Population in Belize compared to Curacao: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belize and Curacao: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Curacao	Belize	Curacao
1960	91,318	124,826	-	-
1961	93,632	126,125	2.53%	1.04%
1962	96,042	128,414	2.57%	1.81%
1963	98,704	130,860	2.77%	1.9%
1964	101,603	133,148	2.94%	1.75%
1965	104,675	135,266	3.02%	1.59%
1966	107,906	136,682	3.09%	1.05%
1967	111,272	138,140	3.12%	1.07%
1968	114,713	140,298	3.09%	1.56%
1969	118,040	142,581	2.9%	1.63%
1970	120,736	144,739	2.28%	1.51%
1971	122,805	147,389	1.71%	1.83%
1972	124,676	147,710	1.52%	0.22%
1973	126,445	146,912	1.42%	-0.54%
1974	128,185	148,351	1.38%	0.98%
1975	130,387	149,129	1.72%	0.52%
1976	133,099	149,399	2.08%	0.18%
1977	135,887	149,459	2.09%	0.04%
1978	138,713	148,341	2.08%	-0.75%
1979	141,678	147,851	2.14%	-0.33%
1980	145,062	148,041	2.39%	0.13%
1981	148,786	148,629	2.57%	0.4%
1982	152,548	150,101	2.53%	0.99%
1983	156,297	151,159	2.46%	0.7%
1984	160,044	151,940	2.4%	0.52%
1985	163,796	152,711	2.34%	0.51%
1986	167,554	152,662	2.29%	-0.03%
1987	171,338	151,456	2.26%	-0.79%
1988	175,180	149,254	2.24%	-1.45%
1989	179,107	146,937	2.24%	-1.55%
1990	183,076	145,400	2.22%	-1.05%
1991	187,040	144,403	2.17%	-0.69%
1992	190,983	143,912	2.11%	-0.34%
1993	194,902	144,299	2.05%	0.27%
1994	199,097	144,630	2.15%	0.23%
1995	204,146	145,139	2.54%	0.35%
1996	210,310	146,306	3.02%	0.8%
1997	217,446	146,956	3.39%	0.44%
1998	225,173	144,472	3.55%	-1.69%
1999	233,059	139,428	3.5%	-3.49%
2000	240,799	133,860	3.32%	-3.99%
2001	248,379	129,047	3.15%	-3.6%
2002	256,009	129,205	3.07%	0.12%
2003	263,780	131,897	3.04%	2.08%
2004	271,688	134,192	3%	1.74%
2005	279,731	137,658	2.96%	2.58%
2006	287,878	141,239	2.91%	2.6%
2007	296,100	144,056	2.86%	1.99%
2008	304,361	145,880	2.79%	1.27%
2009	312,614	146,833	2.71%	0.65%
2010	320,245	148,703	2.44%	1.27%
2011	327,298	150,831	2.2%	1.43%
2012	334,414	152,088	2.17%	0.83%
2013	341,627	153,822	2.16%	1.14%
2014	348,923	155,909	2.14%	1.36%
2015	356,333	157,980	2.12%	1.33%
2016	364,705	159,664	2.35%	1.07%
2017	373,202	160,175	2.33%	0.32%
2018	380,226	159,336	1.88%	-0.52%
2019	385,829	157,441	1.47%	-1.19%
2020	390,812	154,947	1.29%	-1.58%
2021	395,346	152,369	1.16%	-1.66%
2022	402,733	149,996	1.87%	-1.56%
2023	411,106	155,800	2.08%	3.87%
2024	417,072	155,900	1.45%	0.06%
2025	422,922	155,910	1.4%	0.007%
2026	428,651	155,878	1.35%	-0.02%
2027	434,214	155,806	1.3%	-0.05%
2028	439,588	155,710	1.24%	-0.06%
2029	444,794	155,558	1.18%	-0.1%
2030	449,845	155,356	1.14%	-0.13%
2031	454,733	155,112	1.09%	-0.16%
2032	459,517	154,845	1.05%	-0.17%
2033	464,203	154,546	1.02%	-0.19%
2034	468,777	154,200	0.99%	-0.22%
2035	473,126	153,844	0.93%	-0.23%
2036	477,230	153,444	0.87%	-0.26%
2037	481,157	153,028	0.82%	-0.27%
2038	484,877	152,600	0.77%	-0.28%
2039	488,334	152,140	0.71%	-0.3%
2040	491,592	151,635	0.67%	-0.33%
2041	494,725	151,130	0.64%	-0.33%
2042	497,695	150,608	0.6%	-0.35%
2043	500,514	150,071	0.57%	-0.36%
2044	503,171	149,519	0.53%	-0.37%
2045	505,692	148,941	0.5%	-0.39%
2046	508,116	148,367	0.48%	-0.39%
2047	510,423	147,763	0.45%	-0.41%
2048	512,657	147,130	0.44%	-0.43%
2049	514,721	146,495	0.4%	-0.43%
2050	516,621	145,829	0.37%	-0.45%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Curacao gained 20,322 people (a 14.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Curacao's population decreased by -2,070 (a 1.31% decline).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Curacao was ranked 179th in 2005 and still ranked 179th 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 Curacao will decrease by 6.47% to 145,829 people and rank change from 179th to 180th.