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Fertility & birth rates in Belize and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

Belize has an annual birth rate of 18 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.01 in Belize and 4.19 in Togo — 108.9% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -69.1% in Belize and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 6.5 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Belize is ranked 84/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.2 in Belize — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 55.2 in Belize vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In Belize, 28.1% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.31% in Belize and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Belize Togo
Fertility rate 2.01 4.19
Birth rate 18 31.1
Birth rate rank 84/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 25 years
Average age at childbearing 27.2 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 55.5 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 107.5 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 23.4 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 28.1% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 48.5% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 94.6% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.07% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.93% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.08% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.27% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +5,386 +218,093
Natural population change rank 124/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +1.31% +2.34%
Population growth +1.45% +2.27%
Population growth rank 75/197 42/197
Life expectancy 73.9 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Belize vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Belize
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Belize Togo
1960 6.5 6.8
1961 6.48 6.82
1962 6.46 6.86
1963 6.44 6.89
1964 6.42 6.92
1965 6.4 6.94
1966 6.38 6.96
1967 6.36 6.96
1968 6.34 6.97
1969 6.32 7.02
1970 6.3 7.04
1971 6.29 7.06
1972 6.28 7.07
1973 6.29 7.08
1974 6.29 7.09
1975 6.28 7.09
1976 6.25 7.06
1977 6.2 7.03
1978 6.11 6.98
1979 5.99 6.94
1980 5.85 6.88
1981 5.68 6.81
1982 5.5 6.73
1983 5.31 6.63
1984 5.12 6.54
1985 5 6.46
1986 4.94 6.38
1987 4.88 6.3
1988 4.87 6.23
1989 4.86 6.15
1990 4.8 6.07
1991 4.6 5.99
1992 4.43 5.89
1993 4.21 5.78
1994 3.97 5.67
1995 3.88 5.57
1996 3.76 5.46
1997 3.74 5.36
1998 3.75 5.29
1999 3.73 5.23
2000 3.63 5.17
2001 3.53 5.13
2002 3.43 5.09
2003 3.34 5.05
2004 3.25 5
2005 3.17 5.04
2006 3.02 5.08
2007 2.89 5.1
2008 2.78 5.1
2009 2.66 5.1
2010 2.55 5.09
2011 2.53 4.98
2012 2.51 4.85
2013 2.5 4.75
2014 2.47 4.7
2015 2.43 4.66
2016 2.4 4.63
2017 2.37 4.58
2018 2.34 4.51
2019 2.14 4.45
2020 2.04 4.39
2021 1.84 4.32
2022 1.95 4.25
2023 2.01 4.19
2024 2.02 4.12
2025 2.01 4.07
2026 1.99 4.01
2027 1.98 3.95
2028 1.96 3.89
2029 1.94 3.84
2030 1.93 3.79
2031 1.92 3.75
2032 1.91 3.7
2033 1.9 3.65
2034 1.89 3.61
2035 1.88 3.56
2036 1.86 3.52
2037 1.85 3.48
2038 1.85 3.44
2039 1.84 3.4
2040 1.83 3.37
2041 1.82 3.33
2042 1.82 3.3
2043 1.81 3.27
2044 1.81 3.23
2045 1.8 3.2
2046 1.8 3.16
2047 1.79 3.13
2048 1.79 3.1
2049 1.78 3.07
2050 1.78 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Belize
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Belize Togo
1960 44.9% 44%
1961 45.4% 44.1%
1962 46% 44.2%
1963 46.6% 44.4%
1964 47.2% 44.5%
1965 47.8% 44.6%
1966 48.3% 44.7%
1967 48.8% 44.8%
1968 49.2% 44.9%
1969 49.4% 45%
1970 49.2% 45.1%
1971 48.7% 45.2%
1972 48.2% 45.4%
1973 47.7% 45.5%
1974 47.2% 45.6%
1975 46.7% 45.8%
1976 46.2% 45.9%
1977 45.7% 46%
1978 45.3% 46.1%
1979 44.9% 46.2%
1980 44.6% 46.2%
1981 44.4% 46.2%
1982 44.4% 46.2%
1983 44.4% 46.1%
1984 44.5% 46%
1985 44.7% 45.9%
1986 44.8% 45.8%
1987 44.7% 45.7%
1988 44.6% 45.5%
1989 44.5% 45.3%
1990 44.3% 45.2%
1991 44.1% 44.9%
1992 43.8% 44.7%
1993 43.5% 44.5%
1994 43.2% 44.2%
1995 42.7% 44%
1996 42.1% 43.8%
1997 41.5% 43.5%
1998 40.9% 43.2%
1999 40.4% 42.9%
2000 39.9% 42.6%
2001 39.5% 42.4%
2002 39.1% 42.3%
2003 38.7% 42.2%
2004 38.3% 42%
2005 37.9% 41.9%
2006 37.5% 41.8%
2007 37.1% 41.6%
2008 36.7% 41.6%
2009 36.2% 41.5%
2010 35.5% 41.6%
2011 34.7% 41.6%
2012 34% 41.6%
2013 33.3% 41.6%
2014 32.5% 41.5%
2015 31.8% 41.5%
2016 31.1% 41.4%
2017 30.4% 41.2%
2018 29.9% 41.1%
2019 29.4% 40.9%
2020 28.9% 40.7%
2021 28.3% 40.5%
2022 27.6% 40.2%
2023 27% 39.9%
2024 26.6% 39.5%
2025 26.3% 39.2%
2026 26% 38.8%
2027 25.7% 38.4%
2028 25.4% 38.1%
2029 25% 37.8%
2030 24.6% 37.5%
2031 24.2% 37.2%
2032 23.8% 36.9%
2033 23.4% 36.6%
2034 23% 36.4%
2035 22.7% 36.1%
2036 22.5% 35.9%
2037 22.2% 35.6%
2038 21.9% 35.4%
2039 21.6% 35.2%
2040 21.2% 35%
2041 20.9% 34.8%
2042 20.5% 34.6%
2043 20.2% 34.4%
2044 19.8% 34.2%
2045 19.5% 33.9%
2046 19.2% 33.7%
2047 18.9% 33.5%
2048 18.7% 33.2%
2049 18.4% 33%
2050 18.2% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in Belize and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 44.3% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belize and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Belize vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.45% in Belize and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Belize
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Belize Togo
1960 2,903 43,307
1961 2,657 44,623
1962 2,961 46,201
1963 2,983 47,869
1964 3,010 49,449
1965 3,045 51,323
1966 3,092 53,640
1967 3,158 56,128
1968 3,240 59,110
1969 3,346 62,589
1970 3,486 65,851
1971 3,651 69,206
1972 3,814 72,008
1973 3,974 74,713
1974 4,136 77,347
1975 4,294 79,831
1976 4,484 82,321
1977 4,659 84,572
1978 4,804 86,950
1979 4,929 89,148
1980 5,029 91,445
1981 5,132 94,318
1982 5,155 97,003
1983 5,161 99,817
1984 5,128 102,425
1985 5,155 104,949
1986 5,238 107,957
1987 5,328 110,739
1988 5,465 112,915
1989 5,629 114,432
1990 5,728 116,200
1991 5,656 117,409
1992 5,562 118,876
1993 5,436 119,938
1994 5,283 113,074
1995 5,339 116,314
1996 5,339 119,418
1997 5,494 122,109
1998 5,733 125,392
1999 5,914 129,832
2000 5,934 133,873
2001 5,915 137,808
2002 5,967 141,643
2003 5,968 144,900
2004 5,997 147,574
2005 6,030 154,117
2006 5,874 160,671
2007 5,728 168,144
2008 5,643 173,677
2009 5,506 180,111
2010 5,381 185,294
2011 5,509 186,406
2012 5,628 186,061
2013 5,767 187,309
2014 5,864 190,667
2015 5,899 194,768
2016 5,931 199,364
2017 6,042 202,307
2018 6,112 204,942
2019 5,516 207,608
2020 4,993 208,663
2021 4,186 210,613
2022 4,825 215,090
2023 5,386 218,093

