The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 1,433,311 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- East Timor's population is 3.35 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while East Timor has grown from 948K to 1.43M (51.1% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.
Belize vs East Timor: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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1433311
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 93/197 |
Belize and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 475,291 | 2.53% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 482,774 | 2.57% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 490,564 | 2.77% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 498,659 | 2.94% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 507,034 | 3.02% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 515,696 | 3.09% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 524,648 | 3.12% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 533,875 | 3.09% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 543,356 | 2.9% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 553,069 | 2.28% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 562,966 | 1.71% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 572,962 | 1.52% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 582,855 | 1.42% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 590,827 | 1.38% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 598,158 | 1.72% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 607,620 | 2.08% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 618,315 | 2.09% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 628,775 | 2.08% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 638,719 | 2.14% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 649,871 | 2.39% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 660,493 | 2.57% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 669,149 | 2.53% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 677,707 | 2.46% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 686,777 | 2.4% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 696,665 | 2.34% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 707,185 | 2.29% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 718,476 | 2.26% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 730,745 | 2.24% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 744,856 | 2.24% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 760,345 | 2.22% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 778,278 | 2.17% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 799,318 | 2.11% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 821,437 | 2.05% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 844,493 | 2.15% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 868,146 | 2.54% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 892,282 | 3.02% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 917,184 | 3.39% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 942,530 | 3.55% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 834,697 | 3.5% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 745,088 | 3.32% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 812,249 | 3.15% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 879,159 | 3.07% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 916,878 | 3.04% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 929,074 | 3% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 948,311 | 2.96% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 976,597 | 2.91% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 1,004,889 | 2.86% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 1,032,429 | 2.79% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 1,058,782 | 2.71% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 1,084,679 | 2.44% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 1,110,207 | 2.2% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 1,134,885 | 2.17% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 1,158,695 | 2.16% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 1,181,903 | 2.14% | 2% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 1,205,131 | 2.12% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 1,228,312 | 2.35% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 1,251,703 | 2.33% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 1,275,959 | 1.88% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 1,300,945 | 1.47% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 1,326,053 | 1.29% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 1,350,139 | 1.16% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 1,369,295 | 1.87% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 1,384,286 | 2.08% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 1,400,638 | 1.45% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 1,418,519 | 1.4% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 1,436,934 | 1.35% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 1,456,334 | 1.3% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 1,476,850 | 1.24% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 1,498,119 | 1.18% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 1,519,802 | 1.14% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 1,540,659 | 1.09% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 1,559,710 | 1.05% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 1,578,114 | 1.02% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 1,597,444 | 0.99% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 1,618,799 | 0.93% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 1,639,721 | 0.87% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 1,659,327 | 0.82% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 1,678,953 | 0.77% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 1,698,891 | 0.71% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 1,718,249 | 0.67% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 1,736,476 | 0.64% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 1,755,847 | 0.6% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 1,776,066 | 0.57% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 1,793,758 | 0.53% | 1% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 1,809,637 | 0.5% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 1,825,551 | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 1,841,558 | 0.45% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 1,858,311 | 0.44% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 1,873,846 | 0.4% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 1,889,246 | 0.37% | 0.82% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while East Timor gained 256,820 people (a 27.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 228,180 (a 18.9% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. East Timor was ranked 154th in 2005 and ranked 152nd 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 East Timor will increase by 31.8% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
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 |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Belize and East Timor
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 68.1 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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