The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 839,919 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- Guyana's population is 1.96 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Guyana has grown from 761K to 840K (10.4% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 960K people in 2067 for Guyana.
Belize vs Guyana: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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839919
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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1.85 hours
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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31.4 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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1.45 hours
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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1.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -5,407 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 129/197 |
Belize and Guyana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Guyana lost 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 81,138 (a 10.7% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2005 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 12% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
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 |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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Population differences between Belize and Guyana
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 70.4 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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