Population in Belize compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Belize and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Belize	Sao Tome	Belize	Sao Tome
1960	91,318	68,012	-	-
1961	93,632	68,707	2.53%	1.02%
1962	96,042	69,403	2.57%	1.01%
1963	98,704	70,112	2.77%	1.02%
1964	101,603	70,865	2.94%	1.07%
1965	104,675	71,680	3.02%	1.15%
1966	107,906	72,576	3.09%	1.25%
1967	111,272	73,596	3.12%	1.41%
1968	114,713	74,765	3.09%	1.59%
1969	118,040	76,083	2.9%	1.76%
1970	120,736	77,626	2.28%	2.03%
1971	122,805	79,330	1.71%	2.2%
1972	124,676	81,041	1.52%	2.16%
1973	126,445	82,798	1.42%	2.17%
1974	128,185	84,672	1.38%	2.26%
1975	130,387	86,708	1.72%	2.4%
1976	133,099	88,922	2.08%	2.55%
1977	135,887	91,301	2.09%	2.68%
1978	138,713	93,794	2.08%	2.73%
1979	141,678	96,252	2.14%	2.62%
1980	145,062	98,544	2.39%	2.38%
1981	148,786	100,615	2.57%	2.1%
1982	152,548	102,508	2.53%	1.88%
1983	156,297	104,380	2.46%	1.83%
1984	160,044	106,394	2.4%	1.93%
1985	163,796	108,658	2.34%	2.13%
1986	167,554	111,150	2.29%	2.29%
1987	171,338	113,919	2.26%	2.49%
1988	175,180	116,939	2.24%	2.65%
1989	179,107	119,979	2.24%	2.6%
1990	183,076	122,980	2.22%	2.5%
1991	187,040	125,697	2.17%	2.21%
1992	190,983	128,110	2.11%	1.92%
1993	194,902	130,467	2.05%	1.84%
1994	199,097	132,732	2.15%	1.74%
1995	204,146	134,895	2.54%	1.63%
1996	210,310	136,962	3.02%	1.53%
1997	217,446	138,922	3.39%	1.43%
1998	225,173	140,751	3.55%	1.32%
1999	233,059	142,442	3.5%	1.2%
2000	240,799	144,018	3.32%	1.11%
2001	248,379	146,375	3.15%	1.64%
2002	256,009	149,922	3.07%	2.42%
2003	263,780	153,814	3.04%	2.6%
2004	271,688	157,705	3%	2.53%
2005	279,731	161,639	2.96%	2.49%
2006	287,878	165,638	2.91%	2.47%
2007	296,100	169,700	2.86%	2.45%
2008	304,361	173,793	2.79%	2.41%
2009	312,614	177,853	2.71%	2.34%
2010	320,245	181,802	2.44%	2.22%
2011	327,298	185,649	2.2%	2.12%
2012	334,414	189,439	2.17%	2.04%
2013	341,627	193,148	2.16%	1.96%
2014	348,923	196,767	2.14%	1.87%
2015	356,333	200,291	2.12%	1.79%
2016	364,705	203,689	2.35%	1.7%
2017	373,202	206,970	2.33%	1.61%
2018	380,226	210,187	1.88%	1.55%
2019	385,829	213,392	1.47%	1.52%
2020	390,812	217,435	1.29%	1.89%
2021	395,346	221,961	1.16%	2.08%
2022	402,733	226,305	1.87%	1.96%
2023	411,106	230,871	2.08%	2.02%
2024	417,072	235,536	1.45%	2.02%
2025	422,922	240,251	1.4%	2%
2026	428,651	244,987	1.35%	1.97%
2027	434,214	249,783	1.3%	1.96%
2028	439,588	254,657	1.24%	1.95%
2029	444,794	259,597	1.18%	1.94%
2030	449,845	264,560	1.14%	1.91%
2031	454,733	269,566	1.09%	1.89%
2032	459,517	274,643	1.05%	1.88%
2033	464,203	279,761	1.02%	1.86%
2034	468,777	284,911	0.99%	1.84%
2035	473,126	290,082	0.93%	1.81%
2036	477,230	295,269	0.87%	1.79%
2037	481,157	300,439	0.82%	1.75%
2038	484,877	305,590	0.77%	1.71%
2039	488,334	310,729	0.71%	1.68%
2040	491,592	315,833	0.67%	1.64%
2041	494,725	320,875	0.64%	1.6%
2042	497,695	325,888	0.6%	1.56%
2043	500,514	330,908	0.57%	1.54%
2044	503,171	335,919	0.53%	1.51%
2045	505,692	340,911	0.5%	1.49%
2046	508,116	345,883	0.48%	1.46%
2047	510,423	350,758	0.45%	1.41%
2048	512,657	355,569	0.44%	1.37%
2049	514,721	360,353	0.4%	1.35%
2050	516,621	365,103	0.37%	1.32%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 41,350 (a 20.3% growth).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belize's population will grow by 20.5% to 516,621 people with a rank change from 171st to 172nd. The population of Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.