The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 1,984,968 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Equatorial Guinea's population is 4.63 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 990K to 1.98M (100.4% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 5M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.
Belize vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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1984968
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 30/197 |
Belize and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 274,896 | 2.53% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 280,286 | 2.57% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 285,965 | 2.77% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 291,942 | 2.94% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 298,238 | 3.02% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 304,859 | 3.09% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 311,805 | 3.12% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 318,849 | 3.09% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 322,517 | 2.9% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 320,803 | 2.28% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 315,940 | 1.71% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 309,468 | 1.52% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 302,281 | 1.42% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 294,953 | 1.38% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 287,901 | 1.72% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 281,031 | 2.08% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 276,779 | 2.09% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 276,531 | 2.08% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 279,846 | 2.14% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 288,644 | 2.39% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 303,252 | 2.57% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 322,216 | 2.53% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 343,421 | 2.46% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 364,899 | 2.4% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 385,547 | 2.34% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 404,728 | 2.29% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 422,522 | 2.26% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 439,651 | 2.24% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 456,808 | 2.24% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 474,274 | 2.22% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 492,217 | 2.17% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 510,770 | 2.11% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 530,023 | 2.05% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 550,138 | 2.15% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 571,264 | 2.54% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 593,492 | 3.02% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 616,893 | 3.39% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 641,474 | 3.55% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 667,214 | 3.5% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 703,279 | 3.32% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 749,836 | 3.15% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 797,957 | 3.07% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 847,862 | 3.04% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 899,917 | 3% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 947,367 | 2.96% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 990,343 | 2.91% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 1,036,044 | 2.86% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 1,084,530 | 2.79% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 1,135,673 | 2.71% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 1,189,085 | 2.44% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 1,241,835 | 2.2% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 1,293,483 | 2.17% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 1,346,218 | 2.16% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 1,399,828 | 2.14% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 1,453,923 | 2.12% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 1,508,186 | 2.35% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 1,562,396 | 2.33% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 1,616,422 | 1.88% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 1,670,177 | 1.47% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 1,716,468 | 1.29% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 1,758,786 | 1.16% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 1,803,545 | 1.87% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 1,847,549 | 2.08% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 1,892,516 | 1.45% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 1,938,427 | 1.4% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 1,984,463 | 1.35% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 2,030,749 | 1.3% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 2,077,253 | 1.24% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 2,123,699 | 1.18% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 2,170,434 | 1.14% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 2,218,077 | 1.09% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 2,267,025 | 1.05% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 2,315,991 | 1.02% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 2,364,847 | 0.99% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 2,414,263 | 0.93% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 2,463,880 | 0.87% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 2,513,955 | 0.82% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 2,564,843 | 0.77% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 2,615,417 | 0.71% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 2,665,575 | 0.67% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 2,715,477 | 0.64% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 2,764,764 | 0.6% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 2,813,769 | 0.57% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 2,862,511 | 0.53% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 2,911,227 | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 2,959,088 | 0.48% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 3,005,551 | 0.45% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 3,051,480 | 0.44% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 3,097,625 | 0.4% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 3,143,719 | 0.37% | 1.49% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 517,843 people (a 52.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 476,782 (a 31.6% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 154th in 2006 and ranked 148th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belize's population will grow by 20.5% to 516,621 people with a rank change from 171st to 172nd. The population of Equatorial Guinea will increase by 58.4% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
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 |
| Malabo | 297K |
| Bata | 290K |
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Population differences between Belize and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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