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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Guyana	Belize	Guyana
1960	91,318	569,143	-	-
1961	93,632	582,568	2.53%	2.36%
1962	96,042	595,461	2.57%	2.21%
1963	98,704	608,537	2.77%	2.2%
1964	101,603	621,764	2.94%	2.17%
1965	104,675	635,128	3.02%	2.15%
1966	107,906	648,646	3.09%	2.13%
1967	111,272	662,311	3.12%	2.11%
1968	114,713	676,160	3.09%	2.09%
1969	118,040	690,223	2.9%	2.08%
1970	120,736	702,705	2.28%	1.81%
1971	122,805	712,662	1.71%	1.42%
1972	124,676	721,617	1.52%	1.26%
1973	126,445	730,138	1.42%	1.18%
1974	128,185	738,057	1.38%	1.08%
1975	130,387	745,393	1.72%	0.99%
1976	133,099	752,253	2.08%	0.92%
1977	135,887	758,654	2.09%	0.85%
1978	138,713	764,586	2.08%	0.78%
1979	141,678	770,062	2.14%	0.72%
1980	145,062	774,367	2.39%	0.56%
1981	148,786	776,453	2.57%	0.27%
1982	152,548	776,712	2.53%	0.03%
1983	156,297	775,891	2.46%	-0.11%
1984	160,044	774,111	2.4%	-0.23%
1985	163,796	771,477	2.34%	-0.34%
1986	167,554	768,098	2.29%	-0.44%
1987	171,338	764,120	2.26%	-0.52%
1988	175,180	759,663	2.24%	-0.58%
1989	179,107	754,865	2.24%	-0.63%
1990	183,076	749,894	2.22%	-0.66%
1991	187,040	747,861	2.17%	-0.27%
1992	190,983	749,911	2.11%	0.27%
1993	194,902	752,965	2.05%	0.41%
1994	199,097	755,822	2.15%	0.38%
1995	204,146	758,388	2.54%	0.34%
1996	210,310	760,526	3.02%	0.28%
1997	217,446	762,245	3.39%	0.23%
1998	225,173	763,586	3.55%	0.18%
1999	233,059	764,483	3.5%	0.12%
2000	240,799	764,832	3.32%	0.05%
2001	248,379	764,477	3.15%	-0.05%
2002	256,009	763,652	3.07%	-0.11%
2003	263,780	763,101	3.04%	-0.07%
2004	271,688	762,418	3%	-0.09%
2005	279,731	760,914	2.96%	-0.2%
2006	287,878	758,966	2.91%	-0.26%
2007	296,100	756,861	2.86%	-0.28%
2008	304,361	754,606	2.79%	-0.3%
2009	312,614	752,094	2.71%	-0.33%
2010	320,245	749,256	2.44%	-0.38%
2011	327,298	746,153	2.2%	-0.41%
2012	334,414	746,288	2.17%	0.02%
2013	341,627	750,021	2.16%	0.5%
2014	348,923	754,229	2.14%	0.56%
2015	356,333	758,781	2.12%	0.6%
2016	364,705	763,548	2.35%	0.63%
2017	373,202	768,479	2.33%	0.65%
2018	380,226	791,556	1.88%	3%
2019	385,829	807,665	1.47%	2.04%
2020	390,812	807,481	1.29%	-0.02%
2021	395,346	815,482	1.16%	0.99%
2022	402,733	821,637	1.87%	0.75%
2023	411,106	826,353	2.08%	0.57%
2024	417,072	831,087	1.45%	0.57%
2025	422,922	835,986	1.4%	0.59%
2026	428,651	840,883	1.35%	0.59%
2027	434,214	846,019	1.3%	0.61%
2028	439,588	851,161	1.24%	0.61%
2029	444,794	856,040	1.18%	0.57%
2030	449,845	861,037	1.14%	0.58%
2031	454,733	866,080	1.09%	0.59%
2032	459,517	871,237	1.05%	0.6%
2033	464,203	876,346	1.02%	0.59%
2034	468,777	881,223	0.99%	0.56%
2035	473,126	885,935	0.93%	0.53%
2036	477,230	890,320	0.87%	0.49%
2037	481,157	894,649	0.82%	0.49%
2038	484,877	899,021	0.77%	0.49%
2039	488,334	903,316	0.71%	0.48%
2040	491,592	907,506	0.67%	0.46%
2041	494,725	911,723	0.64%	0.46%
2042	497,695	915,811	0.6%	0.45%
2043	500,514	919,575	0.57%	0.41%
2044	503,171	923,121	0.53%	0.39%
2045	505,692	926,355	0.5%	0.35%
2046	508,116	929,478	0.48%	0.34%
2047	510,423	932,483	0.45%	0.32%
2048	512,657	935,329	0.44%	0.31%
2049	514,721	938,062	0.4%	0.29%
2050	516,621	940,601	0.37%	0.27%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 77,391 (a 10.1% growth).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.