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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 48,807,137 people in Spain in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 48,786,181 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 114.1 times bigger than Belize's.
  • Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.42% in Spain.
  • Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Spain has grown from 43.7M to 48.8M (11.8% growth).
  • Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.7M people by 2100.

Belize vs Spain: live population counter

Belize Spain
Current population
427523
48786181
Population rank 171/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.005% 0.59%
One net population change
1.47 hours
1.14 minutes
One birth every
1.18 hours
1.62 minutes
One death every
4.33 hours
1.21 minutes
One migration net change every
17.9 hours
4.71 minutes
Annual migration change +490 +111,674
Daily growth/decline +16 +1,258
Annual growth/decline +5,966 +459,227
Annual growth/decline rate +1.45% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 75/197 108/197

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

Belize
Population

Growth rate
Spain
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Belize Spain Belize Spain
1960 91,318 30,455,000 - -
1961 93,632 30,739,250 2.53% 0.93%
1962 96,042 31,023,366 2.57% 0.92%
1963 98,704 31,296,651 2.77% 0.88%
1964 101,603 31,609,195 2.94% 1%
1965 104,675 31,954,292 3.02% 1.09%
1966 107,906 32,283,194 3.09% 1.03%
1967 111,272 32,682,947 3.12% 1.24%
1968 114,713 33,113,134 3.09% 1.32%
1969 118,040 33,441,054 2.9% 0.99%
1970 120,736 33,814,531 2.28% 1.12%
1971 122,805 34,224,490 1.71% 1.21%
1972 124,676 34,604,469 1.52% 1.11%
1973 126,445 34,988,947 1.42% 1.11%
1974 128,185 35,373,335 1.38% 1.1%
1975 130,387 35,757,900 1.72% 1.09%
1976 133,099 36,137,812 2.08% 1.06%
1977 135,887 36,511,638 2.09% 1.03%
1978 138,713 36,864,898 2.08% 0.97%
1979 141,678 37,191,330 2.14% 0.89%
1980 145,062 37,491,165 2.39% 0.81%
1981 148,786 37,758,631 2.57% 0.71%
1982 152,548 37,986,012 2.53% 0.6%
1983 156,297 38,171,525 2.46% 0.49%
1984 160,044 38,330,364 2.4% 0.42%
1985 163,796 38,469,512 2.34% 0.36%
1986 167,554 38,584,624 2.29% 0.3%
1987 171,338 38,684,815 2.26% 0.26%
1988 175,180 38,766,939 2.24% 0.21%
1989 179,107 38,827,764 2.24% 0.16%
1990 183,076 38,867,322 2.22% 0.1%
1991 187,040 38,966,376 2.17% 0.25%
1992 190,983 39,157,685 2.11% 0.49%
1993 194,902 39,361,262 2.05% 0.52%
1994 199,097 39,549,108 2.15% 0.48%
1995 204,146 39,724,050 2.54% 0.44%
1996 210,310 39,889,852 3.02% 0.42%
1997 217,446 40,057,389 3.39% 0.42%
1998 225,173 40,223,509 3.55% 0.41%
1999 233,059 40,386,875 3.5% 0.41%
2000 240,799 40,567,864 3.32% 0.45%
2001 248,379 40,850,412 3.15% 0.7%
2002 256,009 41,431,558 3.07% 1.42%
2003 263,780 42,187,645 3.04% 1.82%
2004 271,688 42,921,895 3% 1.74%
2005 279,731 43,653,155 2.96% 1.7%
2006 287,878 44,397,319 2.91% 1.7%
2007 296,100 45,226,803 2.86% 1.87%
2008 304,361 45,954,106 2.79% 1.61%
2009 312,614 46,362,946 2.71% 0.89%
2010 320,245 46,576,897 2.44% 0.46%
2011 327,298 46,742,697 2.2% 0.36%
2012 334,414 46,773,055 2.17% 0.06%
2013 341,627 46,604,197 2.16% -0.36%
2014 348,923 46,460,733 2.14% -0.31%
2015 356,333 46,422,303 2.12% -0.08%
2016 364,705 46,458,139 2.35% 0.08%
2017 373,202 46,571,232 2.33% 0.24%
2018 380,226 46,782,011 1.88% 0.45%
2019 385,829 47,118,501 1.47% 0.72%
2020 390,812 47,359,424 1.29% 0.51%
2021 395,346 47,443,821 1.16% 0.18%
2022 402,733 47,786,102 1.87% 0.72%
2023 411,106 48,347,910 2.08% 1.18%
2024 417,072 48,807,137 1.45% 0.95%
2025 422,922 48,786,181 1.4% -0.04%
2026 428,651 48,746,279 1.35% -0.08%
2027 434,214 48,696,847 1.3% -0.1%
2028 439,588 48,642,132 1.24% -0.11%
2029 444,794 48,578,166 1.18% -0.13%
2030 449,845 48,501,513 1.14% -0.16%
2031 454,733 48,412,854 1.09% -0.18%
2032 459,517 48,321,195 1.05% -0.19%
2033 464,203 48,230,054 1.02% -0.19%
2034 468,777 48,136,421 0.99% -0.19%
2035 473,126 48,036,650 0.93% -0.21%
2036 477,230 47,929,957 0.87% -0.22%
2037 481,157 47,819,257 0.82% -0.23%
2038 484,877 47,706,580 0.77% -0.24%
2039 488,334 47,588,878 0.71% -0.25%
2040 491,592 47,463,597 0.67% -0.26%
2041 494,725 47,332,618 0.64% -0.28%
2042 497,695 47,194,588 0.6% -0.29%
2043 500,514 47,052,293 0.57% -0.3%
2044 503,171 46,902,636 0.53% -0.32%
2045 505,692 46,738,565 0.5% -0.35%
2046 508,116 46,564,383 0.48% -0.37%
2047 510,423 46,381,681 0.45% -0.39%
2048 512,657 46,190,642 0.44% -0.41%
2049 514,721 45,985,428 0.4% -0.44%
2050 516,621 45,769,362 0.37% -0.47%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Spain gained 2,769,148 people (a 6.34% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,363,878 (a 5.09% growth).

Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Spain was ranked 28th in 2005 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 6.18% to 45,769,362 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

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