Population in Belize compared to Palau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belize and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Palau	Belize	Palau
1960	91,318	9,328	-	-
1961	93,632	9,555	2.53%	2.43%
1962	96,042	9,793	2.57%	2.49%
1963	98,704	10,037	2.77%	2.49%
1964	101,603	10,292	2.94%	2.54%
1965	104,675	10,547	3.02%	2.48%
1966	107,906	10,805	3.09%	2.45%
1967	111,272	10,988	3.12%	1.69%
1968	114,713	11,080	3.09%	0.84%
1969	118,040	11,159	2.9%	0.71%
1970	120,736	11,368	2.28%	1.87%
1971	122,805	11,759	1.71%	3.44%
1972	124,676	12,194	1.52%	3.7%
1973	126,445	12,552	1.42%	2.94%
1974	128,185	12,687	1.38%	1.08%
1975	130,387	12,655	1.72%	-0.25%
1976	133,099	12,598	2.08%	-0.45%
1977	135,887	12,525	2.09%	-0.58%
1978	138,713	12,440	2.08%	-0.68%
1979	141,678	12,337	2.14%	-0.83%
1980	145,062	12,271	2.39%	-0.53%
1981	148,786	12,402	2.57%	1.07%
1982	152,548	12,694	2.53%	2.35%
1983	156,297	13,006	2.46%	2.46%
1984	160,044	13,337	2.4%	2.54%
1985	163,796	13,688	2.34%	2.63%
1986	167,554	14,024	2.29%	2.45%
1987	171,338	14,334	2.26%	2.21%
1988	175,180	14,645	2.24%	2.17%
1989	179,107	14,945	2.24%	2.05%
1990	183,076	15,259	2.22%	2.1%
1991	187,040	15,614	2.17%	2.33%
1992	190,983	15,989	2.11%	2.4%
1993	194,902	16,372	2.05%	2.4%
1994	199,097	16,770	2.15%	2.43%
1995	204,146	17,195	2.54%	2.53%
1996	210,310	17,654	3.02%	2.67%
1997	217,446	18,108	3.39%	2.57%
1998	225,173	18,524	3.55%	2.3%
1999	233,059	18,901	3.5%	2.04%
2000	240,799	19,178	3.32%	1.47%
2001	248,379	19,352	3.15%	0.91%
2002	256,009	19,503	3.07%	0.78%
2003	263,780	19,659	3.04%	0.8%
2004	271,688	19,820	3%	0.82%
2005	279,731	19,819	2.96%	-0.005%
2006	287,878	19,593	2.91%	-1.14%
2007	296,100	19,302	2.86%	-1.49%
2008	304,361	19,009	2.79%	-1.52%
2009	312,614	18,709	2.71%	-1.58%
2010	320,245	18,396	2.44%	-1.67%
2011	327,298	18,078	2.2%	-1.73%
2012	334,414	17,765	2.17%	-1.73%
2013	341,627	17,648	2.16%	-0.66%
2014	348,923	17,715	2.14%	0.38%
2015	356,333	17,770	2.12%	0.31%
2016	364,705	17,797	2.35%	0.15%
2017	373,202	17,812	2.33%	0.08%
2018	380,226	17,814	1.88%	0.01%
2019	385,829	17,798	1.47%	-0.09%
2020	390,812	17,792	1.29%	-0.03%
2021	395,346	17,783	1.16%	-0.05%
2022	402,733	17,759	1.87%	-0.13%
2023	411,106	17,727	2.08%	-0.18%
2024	417,072	17,695	1.45%	-0.18%
2025	422,922	17,663	1.4%	-0.18%
2026	428,651	17,618	1.35%	-0.25%
2027	434,214	17,564	1.3%	-0.31%
2028	439,588	17,504	1.24%	-0.34%
2029	444,794	17,436	1.18%	-0.39%
2030	449,845	17,376	1.14%	-0.34%
2031	454,733	17,299	1.09%	-0.44%
2032	459,517	17,228	1.05%	-0.41%
2033	464,203	17,163	1.02%	-0.38%
2034	468,777	17,092	0.99%	-0.41%
2035	473,126	17,012	0.93%	-0.47%
2036	477,230	16,940	0.87%	-0.43%
2037	481,157	16,858	0.82%	-0.48%
2038	484,877	16,779	0.77%	-0.47%
2039	488,334	16,689	0.71%	-0.54%
2040	491,592	16,604	0.67%	-0.51%
2041	494,725	16,510	0.64%	-0.57%
2042	497,695	16,403	0.6%	-0.65%
2043	500,514	16,302	0.57%	-0.61%
2044	503,171	16,202	0.53%	-0.62%
2045	505,692	16,097	0.5%	-0.65%
2046	508,116	15,977	0.48%	-0.74%
2047	510,423	15,863	0.45%	-0.71%
2048	512,657	15,749	0.44%	-0.72%
2049	514,721	15,632	0.4%	-0.74%
2050	516,621	15,515	0.37%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.