The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 2,833,401 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 6.61 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.9% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.07M people by 2100.
Belize vs Jamaica: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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2833401
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 139/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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14.3 hours
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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22.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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50 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -10,506 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 167/197 |
Belize and Jamaica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 1,650,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 1,673,261 | 2.53% | 1.41% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 1,696,932 | 2.57% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 1,721,099 | 2.77% | 1.42% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 1,745,568 | 2.94% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 1,769,192 | 3.02% | 1.35% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 1,791,475 | 3.09% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 1,812,865 | 3.12% | 1.19% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 1,833,765 | 3.09% | 1.15% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 1,855,127 | 2.9% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 1,878,196 | 2.28% | 1.24% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 1,903,728 | 1.71% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 1,931,542 | 1.52% | 1.46% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 1,961,219 | 1.42% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 1,990,906 | 1.38% | 1.51% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 2,018,981 | 1.72% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 2,045,578 | 2.08% | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 2,070,657 | 2.09% | 1.23% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 2,094,836 | 2.08% | 1.17% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 2,119,486 | 2.14% | 1.18% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 2,145,658 | 2.39% | 1.23% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 2,173,818 | 2.57% | 1.31% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 2,203,889 | 2.53% | 1.38% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 2,234,832 | 2.46% | 1.4% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 2,264,562 | 2.4% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 2,290,656 | 2.34% | 1.15% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 2,312,125 | 2.29% | 0.94% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 2,329,813 | 2.26% | 0.77% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 2,345,777 | 2.24% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 2,361,916 | 2.24% | 0.69% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 2,379,877 | 2.22% | 0.76% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 2,400,869 | 2.17% | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 2,424,701 | 2.11% | 0.99% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 2,449,916 | 2.05% | 1.04% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 2,475,220 | 2.15% | 1.03% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 2,500,151 | 2.54% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 2,524,463 | 3.02% | 0.97% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 2,547,848 | 3.39% | 0.93% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 2,569,736 | 3.55% | 0.86% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 2,589,795 | 3.5% | 0.78% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 2,607,826 | 3.32% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 2,624,403 | 3.15% | 0.64% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 2,640,572 | 3.07% | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 2,656,623 | 3.04% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 2,672,225 | 3% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 2,687,066 | 2.96% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 2,700,968 | 2.91% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 2,713,800 | 2.86% | 0.48% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 2,725,635 | 2.79% | 0.44% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 2,736,995 | 2.71% | 0.42% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 2,748,568 | 2.44% | 0.42% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 2,760,494 | 2.2% | 0.43% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 2,772,430 | 2.17% | 0.43% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 2,783,687 | 2.16% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 2,793,749 | 2.14% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 2,802,534 | 2.12% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 2,809,915 | 2.35% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 2,815,764 | 2.33% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 2,820,097 | 1.88% | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 2,823,271 | 1.47% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 2,830,739 | 1.29% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 2,837,682 | 1.16% | 0.25% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 2,839,144 | 1.87% | 0.05% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 2,839,786 | 2.08% | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 2,839,175 | 1.45% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 2,837,071 | 1.4% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 2,833,401 | 1.35% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 2,828,530 | 1.3% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 2,822,861 | 1.24% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 2,816,391 | 1.18% | -0.23% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 2,808,946 | 1.14% | -0.26% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 2,800,607 | 1.09% | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 2,791,130 | 1.05% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 2,780,468 | 1.02% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 2,768,714 | 0.99% | -0.42% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 2,755,929 | 0.93% | -0.46% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 2,742,071 | 0.87% | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 2,726,892 | 0.82% | -0.55% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 2,710,812 | 0.77% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 2,693,901 | 0.71% | -0.62% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 2,676,087 | 0.67% | -0.66% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 2,657,558 | 0.64% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 2,638,085 | 0.6% | -0.73% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 2,617,576 | 0.57% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 2,596,160 | 0.53% | -0.82% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 2,574,074 | 0.5% | -0.85% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 2,551,347 | 0.48% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 2,528,004 | 0.45% | -0.91% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 2,504,191 | 0.44% | -0.94% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 2,479,744 | 0.4% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 2,454,935 | 0.37% | -1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 23,486 (a 0.84% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13.4% to 2,454,935 people and rank change from 139th to 144th.
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 |
| Kingston | 580K |
| Spanish Town | 131K |
| Montego Bay | 124K |
| Half Way Tree | 96.5K |
| May Pen | 61.5K |
| Mandeville | 48.3K |
| Old Harbour | 28.7K |
| Linstead | 22.8K |
| Savanna-la-Mar | 22.6K |
| Port Antonio | 14.8K |
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Population differences between Belize and Jamaica
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 679 ppl/mi² |
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