	-
1972	9.08%	-
1973	8.69%	-
1974	8.33%	-
1975	8%	-
1976	7.67%	-
1977	7.38%	-
1978	7.09%	-
1979	6.81%	-
1980	6.55%	-
1981	6.3%	-
1982	6.04%	-
1983	5.78%	-
1984	5.52%	2.72%
1985	5.25%	2.48%
1986	4.98%	2.25%
1987	4.71%	2.05%
1988	4.44%	1.89%
1989	4.18%	1.75%
1990	3.93%	1.65%
1991	3.69%	1.58%
1992	3.48%	1.54%
1993	3.3%	1.52%
1994	3.13%	1.51%
1995	2.99%	1.51%
1996	2.86%	1.51%
1997	2.74%	1.51%
1998	2.64%	1.49%
1999	2.54%	1.46%
2000	2.45%	1.42%
2001	2.36%	1.37%
2002	2.28%	1.3%
2003	2.21%	1.22%
2004	2.15%	1.14%
2005	2.1%	1.06%
2006	2.06%	0.97%
2007	2.01%	0.89%
2008	1.97%	0.8%
2009	1.93%	0.73%
2010	1.88%	0.66%
2011	1.83%	0.59%
2012	1.77%	0.54%
2013	1.7%	0.49%
2014	1.63%	0.45%
2015	1.56%	0.41%
2016	1.5%	0.38%
2017	1.44%	0.36%
2018	1.39%	0.33%
2019	1.35%	0.32%
2020	1.32%	0.3%
2021	1.3%	0.28%
2022	1.28%	0.27%
2023	1.27%	0.26%