The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 7,079,664 in Nicaragua.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 16.6 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.34M to 7.08M (32.5% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 9.24M people in 2071 for Nicaragua.
Belize vs Nicaragua: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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7079664
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 107/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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5.68 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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3.98 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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16.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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1.07 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -8,189 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +253 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +92,527 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +1.36% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 81/197 |
Belize and Nicaragua: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 1,782,370 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 1,836,451 | 2.53% | 3.03% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 1,892,320 | 2.57% | 3.04% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 1,950,159 | 2.77% | 3.06% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 2,010,176 | 2.94% | 3.08% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 2,072,681 | 3.02% | 3.11% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 2,137,820 | 3.09% | 3.14% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 2,205,567 | 3.12% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 2,275,836 | 3.09% | 3.19% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 2,348,398 | 2.9% | 3.19% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 2,423,065 | 2.28% | 3.18% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 2,499,825 | 1.71% | 3.17% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 2,573,578 | 1.52% | 2.95% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 2,649,278 | 1.42% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 2,732,075 | 1.38% | 3.13% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 2,816,943 | 1.72% | 3.11% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 2,903,851 | 2.08% | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 2,992,534 | 2.09% | 3.05% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 3,080,314 | 2.08% | 2.93% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 3,164,525 | 2.14% | 2.73% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 3,252,403 | 2.39% | 2.78% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 3,345,674 | 2.57% | 2.87% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 3,438,745 | 2.53% | 2.78% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 3,530,282 | 2.46% | 2.66% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 3,619,104 | 2.4% | 2.52% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 3,706,479 | 2.34% | 2.41% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 3,794,157 | 2.29% | 2.37% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 3,882,164 | 2.26% | 2.32% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 3,972,320 | 2.24% | 2.32% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 4,066,476 | 2.24% | 2.37% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 4,162,559 | 2.22% | 2.36% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 4,259,637 | 2.17% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 4,357,026 | 2.11% | 2.29% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 4,453,732 | 2.05% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 4,549,316 | 2.15% | 2.15% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 4,642,931 | 2.54% | 2.06% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 4,729,974 | 3.02% | 1.87% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 4,809,573 | 3.39% | 1.68% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 4,883,655 | 3.55% | 1.54% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 4,954,018 | 3.5% | 1.44% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 5,022,633 | 3.32% | 1.39% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 5,087,825 | 3.15% | 1.3% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 5,149,909 | 3.07% | 1.22% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 5,210,963 | 3.04% | 1.19% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 5,272,912 | 3% | 1.19% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 5,342,105 | 2.96% | 1.31% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 5,418,855 | 2.91% | 1.44% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 5,497,243 | 2.86% | 1.45% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 5,576,593 | 2.79% | 1.44% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 5,656,601 | 2.71% | 1.43% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 5,737,450 | 2.44% | 1.43% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 5,819,051 | 2.2% | 1.42% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 5,901,287 | 2.17% | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 5,983,845 | 2.16% | 1.4% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 6,066,492 | 2.14% | 1.38% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 6,149,417 | 2.12% | 1.37% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 6,232,666 | 2.35% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 6,316,231 | 2.33% | 1.34% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 6,400,080 | 1.88% | 1.33% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 6,483,657 | 1.47% | 1.31% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 6,565,267 | 1.29% | 1.26% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 6,644,741 | 1.16% | 1.21% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 6,730,654 | 1.87% | 1.29% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 6,823,613 | 2.08% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 6,916,140 | 1.45% | 1.36% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 7,007,511 | 1.4% | 1.32% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 7,097,335 | 1.35% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 7,185,724 | 1.3% | 1.25% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 7,272,691 | 1.24% | 1.21% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 7,358,003 | 1.18% | 1.17% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 7,441,612 | 1.14% | 1.14% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 7,523,773 | 1.09% | 1.1% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 7,604,398 | 1.05% | 1.07% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 7,683,391 | 1.02% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 7,760,901 | 0.99% | 1.01% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 7,836,706 | 0.93% | 0.98% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 7,910,787 | 0.87% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 7,983,295 | 0.82% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 8,054,140 | 0.77% | 0.89% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 8,122,959 | 0.71% | 0.85% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 8,189,916 | 0.67% | 0.82% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 8,255,163 | 0.64% | 0.8% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 8,318,515 | 0.6% | 0.77% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 8,380,014 | 0.57% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 8,439,720 | 0.53% | 0.71% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 8,497,618 | 0.5% | 0.69% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 8,553,413 | 0.48% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 8,607,283 | 0.45% | 0.63% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 8,659,292 | 0.44% | 0.6% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 8,708,929 | 0.4% | 0.57% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 8,756,439 | 0.37% | 0.55% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Nicaragua gained 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 930,247 (a 15.1% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Nicaragua was ranked 110th in 2005 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.7% to 8,756,439 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.
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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Population differences between Belize and Nicaragua
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 75.3 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 29.3 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 26.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 148.9 ppl/mi² |
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