The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 274.9 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 135M people in 2057 for the Philippines.
Belize vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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117540050
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 115/197 |
Belize and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 28,792,621 | 2.53% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 29,723,536 | 2.57% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 30,674,731 | 2.77% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 31,643,032 | 2.94% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 32,625,316 | 3.02% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 33,617,170 | 3.09% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 34,621,320 | 3.12% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 35,638,342 | 3.09% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 36,660,799 | 2.9% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 37,622,204 | 2.28% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 38,518,659 | 1.71% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 39,408,560 | 1.52% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 40,294,130 | 1.42% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 41,174,341 | 1.38% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 42,120,826 | 1.72% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 43,201,488 | 2.08% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 44,367,962 | 2.09% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 45,575,281 | 2.08% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 46,807,103 | 2.14% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 48,043,740 | 2.39% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 49,311,727 | 2.57% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 50,695,707 | 2.53% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 52,194,620 | 2.46% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 53,726,181 | 2.4% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 55,213,006 | 2.34% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 56,645,077 | 2.29% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 58,157,496 | 2.26% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 59,739,052 | 2.24% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 61,265,260 | 2.24% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 62,854,666 | 2.22% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 64,382,249 | 2.17% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 65,926,125 | 2.11% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 67,530,621 | 2.05% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 69,019,291 | 2.15% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 70,546,246 | 2.54% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 72,190,242 | 3.02% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 73,908,810 | 3.39% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 75,791,024 | 3.55% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 77,753,257 | 3.5% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 79,625,397 | 3.32% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 81,401,488 | 3.15% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 83,068,889 | 3.07% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 84,731,835 | 3.04% | 2% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 86,394,504 | 3% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 88,015,962 | 2.96% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 89,508,986 | 2.91% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 91,075,184 | 2.86% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 92,699,095 | 2.79% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 94,384,250 | 2.71% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 96,337,125 | 2.44% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 98,248,614 | 2.2% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 100,175,512 | 2.17% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 102,076,336 | 2.16% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 103,767,130 | 2.14% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 105,312,992 | 2.12% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 106,735,719 | 2.35% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 108,119,693 | 2.33% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 109,465,287 | 1.88% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 110,804,683 | 1.47% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 112,081,264 | 1.29% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 113,100,950 | 1.16% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 113,964,338 | 1.87% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 114,891,199 | 2.08% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 115,843,670 | 1.45% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 116,786,968 | 1.4% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 117,724,479 | 1.35% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 118,656,426 | 1.3% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 119,583,984 | 1.24% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 120,502,132 | 1.18% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 121,408,897 | 1.14% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 122,301,606 | 1.09% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 123,180,341 | 1.05% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 124,049,036 | 1.02% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 124,904,124 | 0.99% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 125,740,977 | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 126,558,232 | 0.87% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 127,352,607 | 0.82% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 128,118,535 | 0.77% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 128,850,047 | 0.71% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 129,546,666 | 0.67% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 130,209,810 | 0.64% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 130,837,005 | 0.6% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 131,427,404 | 0.57% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 131,979,673 | 0.53% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 132,492,038 | 0.5% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 132,962,001 | 0.48% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 133,385,290 | 0.45% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 133,759,436 | 0.44% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 134,089,011 | 0.4% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 134,373,439 | 0.37% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
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 the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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