The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 1,373,327 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Population statistics:
- Trinidad and Tobago's population is 3.2 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.81% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.
Belize vs Trinidad and Tobago: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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1373327
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 154/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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10.6 hours
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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35.9 minutes
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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45.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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6.57 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | +1,334 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +823 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 162/197 |
Belize and Trinidad and Tobago: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 844,943 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 863,144 | 2.53% | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 880,194 | 2.57% | 1.98% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 896,804 | 2.77% | 1.89% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 912,963 | 2.94% | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 928,425 | 3.02% | 1.69% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 942,937 | 3.09% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 956,418 | 3.12% | 1.43% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 969,006 | 3.09% | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 980,706 | 2.9% | 1.21% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 991,471 | 2.28% | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 1,002,585 | 1.71% | 1.12% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 1,014,921 | 1.52% | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 1,027,851 | 1.42% | 1.27% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 1,040,761 | 1.38% | 1.26% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 1,053,469 | 1.72% | 1.22% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 1,066,311 | 2.08% | 1.22% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 1,079,554 | 2.09% | 1.24% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 1,093,380 | 2.08% | 1.28% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 1,107,639 | 2.14% | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 1,121,744 | 2.39% | 1.27% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 1,135,132 | 2.57% | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 1,147,927 | 2.53% | 1.13% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 1,160,534 | 2.46% | 1.1% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 1,172,984 | 2.4% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 1,187,366 | 2.34% | 1.23% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 1,203,124 | 2.29% | 1.33% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 1,217,364 | 2.26% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 1,230,069 | 2.24% | 1.04% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 1,241,600 | 2.24% | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 1,252,208 | 2.22% | 0.85% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 1,262,171 | 2.17% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 1,271,674 | 2.11% | 0.75% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 1,280,466 | 2.05% | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 1,288,341 | 2.15% | 0.62% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 1,295,169 | 2.54% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 1,300,928 | 3.02% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 1,305,836 | 3.39% | 0.38% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 1,310,225 | 3.55% | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 1,314,708 | 3.5% | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 1,319,774 | 3.32% | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 1,325,567 | 3.15% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 1,332,011 | 3.07% | 0.49% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 1,338,709 | 3.04% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 1,345,380 | 3% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 1,294,494 | 2.96% | -3.78% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 1,297,944 | 2.91% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 1,303,188 | 2.86% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 1,308,587 | 2.79% | 0.41% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 1,310,106 | 2.71% | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 1,317,714 | 2.44% | 0.58% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 1,328,019 | 2.2% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 1,335,194 | 2.17% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 1,340,557 | 2.16% | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 1,345,343 | 2.14% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 1,349,667 | 2.12% | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 1,353,895 | 2.35% | 0.31% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 1,356,633 | 2.33% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 1,359,193 | 1.88% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 1,363,985 | 1.47% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 1,366,725 | 1.29% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 1,367,558 | 1.16% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 1,365,805 | 1.87% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 1,367,510 | 2.08% | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 1,368,333 | 1.45% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 1,371,404 | 1.4% | 0.22% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 1,373,317 | 1.35% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 1,374,242 | 1.3% | 0.07% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 1,374,318 | 1.24% | 0.006% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 1,373,690 | 1.18% | -0.05% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 1,372,463 | 1.14% | -0.09% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 1,370,749 | 1.09% | -0.12% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 1,368,525 | 1.05% | -0.16% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 1,365,873 | 1.02% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 1,362,803 | 0.99% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 1,359,333 | 0.93% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 1,355,490 | 0.87% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 1,351,300 | 0.82% | -0.31% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 1,346,775 | 0.77% | -0.33% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 1,341,909 | 0.71% | -0.36% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 1,336,720 | 0.67% | -0.39% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 1,331,223 | 0.64% | -0.41% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 1,325,440 | 0.6% | -0.43% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 1,319,360 | 0.57% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 1,313,024 | 0.53% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 1,306,452 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 1,299,645 | 0.48% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 1,292,634 | 0.45% | -0.54% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 1,285,402 | 0.44% | -0.56% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 1,277,967 | 0.4% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 1,270,340 | 0.37% | -0.6% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 19,432 (a 1.44% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.5% to 1,270,340 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.
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 |
| Port of Spain | 84.1K |
| Chaguanas | 83.5K |
| San Fernando | 55.4K |
| Scarborough | 17K |
| San Juan | 13.8K |
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Population differences between Belize and Trinidad and Tobago
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 38.2 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 38.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 691 ppl/mi² |
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