The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 1,792,179 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 1,783,115 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 4.17 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs -0.64% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 2.01M to 1.78M (11.1% decline).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 848K people by 2100.
Belize vs North Macedonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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1783115
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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14.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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31.3 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | -98 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | -35,637 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | -1.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 195/197 |
Belize and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 1,455,171 | 2.53% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 1,471,745 | 2.57% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 1,488,737 | 2.77% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 1,510,900 | 2.94% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 1,533,466 | 3.02% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 1,557,349 | 3.09% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 1,582,492 | 3.12% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 1,608,930 | 3.09% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 1,636,345 | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 1,664,208 | 2.28% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 1,691,216 | 1.71% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 1,717,395 | 1.52% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 1,743,816 | 1.42% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 1,770,545 | 1.38% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 1,797,972 | 1.72% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 1,825,830 | 2.08% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 1,853,138 | 2.09% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 1,879,847 | 2.08% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 1,906,523 | 2.14% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 1,933,038 | 2.39% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 1,959,065 | 2.57% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 1,978,956 | 2.53% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 1,991,901 | 2.46% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 2,003,399 | 2.4% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 2,014,331 | 2.34% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 2,024,732 | 2.29% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 2,035,157 | 2.26% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 2,045,737 | 2.24% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 2,055,649 | 2.24% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 2,063,689 | 2.22% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 2,055,994 | 2.17% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 2,032,523 | 2.11% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 2,006,854 | 2.05% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 1,992,666 | 2.15% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 1,998,534 | 2.54% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 2,012,553 | 3.02% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 1,996,869 | 3.39% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 2,007,523 | 3.55% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 2,017,142 | 3.5% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 2,026,350 | 3.32% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 2,034,882 | 3.15% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 2,020,157 | 3.07% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 2,022,725 | 3.04% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 2,016,186 | 3% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 2,005,330 | 2.96% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 1,994,287 | 2.91% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 1,982,933 | 2.86% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 1,971,493 | 2.79% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 1,958,782 | 2.71% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 1,946,298 | 2.44% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 1,937,398 | 2.2% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 1,929,821 | 2.17% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 1,922,716 | 2.16% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 1,917,557 | 2.14% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 1,912,430 | 2.12% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 1,906,313 | 2.35% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 1,898,657 | 2.33% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 1,889,051 | 1.88% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 1,876,262 | 1.47% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 1,856,124 | 1.29% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 1,837,114 | 1.16% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 1,831,712 | 1.87% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 1,827,816 | 2.08% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 1,792,179 | 1.45% | -1.95% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 1,783,115 | 1.4% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 1,773,550 | 1.35% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 1,763,753 | 1.3% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 1,753,839 | 1.24% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 1,743,553 | 1.18% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 1,732,679 | 1.14% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 1,721,421 | 1.09% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 1,710,089 | 1.05% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 1,698,723 | 1.02% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 1,687,185 | 0.99% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 1,675,373 | 0.93% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 1,663,329 | 0.87% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 1,651,095 | 0.82% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 1,638,881 | 0.77% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 1,626,617 | 0.71% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 1,614,140 | 0.67% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 1,601,579 | 0.64% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 1,588,898 | 0.6% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 1,576,060 | 0.57% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 1,563,352 | 0.53% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 1,550,675 | 0.5% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 1,537,866 | 0.48% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 1,525,180 | 0.45% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 1,512,637 | 0.44% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 1,499,950 | 0.4% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 1,487,102 | 0.37% | -0.86% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while North Macedonia lost 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -129,315 (a 6.76% decline).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. North Macedonia was ranked 141st in 2005 and ranked 150th 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 North Macedonia will decrease by 16.6% to 1,487,102 people and rank change from 150th to 155th.
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 North Macedonia
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 77.7 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 184 ppl/mi² |
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