The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 3,683,508 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- Eritrea's population is 8.59 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.7M to 3.68M (36.2% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 8.44M people in 2100 for Eritrea.
Belize vs Eritrea: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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3683508
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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8.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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5.31 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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25 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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41.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 58/197 |
Belize and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 995,573 | 2.53% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 1,019,788 | 2.57% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 1,045,092 | 2.77% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 1,071,287 | 2.94% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 1,098,335 | 3.02% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 1,124,957 | 3.09% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 1,152,339 | 3.12% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 1,181,737 | 3.09% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 1,212,005 | 2.9% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 1,243,453 | 2.28% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 1,276,154 | 1.71% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 1,309,235 | 1.52% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 1,342,669 | 1.42% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 1,375,688 | 1.38% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 1,408,210 | 1.72% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 1,443,807 | 2.08% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 1,482,565 | 2.09% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 1,522,378 | 2.08% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 1,563,332 | 2.14% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 1,605,797 | 2.39% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 1,649,939 | 2.57% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 1,695,461 | 2.53% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 1,736,160 | 2.46% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 1,771,730 | 2.4% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 1,807,816 | 2.34% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 1,845,164 | 2.29% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 1,888,669 | 2.26% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 1,938,255 | 2.24% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 1,987,017 | 2.24% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 2,032,737 | 2.22% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 1,919,571 | 2.17% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 1,798,748 | 2.11% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 1,856,006 | 2.05% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 1,913,915 | 2.15% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 2,025,267 | 2.54% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 2,128,464 | 3.02% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 2,152,135 | 3.39% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 2,180,419 | 3.55% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 2,212,780 | 3.5% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 2,247,031 | 3.32% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 2,312,079 | 3.15% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 2,392,978 | 3.07% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 2,493,903 | 3.04% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 2,598,284 | 3% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 2,661,215 | 2.96% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 2,703,502 | 2.91% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 2,743,222 | 2.86% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 2,816,327 | 2.79% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 2,887,885 | 2.71% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 2,945,186 | 2.44% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 2,998,485 | 2.2% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 3,036,988 | 2.17% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 3,074,360 | 2.16% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 3,095,173 | 2.14% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 3,105,546 | 2.12% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 3,124,698 | 2.35% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 3,150,347 | 2.33% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 3,192,760 | 1.88% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 3,240,194 | 1.47% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 3,291,271 | 1.29% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 3,350,183 | 1.16% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 3,409,447 | 1.87% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 3,470,390 | 2.08% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 3,535,603 | 1.45% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 3,606,996 | 1.4% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 3,682,659 | 1.35% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 3,760,368 | 1.3% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 3,840,135 | 1.24% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 3,920,467 | 1.18% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 4,002,671 | 1.14% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 4,085,037 | 1.09% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 4,166,507 | 1.05% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 4,249,501 | 1.02% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 4,334,727 | 0.99% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 4,420,915 | 0.93% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 4,509,755 | 0.87% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 4,601,933 | 0.82% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 4,692,340 | 0.77% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 4,780,469 | 0.71% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 4,868,668 | 0.67% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 4,954,481 | 0.64% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 5,039,298 | 0.6% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 5,124,256 | 0.57% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 5,207,858 | 0.53% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 5,292,756 | 0.5% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 5,375,963 | 0.48% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 5,456,488 | 0.45% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 5,537,538 | 0.44% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 5,617,348 | 0.4% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 5,696,052 | 0.37% | 1.4% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Eritrea gained 421,196 people (a 15.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 558,810 (a 17.9% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Eritrea was ranked 135th in 2006 and ranked 131st 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 Eritrea will increase by 54.6% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
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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Population differences between Belize and Eritrea
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 69.4 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
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