The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 18,406,359 people in Guatemala in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 18,912,872 in Guatemala.
Population statistics:
- Guatemala's population is 44.2 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.64% in Guatemala.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.1M to 18.9M (44.5% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 27.2M people in 2077 for Guatemala.
Belize vs Guatemala: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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18912872
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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1.87 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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1.39 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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6.01 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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1.13 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -7,725 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +771 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +281,521 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 71/197 |
Belize and Guatemala: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 4,063,655 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 4,186,201 | 2.53% | 3.02% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 4,312,044 | 2.57% | 3.01% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 4,440,264 | 2.77% | 2.97% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 4,571,109 | 2.94% | 2.95% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 4,704,965 | 3.02% | 2.93% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 4,840,958 | 3.09% | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 4,978,862 | 3.12% | 2.85% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 5,118,111 | 3.09% | 2.8% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 5,257,081 | 2.9% | 2.72% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 5,396,966 | 2.28% | 2.66% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 5,538,355 | 1.71% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 5,682,833 | 1.52% | 2.61% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 5,831,631 | 1.42% | 2.62% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 5,981,197 | 1.38% | 2.56% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 6,128,731 | 1.72% | 2.47% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 6,262,404 | 2.08% | 2.18% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 6,401,515 | 2.09% | 2.22% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 6,561,534 | 2.08% | 2.5% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 6,727,797 | 2.14% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 6,900,212 | 2.39% | 2.56% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 7,075,648 | 2.57% | 2.54% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 7,240,241 | 2.53% | 2.33% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 7,419,642 | 2.46% | 2.48% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 7,630,682 | 2.4% | 2.84% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 7,849,693 | 2.34% | 2.87% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 8,070,818 | 2.29% | 2.82% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 8,296,485 | 2.26% | 2.8% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 8,532,099 | 2.24% | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 8,775,546 | 2.24% | 2.85% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 9,024,773 | 2.22% | 2.84% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 9,272,584 | 2.17% | 2.75% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 9,522,266 | 2.11% | 2.69% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 9,779,761 | 2.05% | 2.7% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 10,043,718 | 2.15% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 10,312,996 | 2.54% | 2.68% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 10,583,526 | 3.02% | 2.62% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 10,857,754 | 3.39% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 11,139,145 | 3.55% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 11,422,965 | 3.5% | 2.55% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 11,697,592 | 3.32% | 2.4% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 11,969,422 | 3.15% | 2.32% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 12,246,915 | 3.07% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 12,525,842 | 3.04% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 12,807,402 | 3% | 2.25% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 13,087,629 | 2.96% | 2.19% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 13,367,459 | 2.91% | 2.14% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 13,652,040 | 2.86% | 2.13% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 13,935,174 | 2.79% | 2.07% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 14,215,611 | 2.71% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 14,500,112 | 2.44% | 2% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 14,792,126 | 2.2% | 2.01% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 15,089,647 | 2.17% | 2.01% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 15,387,337 | 2.16% | 1.97% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 15,681,725 | 2.14% | 1.91% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 15,971,743 | 2.12% | 1.85% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 16,268,760 | 2.35% | 1.86% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 16,567,357 | 2.33% | 1.84% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 16,845,685 | 1.88% | 1.68% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 17,103,803 | 1.47% | 1.53% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 17,357,325 | 1.29% | 1.48% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 17,598,650 | 1.16% | 1.39% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 17,847,877 | 1.87% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 18,124,838 | 2.08% | 1.55% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 18,406,359 | 1.45% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 18,687,873 | 1.4% | 1.53% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 18,967,974 | 1.35% | 1.5% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 19,246,005 | 1.3% | 1.47% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 19,521,501 | 1.24% | 1.43% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 19,795,168 | 1.18% | 1.4% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 20,067,252 | 1.14% | 1.37% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 20,337,369 | 1.09% | 1.35% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 20,605,385 | 1.05% | 1.32% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 20,871,083 | 1.02% | 1.29% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 21,134,167 | 0.99% | 1.26% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 21,394,231 | 0.93% | 1.23% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 21,650,331 | 0.87% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 21,901,955 | 0.82% | 1.16% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 22,149,197 | 0.77% | 1.13% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 22,391,079 | 0.71% | 1.09% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 22,626,859 | 0.67% | 1.05% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 22,856,760 | 0.64% | 1.02% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 23,080,838 | 0.6% | 0.98% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 23,299,226 | 0.57% | 0.95% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 23,512,005 | 0.53% | 0.91% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 23,719,080 | 0.5% | 0.88% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 23,920,450 | 0.48% | 0.85% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 24,115,734 | 0.45% | 0.82% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 24,305,641 | 0.44% | 0.79% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 24,491,000 | 0.4% | 0.76% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 24,670,850 | 0.37% | 0.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,884,114 people (a 22% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,941,129 (a 18.4% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2005 and ranked 70th 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 Guatemala will increase by 30.4% to 24,670,850 people and rank change from 70th to 67th.
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 |
| Guatemala | 1.21M |
| Mixco | 528K |
| Coban | 229K |
| Quetzaltenango | 208K |
| Jalapa | 193K |
| San Miguel Petapa | 151K |
| Momostenango | 140K |
| Mazatenango | 83.8K |
| Flores | 44.7K |
| Panajachel | 16.1K |
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Population differences between Belize and Guatemala
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 72.9 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 27.3 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 24 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 445 ppl/mi² |
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