The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- Belize's population is 3.1 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.007% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
Belize vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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138067
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 74/197 |
Belize and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 48,323 | 2.53% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 49,538 | 2.57% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 50,791 | 2.77% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 52,088 | 2.94% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 53,439 | 3.02% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 54,425 | 3.09% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 54,996 | 3.12% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 55,529 | 3.09% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 56,360 | 2.9% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 57,510 | 2.28% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 58,652 | 1.71% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 59,778 | 1.52% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 60,824 | 1.42% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 61,219 | 1.38% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 60,987 | 1.72% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 60,661 | 2.08% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 60,267 | 2.09% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 59,864 | 2.08% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 60,172 | 2.14% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 61,148 | 2.39% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 62,121 | 2.57% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 63,134 | 2.53% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 64,169 | 2.46% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 65,228 | 2.4% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 66,496 | 2.34% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 68,059 | 2.29% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 69,733 | 2.26% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 71,427 | 2.24% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 73,147 | 2.24% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 74,855 | 2.22% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 76,367 | 2.17% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 77,641 | 2.11% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 78,841 | 2.05% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 80,021 | 2.15% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 81,234 | 2.54% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 82,623 | 3.02% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 84,147 | 3.39% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 85,657 | 3.55% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 87,126 | 3.5% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 88,613 | 3.32% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 90,335 | 3.15% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 92,264 | 3.07% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 94,175 | 3.04% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 96,085 | 3% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 98,035 | 2.96% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 100,017 | 2.91% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 102,068 | 2.86% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 104,222 | 2.79% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 106,467 | 2.71% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 108,704 | 2.44% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 110,647 | 2.2% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 112,284 | 2.17% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 113,838 | 2.16% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 115,326 | 2.14% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 116,815 | 2.12% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 118,478 | 2.35% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 120,275 | 2.33% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 122,084 | 1.88% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 123,921 | 1.47% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 126,099 | 1.29% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 128,377 | 1.16% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 130,469 | 1.87% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 132,530 | 2.08% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 134,518 | 1.45% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 136,501 | 1.4% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 138,451 | 1.35% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 140,405 | 1.3% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 142,335 | 1.24% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 144,231 | 1.18% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 146,130 | 1.14% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 148,028 | 1.09% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 149,915 | 1.05% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 151,768 | 1.02% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 153,602 | 0.99% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 155,447 | 0.93% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 157,316 | 0.87% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 159,188 | 0.82% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 161,050 | 0.77% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 162,895 | 0.71% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 164,711 | 0.67% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 166,508 | 0.64% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 168,325 | 0.6% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 170,182 | 0.57% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 172,012 | 0.53% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 173,818 | 0.5% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 175,629 | 0.48% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 177,392 | 0.45% | 1% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 179,152 | 0.44% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 180,915 | 0.4% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 182,629 | 0.37% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
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 |
| South Tarawa | 63.4K |
| London | 1.9K |
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Population differences between Belize and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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