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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Portugal	Belize	Portugal
1960	91,318	8,857,716	-	-
1961	93,632	8,929,316	2.53%	0.81%
1962	96,042	8,993,985	2.57%	0.72%
1963	98,704	9,030,355	2.77%	0.4%
1964	101,603	9,035,365	2.94%	0.06%
1965	104,675	8,998,595	3.02%	-0.41%
1966	107,906	8,930,990	3.09%	-0.75%
1967	111,272	8,874,520	3.12%	-0.63%
1968	114,713	8,836,650	3.09%	-0.43%
1969	118,040	8,757,705	2.9%	-0.89%
1970	120,736	8,680,431	2.28%	-0.88%
1971	122,805	8,643,756	1.71%	-0.42%
1972	124,676	8,630,430	1.52%	-0.15%
1973	126,445	8,633,100	1.42%	0.03%
1974	128,185	8,754,365	1.38%	1.4%
1975	130,387	9,093,470	1.72%	3.87%
1976	133,099	9,355,810	2.08%	2.88%
1977	135,887	9,455,675	2.09%	1.07%
1978	138,713	9,558,250	2.08%	1.08%
1979	141,678	9,661,265	2.14%	1.08%
1980	145,062	9,766,312	2.39%	1.09%
1981	148,786	9,851,362	2.57%	0.87%
1982	152,548	9,911,771	2.53%	0.61%
1983	156,297	9,957,865	2.46%	0.47%
1984	160,044	9,996,232	2.4%	0.39%
1985	163,796	10,023,613	2.34%	0.27%
1986	167,554	10,032,734	2.29%	0.09%
1987	171,338	10,030,031	2.26%	-0.03%
1988	175,180	10,019,610	2.24%	-0.1%
1989	179,107	10,005,000	2.24%	-0.15%
1990	183,076	9,983,218	2.22%	-0.22%
1991	187,040	9,960,235	2.17%	-0.23%
1992	190,983	9,952,494	2.11%	-0.08%
1993	194,902	9,964,675	2.05%	0.12%
1994	199,097	9,991,525	2.15%	0.27%
1995	204,146	10,026,176	2.54%	0.35%
1996	210,310	10,063,945	3.02%	0.38%
1997	217,446	10,108,977	3.39%	0.45%
1998	225,173	10,160,196	3.55%	0.51%
1999	233,059	10,217,828	3.5%	0.57%
2000	240,799	10,289,898	3.32%	0.71%
2001	248,379	10,362,722	3.15%	0.71%
2002	256,009	10,419,631	3.07%	0.55%
2003	263,780	10,458,821	3.04%	0.38%
2004	271,688	10,483,861	3%	0.24%
2005	279,731	10,503,330	2.96%	0.19%
2006	287,878	10,522,288	2.91%	0.18%
2007	296,100	10,542,964	2.86%	0.2%
2008	304,361	10,558,177	2.79%	0.14%
2009	312,614	10,568,247	2.71%	0.1%
2010	320,245	10,573,100	2.44%	0.05%
2011	327,298	10,557,560	2.2%	-0.15%
2012	334,414	10,514,844	2.17%	-0.4%
2013	341,627	10,457,295	2.16%	-0.55%
2014	348,923	10,401,062	2.14%	-0.54%
2015	356,333	10,358,076	2.12%	-0.41%
2016	364,705	10,325,452	2.35%	-0.31%
2017	373,202	10,300,300	2.33%	-0.24%
2018	380,226	10,283,822	1.88%	-0.16%
2019	385,829	10,286,263	1.47%	0.02%
2020	390,812	10,297,081	1.29%	0.11%
2021	395,346	10,361,831	1.16%	0.63%
2022	402,733	10,434,332	1.87%	0.7%
2023	411,106	10,578,174	2.08%	1.38%
2024	417,072	10,701,636	1.45%	1.17%
2025	422,922	10,687,819	1.4%	-0.13%
2026	428,651	10,670,917	1.35%	-0.16%
2027	434,214	10,653,073	1.3%	-0.17%
2028	439,588	10,632,868	1.24%	-0.19%
2029	444,794	10,611,484	1.18%	-0.2%
2030	449,845	10,591,436	1.14%	-0.19%
2031	454,733	10,571,418	1.09%	-0.19%
2032	459,517	10,549,456	1.05%	-0.21%
2033	464,203	10,526,482	1.02%	-0.22%
2034	468,777	10,502,882	0.99%	-0.22%
2035	473,126	10,478,843	0.93%	-0.23%
2036	477,230	10,454,630	0.87%	-0.23%
2037	481,157	10,430,128	0.82%	-0.23%
2038	484,877	10,404,947	0.77%	-0.24%
2039	488,334	10,377,968	0.71%	-0.26%
2040	491,592	10,349,515	0.67%	-0.27%
2041	494,725	10,321,577	0.64%	-0.27%
2042	497,695	10,294,106	0.6%	-0.27%
2043	500,514	10,264,596	0.57%	-0.29%
2044	503,171	10,233,543	0.53%	-0.3%
2045	505,692	10,201,832	0.5%	-0.31%
2046	508,116	10,168,932	0.48%	-0.32%
2047	510,423	10,135,159	0.45%	-0.33%
2048	512,657	10,101,419	0.44%	-0.33%
2049	514,721	10,066,064	0.4%	-0.35%
2050	516,621	10,029,252	0.37%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.