The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 85.2 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 73.8M people in 2100 for Saudi Arabia.
Belize vs Saudi Arabia: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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36428123
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 3/197 |
Belize and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 2,435,403 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 2,526,347 | 2.53% | 3.73% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 2,620,910 | 2.57% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 2,719,341 | 2.77% | 3.76% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 2,821,968 | 2.94% | 3.77% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 2,928,771 | 3.02% | 3.78% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 3,039,887 | 3.09% | 3.79% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 3,157,242 | 3.12% | 3.86% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 3,282,711 | 3.09% | 3.97% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 3,417,114 | 2.9% | 4.09% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 3,562,470 | 2.28% | 4.25% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 3,724,031 | 1.71% | 4.54% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 3,905,722 | 1.52% | 4.88% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 4,106,344 | 1.42% | 5.14% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 4,323,632 | 1.38% | 5.29% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 4,556,287 | 1.72% | 5.38% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 4,807,933 | 2.08% | 5.52% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 5,083,048 | 2.09% | 5.72% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 5,381,902 | 2.08% | 5.88% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 5,703,698 | 2.14% | 5.98% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 6,047,997 | 2.39% | 6.04% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 6,420,551 | 2.57% | 6.16% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 6,824,486 | 2.53% | 6.29% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 7,252,941 | 2.46% | 6.28% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 7,697,307 | 2.4% | 6.13% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 8,151,779 | 2.34% | 5.9% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 8,628,639 | 2.29% | 5.85% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 9,130,194 | 2.26% | 5.81% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 9,629,165 | 2.24% | 5.47% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 10,128,394 | 2.24% | 5.18% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 10,640,691 | 2.22% | 5.06% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 11,160,744 | 2.17% | 4.89% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 11,686,676 | 2.11% | 4.71% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 12,215,862 | 2.05% | 4.53% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 12,750,040 | 2.15% | 4.37% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 13,289,245 | 2.54% | 4.23% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 13,831,009 | 3.02% | 4.08% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 14,374,943 | 3.39% | 3.93% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 14,922,185 | 3.55% | 3.81% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 15,472,075 | 3.5% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 16,177,722 | 3.32% | 4.56% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 17,041,397 | 3.15% | 5.34% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 17,910,910 | 3.07% | 5.1% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 18,786,767 | 3.04% | 4.89% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 19,669,480 | 3% | 4.7% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 20,559,890 | 2.96% | 4.53% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 21,459,144 | 2.91% | 4.37% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 22,368,313 | 2.86% | 4.24% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 23,287,877 | 2.79% | 4.11% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 24,217,654 | 2.71% | 3.99% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 23,978,487 | 2.44% | -0.99% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 25,091,867 | 2.2% | 4.64% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 26,168,861 | 2.17% | 4.29% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 27,624,004 | 2.16% | 5.56% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 28,309,273 | 2.14% | 2.48% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 29,816,382 | 2.12% | 5.32% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 30,954,198 | 2.35% | 3.82% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 30,977,355 | 2.33% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 30,196,281 | 1.88% | -2.52% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 30,063,799 | 1.47% | -0.44% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 31,552,510 | 1.29% | 4.95% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 30,784,383 | 1.16% | -2.43% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 32,175,224 | 1.87% | 4.52% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 33,702,731 | 2.08% | 4.75% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 35,300,280 | 1.45% | 4.74% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 35,927,625 | 1.4% | 1.78% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 36,550,694 | 1.35% | 1.73% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 37,167,513 | 1.3% | 1.69% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 37,775,810 | 1.24% | 1.64% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 38,364,377 | 1.18% | 1.56% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 38,918,375 | 1.14% | 1.44% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 39,450,880 | 1.09% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 39,983,934 | 1.05% | 1.35% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 40,517,599 | 1.02% | 1.33% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 41,052,423 | 0.99% | 1.32% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 41,588,429 | 0.93% | 1.31% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 42,125,184 | 0.87% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 42,661,908 | 0.82% | 1.27% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 43,198,420 | 0.77% | 1.26% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 43,734,316 | 0.71% | 1.24% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 44,269,571 | 0.67% | 1.22% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 44,804,338 | 0.64% | 1.21% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 45,338,111 | 0.6% | 1.19% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 45,870,896 | 0.57% | 1.18% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 46,403,116 | 0.53% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 46,934,822 | 0.5% | 1.15% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 47,465,267 | 0.48% | 1.13% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 47,993,976 | 0.45% | 1.11% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 48,521,364 | 0.44% | 1.1% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 49,047,461 | 0.4% | 1.08% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 49,572,202 | 0.37% | 1.07% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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 Saudi Arabia
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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