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Maternal mortality chart: Belize vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Belize
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Belize Togo
1985 98 668
1986 87 649
1987 83 636
1988 82 628
1989 80 644
1990 77 657
1991 75 676
1992 74 692
1993 73 728
1994 72 688
1995 73 663
1996 74 627
1997 77 600
1998 79 570
1999 77 529
2000 78 496
2001 76 478
2002 68 447
2003 67 431
2004 63 431
2005 60 434
2006 55 453
2007 52 448
2008 48 457
2009 45 471
2010 41 497
2011 39 501
2012 40 506
2013 41 500
2014 44 490
2015 47 470
2016 51 460
2017 56 443
2018 60 435
2019 61 416
2020 88 398
2021 157 397
2022 110 362
2023 67 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in Belize and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Belize
Togo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Belize Togo
1960 - 26%
1961 - 25.8%
1962 - 25.5%
1963 - 25.2%
1964 - 24.9%
1965 - 24.6%
1966 - 24.2%
1967 11.3% 23.8%
1968 10.8% 23.4%
1969 10.3% 23%
1970 9.89% 22.5%
1971 9.48% 22.1%
1972 9.08% 21.6%
1973 8.69% 21.1%
1974 8.33% 20.7%
1975 8% 20.2%
1976 7.67% 19.7%
1977 7.38% 19.2%
1978 7.09% 18.8%
1979 6.81% 18.3%
1980 6.55% 17.9%
1981 6.3% 17.5%
1982 6.04% 17.1%
1983 5.78% 16.7%
1984 5.52% 16.3%
1985 5.25% 16%
1986 4.98% 15.7%
1987 4.71% 15.4%
1988 4.44% 15.2%
1989 4.18% 14.9%
1990 3.93% 14.7%
1991 3.69% 14.5%
1992 3.48% 14.3%
1993 3.3% 14.1%
1994 3.13% 13.9%
1995 2.99% 13.6%
1996 2.86% 13.3%
1997 2.74% 13%
1998 2.64% 12.7%
1999 2.54% 12.3%
2000 2.45% 12%
2001 2.36% 11.6%
2002 2.28% 11.3%
2003 2.21% 10.9%
2004 2.15% 10.6%
2005 2.1% 10.3%
2006 2.06% 9.97%
2007 2.01% 9.69%
2008 1.97% 9.41%
2009 1.93% 9.14%
2010 1.88% 8.87%
2011 1.83% 8.59%
2012 1.77% 8.33%
2013 1.7% 8.07%
2014 1.63% 7.81%
2015 1.56% 7.56%
2016 1.5% 7.32%
2017 1.44% 7.09%
2018 1.39% 6.86%
2019 1.35% 6.63%
2020 1.32% 6.43%
2021 1.3% 6.22%
2022 1.28% 6.02%
2023 1.27% 5.83%

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