The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 218,019 people in Samoa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 220,288 in Samoa.
Population statistics:
- Belize's population is 1.94 times bigger than Samoa's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
- The countries together account for 0.008% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.003% for Samoa.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.87% in Samoa.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Samoa has grown from 187K to 220K (17.8% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.
Belize vs Samoa: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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220288
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 177/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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6.46 hours
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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1.59 hours
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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6.57 hours
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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3.18 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -2,754 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +1,356 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +0.63% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 126/197 |
Belize and Samoa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 112,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 115,496 | 2.53% | 2.67% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 118,597 | 2.57% | 2.68% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 121,764 | 2.77% | 2.67% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 124,894 | 2.94% | 2.57% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 127,978 | 3.02% | 2.47% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 131,073 | 3.09% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 133,764 | 3.12% | 2.05% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 136,020 | 3.09% | 1.69% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 138,233 | 2.9% | 1.63% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 140,400 | 2.28% | 1.57% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 142,503 | 1.71% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 144,538 | 1.52% | 1.43% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 146,516 | 1.42% | 1.37% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 149,431 | 1.38% | 1.99% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 153,344 | 1.72% | 2.62% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 157,113 | 2.08% | 2.46% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 159,753 | 2.09% | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 161,375 | 2.08% | 1.02% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 162,882 | 2.14% | 0.93% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 164,322 | 2.39% | 0.88% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 165,678 | 2.57% | 0.83% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 166,484 | 2.53% | 0.49% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 166,714 | 2.46% | 0.14% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 166,796 | 2.4% | 0.05% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 166,849 | 2.34% | 0.03% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 167,061 | 2.29% | 0.13% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 167,661 | 2.26% | 0.36% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 168,346 | 2.24% | 0.41% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 168,768 | 2.24% | 0.25% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 169,042 | 2.22% | 0.16% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 169,368 | 2.17% | 0.19% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 170,331 | 2.11% | 0.57% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 171,774 | 2.05% | 0.85% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 173,159 | 2.15% | 0.81% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 174,571 | 2.54% | 0.82% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 176,071 | 3.02% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 177,547 | 3.39% | 0.84% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 178,905 | 3.55% | 0.76% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 180,275 | 3.5% | 0.77% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 181,685 | 3.32% | 0.78% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 183,166 | 3.15% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 184,471 | 3.07% | 0.71% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 185,430 | 3.04% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 186,249 | 3% | 0.44% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 186,978 | 2.96% | 0.39% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 187,709 | 2.91% | 0.39% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 188,753 | 2.86% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 190,107 | 2.79% | 0.72% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 191,513 | 2.71% | 0.74% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 193,023 | 2.44% | 0.79% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 194,713 | 2.2% | 0.88% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 196,498 | 2.17% | 0.92% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 198,268 | 2.16% | 0.9% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 200,037 | 2.14% | 0.89% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 201,782 | 2.12% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 203,499 | 2.35% | 0.85% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 205,415 | 2.33% | 0.94% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 207,582 | 1.88% | 1.05% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 209,780 | 1.47% | 1.06% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 211,944 | 1.29% | 1.03% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 213,779 | 1.16% | 0.87% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 215,261 | 1.87% | 0.69% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 216,663 | 2.08% | 0.65% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 218,019 | 1.45% | 0.63% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 219,302 | 1.4% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 220,530 | 1.35% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 221,772 | 1.3% | 0.56% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 223,104 | 1.24% | 0.6% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 224,504 | 1.18% | 0.63% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 225,968 | 1.14% | 0.65% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 227,581 | 1.09% | 0.71% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 229,298 | 1.05% | 0.75% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 231,110 | 1.02% | 0.79% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 233,061 | 0.99% | 0.84% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 235,172 | 0.93% | 0.91% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 237,415 | 0.87% | 0.95% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 239,730 | 0.82% | 0.98% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 242,155 | 0.77% | 1.01% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 244,653 | 0.71% | 1.03% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 247,196 | 0.67% | 1.04% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 249,796 | 0.64% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 252,427 | 0.6% | 1.05% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 255,023 | 0.57% | 1.03% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 257,609 | 0.53% | 1.01% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 260,250 | 0.5% | 1.03% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 262,849 | 0.48% | 1% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 265,365 | 0.45% | 0.96% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 267,836 | 0.44% | 0.93% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 270,291 | 0.4% | 0.92% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 272,711 | 0.37% | 0.9% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.
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 Samoa
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 26.9 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 203.1 ppl/mi² |
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