The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 10,979,783 people in Cuba in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 10,937,204 in Cuba.
Population statistics:
- Cuba's population is 25.6 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Cuba is the 89th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.13% for Cuba.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs -0.26% in Cuba.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Cuba has declined from 11.3M to 10.9M (2.89% decline).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people, while Cuba's population already peaked in 2012 at 11.3M people and is projected to decrease to 5.58M people by 2100.
Belize vs Cuba: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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10937204
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 89/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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13.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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5.48 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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4.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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23.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -22,356 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | -110 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | -40,148 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | -0.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 180/197 |
Belize and Cuba: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 7,238,081 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 7,387,117 | 2.53% | 2.06% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 7,541,098 | 2.57% | 2.08% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 7,701,660 | 2.77% | 2.13% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 7,866,020 | 2.94% | 2.13% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 8,030,797 | 3.02% | 2.09% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 8,193,450 | 3.09% | 2.03% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 8,352,625 | 3.12% | 1.94% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 8,509,522 | 3.09% | 1.88% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 8,666,640 | 2.9% | 1.85% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 8,824,382 | 2.28% | 1.82% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 8,979,085 | 1.71% | 1.75% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 9,123,891 | 1.52% | 1.61% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 9,255,328 | 1.42% | 1.44% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 9,374,183 | 1.38% | 1.28% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 9,479,726 | 1.72% | 1.13% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 9,571,242 | 2.08% | 0.97% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 9,648,440 | 2.09% | 0.81% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 9,711,980 | 2.08% | 0.66% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 9,763,355 | 2.14% | 0.53% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 9,804,796 | 2.39% | 0.42% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 9,849,320 | 2.57% | 0.45% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 9,912,681 | 2.53% | 0.64% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 9,991,026 | 2.46% | 0.79% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 10,073,299 | 2.4% | 0.82% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 10,157,228 | 2.34% | 0.83% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 10,244,247 | 2.29% | 0.86% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 10,335,342 | 2.26% | 0.89% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 10,432,585 | 2.24% | 0.94% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 10,533,243 | 2.24% | 0.96% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 10,631,799 | 2.22% | 0.94% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 10,717,640 | 2.17% | 0.81% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 10,785,801 | 2.11% | 0.64% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 10,841,031 | 2.05% | 0.51% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 10,886,021 | 2.15% | 0.41% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 10,925,362 | 2.54% | 0.36% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 10,962,010 | 3.02% | 0.34% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 10,997,934 | 3.39% | 0.33% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 11,034,712 | 3.55% | 0.33% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 11,072,230 | 3.5% | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 11,109,109 | 3.32% | 0.33% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 11,144,132 | 3.15% | 0.32% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 11,177,418 | 3.07% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 11,209,383 | 3.04% | 0.29% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 11,238,756 | 3% | 0.26% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 11,262,554 | 2.96% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 11,278,550 | 2.91% | 0.14% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 11,287,272 | 2.86% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 11,291,762 | 2.79% | 0.04% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 11,294,719 | 2.71% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 11,297,409 | 2.44% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 11,301,571 | 2.2% | 0.04% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 11,303,175 | 2.17% | 0.01% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 11,298,167 | 2.16% | -0.04% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 11,285,775 | 2.14% | -0.11% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 11,275,065 | 2.12% | -0.09% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 11,265,612 | 2.35% | -0.08% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 11,247,829 | 2.33% | -0.16% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 11,227,118 | 1.88% | -0.18% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 11,202,846 | 1.47% | -0.22% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 11,176,354 | 1.29% | -0.24% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 11,122,168 | 1.16% | -0.48% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 11,059,820 | 1.87% | -0.56% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 11,019,931 | 2.08% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 10,979,783 | 1.45% | -0.36% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 10,937,204 | 1.4% | -0.39% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 10,892,659 | 1.35% | -0.41% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 10,846,709 | 1.3% | -0.42% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 10,799,586 | 1.24% | -0.43% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 10,750,892 | 1.18% | -0.45% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 10,700,820 | 1.14% | -0.47% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 10,649,673 | 1.09% | -0.48% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 10,597,336 | 1.05% | -0.49% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 10,543,539 | 1.02% | -0.51% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 10,488,270 | 0.99% | -0.52% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 10,431,762 | 0.93% | -0.54% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 10,373,926 | 0.87% | -0.55% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 10,314,339 | 0.82% | -0.57% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 10,253,201 | 0.77% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 10,190,465 | 0.71% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 10,125,837 | 0.67% | -0.63% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 10,059,299 | 0.64% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 9,990,897 | 0.6% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 9,920,670 | 0.57% | -0.7% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 9,848,751 | 0.53% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 9,775,205 | 0.5% | -0.75% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 9,699,830 | 0.48% | -0.77% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 9,622,707 | 0.45% | -0.8% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 9,544,142 | 0.44% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 9,463,925 | 0.4% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 9,381,995 | 0.37% | -0.87% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Cuba gained 12,511 people (a 0.11% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Cuba's population decreased by -337,861 (a 3% decline).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Cuba was ranked 72nd in 2005 and ranked 89th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Belize's population will grow by 20.8% to 516,621 people with a rank change from 171st to 172nd. The population of Cuba will decrease by 14.2% to 9,381,995 people and rank change from 89th to 104th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Belize | 64K |
| San Ignacio | 26.2K |
| Belmopan | 20.8K |
| San Pedro Town | 15.5K |
| Caye Caulker | 2K |
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| City | Population |
| Havana | 2.49M |
| Santiago de Cuba | 445K |
| Holguin | 350K |
| Camaguey | 322K |
| Santa Clara | 247K |
| Bayamo | 235K |
| Guantanamo | 228K |
| Las Tunas | 202K |
| Pinar del Rio | 189K |
| Cienfuegos | 165K |
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Population differences between Belize and Cuba
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 43.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 274 ppl/mi² |
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