The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 8,998,687 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 21 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Belize vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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8998687
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 47/197 |
Belize and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 2,304,227 | 2.53% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 2,342,242 | 2.57% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 2,382,258 | 2.77% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 2,424,390 | 2.94% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 2,468,666 | 3.02% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 2,514,638 | 3.09% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 2,562,384 | 3.12% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 2,611,532 | 3.09% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 2,661,365 | 2.9% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 2,712,286 | 2.28% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 2,763,222 | 1.71% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 2,814,388 | 1.52% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 2,866,955 | 1.42% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 2,920,459 | 1.38% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 2,974,657 | 1.72% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 3,028,820 | 2.08% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 3,085,354 | 2.09% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 3,145,517 | 2.08% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 3,207,499 | 2.14% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 3,272,089 | 2.39% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 3,338,940 | 2.57% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 3,408,183 | 2.53% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 3,481,646 | 2.46% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 3,558,758 | 2.4% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 3,638,438 | 2.34% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 3,728,380 | 2.29% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 3,829,718 | 2.26% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 3,934,517 | 2.24% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 4,034,037 | 2.24% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 4,196,828 | 2.22% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 4,246,267 | 2.17% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 4,166,366 | 2.11% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 4,157,130 | 2.05% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 4,173,105 | 2.15% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 4,179,179 | 2.54% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 4,199,210 | 3.02% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 4,253,716 | 3.39% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 4,295,785 | 3.55% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 4,318,043 | 3.5% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 4,423,611 | 3.32% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 4,692,716 | 3.15% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 4,971,435 | 3.07% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 5,177,687 | 3.04% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 5,355,717 | 3% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 5,501,712 | 2.96% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 5,624,466 | 2.91% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 5,749,352 | 2.86% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 5,894,722 | 2.79% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 6,055,646 | 2.71% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 6,222,714 | 2.44% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 6,387,251 | 2.2% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 6,551,080 | 2.17% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 6,714,051 | 2.16% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 6,876,385 | 2.14% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 7,037,655 | 2.12% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 7,205,328 | 2.35% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 7,379,299 | 2.33% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 7,554,563 | 1.88% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 7,731,991 | 1.47% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 7,912,558 | 1.29% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 8,094,602 | 1.16% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 8,276,807 | 1.87% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 8,460,512 | 2.08% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 8,642,022 | 1.45% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 8,819,789 | 1.4% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 8,996,743 | 1.35% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 9,174,695 | 1.3% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 9,349,021 | 1.24% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 9,520,811 | 1.18% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 9,694,851 | 1.14% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 9,870,295 | 1.09% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 10,047,193 | 1.05% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 10,221,006 | 1.02% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 10,391,485 | 0.99% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 10,563,163 | 0.93% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 10,734,341 | 0.87% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 10,902,263 | 0.82% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 11,066,143 | 0.77% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 11,230,060 | 0.71% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 11,398,391 | 0.67% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 11,566,213 | 0.64% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 11,728,787 | 0.6% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 11,887,934 | 0.57% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 12,049,424 | 0.53% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 12,208,872 | 0.5% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 12,363,446 | 0.48% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 12,512,739 | 0.45% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 12,659,609 | 0.44% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 12,805,136 | 0.4% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 12,948,320 | 0.37% | 1.12% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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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| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between Belize and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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