The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 58,648,527 in Kenya.
Population statistics:
- Kenya's population is 136.8 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
- The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.71% for Kenya.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 58.6M (58.9% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 104M people in 2098 for Kenya.
Belize vs Kenya: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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58648527
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 25/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.71% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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28.8 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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21 seconds
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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1.32 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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26.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -19,781 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +2,997 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +1,093,941 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +1.98% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 53/197 |
Belize and Kenya: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 7,695,307 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 7,987,770 | 2.53% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 8,299,308 | 2.57% | 3.9% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 8,627,971 | 2.77% | 3.96% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 8,973,535 | 2.94% | 4.01% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 9,338,078 | 3.02% | 4.06% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 9,717,816 | 3.09% | 4.07% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 10,111,057 | 3.12% | 4.05% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 10,518,823 | 3.09% | 4.03% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 10,939,695 | 2.9% | 4% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 11,368,791 | 2.28% | 3.92% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 11,788,904 | 1.71% | 3.7% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 12,206,060 | 1.52% | 3.54% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 12,634,835 | 1.42% | 3.51% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 13,070,078 | 1.38% | 3.44% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 13,511,671 | 1.72% | 3.38% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 13,957,623 | 2.08% | 3.3% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 14,428,819 | 2.09% | 3.38% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 14,934,126 | 2.08% | 3.5% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 15,460,666 | 2.14% | 3.53% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 16,018,459 | 2.39% | 3.61% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 16,601,507 | 2.57% | 3.64% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 17,206,175 | 2.53% | 3.64% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 17,846,374 | 2.46% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 18,514,906 | 2.4% | 3.75% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 19,201,768 | 2.34% | 3.71% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 19,901,646 | 2.29% | 3.64% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 20,616,096 | 2.26% | 3.59% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 21,356,219 | 2.24% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 22,118,434 | 2.24% | 3.57% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 22,892,651 | 2.22% | 3.5% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 23,646,514 | 2.17% | 3.29% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 24,382,460 | 2.11% | 3.11% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 25,117,188 | 2.05% | 3.01% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 25,857,130 | 2.15% | 2.95% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 26,601,751 | 2.54% | 2.88% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 27,344,211 | 3.02% | 2.79% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 28,101,768 | 3.39% | 2.77% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 28,888,057 | 3.55% | 2.8% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 29,733,408 | 3.5% | 2.93% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 30,642,890 | 3.32% | 3.06% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 31,619,170 | 3.15% | 3.19% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 32,629,808 | 3.07% | 3.2% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 33,652,223 | 3.04% | 3.13% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 34,713,455 | 3% | 3.15% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 35,796,484 | 2.96% | 3.12% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 36,904,008 | 2.91% | 3.09% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 38,036,349 | 2.86% | 3.07% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 39,206,351 | 2.79% | 3.08% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 40,408,891 | 2.71% | 3.07% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 41,598,567 | 2.44% | 2.94% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 42,758,461 | 2.2% | 2.79% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 43,888,303 | 2.17% | 2.64% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 44,986,791 | 2.16% | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 46,051,440 | 2.14% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 47,088,526 | 2.12% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 48,139,687 | 2.35% | 2.23% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 49,197,766 | 2.33% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 50,207,107 | 1.88% | 2.05% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 51,202,827 | 1.47% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 52,217,334 | 1.29% | 1.98% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 53,219,166 | 1.16% | 1.92% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 54,252,461 | 1.87% | 1.94% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 55,339,003 | 2.08% | 2% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 56,432,944 | 1.45% | 1.98% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 57,532,489 | 1.4% | 1.95% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 58,636,403 | 1.35% | 1.92% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 59,745,751 | 1.3% | 1.89% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 60,860,444 | 1.24% | 1.87% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 61,979,186 | 1.18% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 63,102,241 | 1.14% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 64,230,108 | 1.09% | 1.79% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 65,359,031 | 1.05% | 1.76% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 66,484,805 | 1.02% | 1.72% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 67,604,628 | 0.99% | 1.68% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 68,715,909 | 0.93% | 1.64% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 69,818,887 | 0.87% | 1.61% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 70,910,404 | 0.82% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 71,990,929 | 0.77% | 1.52% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 73,057,760 | 0.71% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 74,108,858 | 0.67% | 1.44% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 75,144,357 | 0.64% | 1.4% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 76,161,719 | 0.6% | 1.35% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 77,159,121 | 0.57% | 1.31% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 78,134,979 | 0.53% | 1.26% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 79,088,832 | 0.5% | 1.22% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 80,022,371 | 0.48% | 1.18% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 80,938,635 | 0.45% | 1.15% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 81,837,657 | 0.44% | 1.11% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 82,721,766 | 0.4% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 83,593,232 | 0.37% | 1.05% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,508,840 (a 21.8% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.5% to 83,593,232 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.
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Population differences between Belize and Kenya
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 64.2 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 20.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 251.6 ppl/mi² |
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