The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 9,646 people in Tuvalu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 9,493 in Tuvalu.
Population statistics:
- Belize's population is 45 times bigger than Tuvalu's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Tuvalu is the 196th.
- The countries together account for 0.005% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.0001% for Tuvalu.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs -1.19% in Tuvalu.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Tuvalu has declined from 9.94K to 9.49K (4.5% decline).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 12.3K people in 2100 for Tuvalu.
Belize vs Tuvalu: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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9493
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 196/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.0001% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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2.15 days
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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1.62 days
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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4.1 days
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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1.3 days
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -280 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | -170 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | -1.73% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 194/197 |
Belize and Tuvalu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 5,598 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 5,648 | 2.53% | 0.89% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 5,699 | 2.57% | 0.9% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 5,751 | 2.77% | 0.91% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 5,752 | 2.94% | 0.02% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 5,715 | 3.02% | -0.64% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 5,686 | 3.09% | -0.51% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 5,652 | 3.12% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 5,624 | 3.09% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 5,631 | 2.9% | 0.12% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 5,663 | 2.28% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 5,685 | 1.71% | 0.39% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 5,692 | 1.52% | 0.12% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 5,681 | 1.42% | -0.19% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 5,822 | 1.38% | 2.48% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 6,117 | 1.72% | 5.07% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 6,404 | 2.08% | 4.69% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 6,686 | 2.09% | 4.4% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 6,957 | 2.08% | 4.05% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 7,184 | 2.14% | 3.26% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 7,366 | 2.39% | 2.53% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 7,526 | 2.57% | 2.17% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 7,664 | 2.53% | 1.83% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 7,789 | 2.46% | 1.63% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 7,902 | 2.4% | 1.45% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 8,046 | 2.34% | 1.82% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 8,217 | 2.29% | 2.13% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 8,371 | 2.26% | 1.87% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 8,518 | 2.24% | 1.76% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 8,662 | 2.24% | 1.69% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 8,798 | 2.22% | 1.57% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 8,928 | 2.17% | 1.48% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 9,038 | 2.11% | 1.23% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 9,126 | 2.05% | 0.97% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 9,207 | 2.15% | 0.89% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 9,280 | 2.54% | 0.79% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 9,342 | 3.02% | 0.67% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 9,400 | 3.39% | 0.62% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 9,451 | 3.55% | 0.54% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 9,496 | 3.5% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 9,544 | 3.32% | 0.51% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 9,586 | 3.15% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 9,623 | 3.07% | 0.39% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 9,695 | 3.04% | 0.75% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 9,816 | 3% | 1.25% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 9,940 | 2.96% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 10,056 | 2.91% | 1.17% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 10,182 | 2.86% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 10,321 | 2.79% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 10,461 | 2.71% | 1.36% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 10,614 | 2.44% | 1.46% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 10,780 | 2.2% | 1.56% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 10,934 | 2.17% | 1.43% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 11,001 | 2.16% | 0.61% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 10,984 | 2.14% | -0.15% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 10,963 | 2.12% | -0.19% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 10,930 | 2.35% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 10,869 | 2.33% | -0.56% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 10,751 | 1.88% | -1.09% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 10,581 | 1.47% | -1.58% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 10,399 | 1.29% | -1.72% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 10,194 | 1.16% | -1.97% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 9,992 | 1.87% | -1.98% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 9,816 | 2.08% | -1.76% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 9,646 | 1.45% | -1.73% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 9,493 | 1.4% | -1.58% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 9,363 | 1.35% | -1.37% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 9,255 | 1.3% | -1.15% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 9,175 | 1.24% | -0.87% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 9,102 | 1.18% | -0.79% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 9,047 | 1.14% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 9,011 | 1.09% | -0.4% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 8,984 | 1.05% | -0.3% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 8,975 | 1.02% | -0.1% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 8,970 | 0.99% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 8,977 | 0.93% | 0.08% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 8,995 | 0.87% | 0.2% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 9,017 | 0.82% | 0.24% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 9,051 | 0.77% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 9,095 | 0.71% | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 9,143 | 0.67% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 9,191 | 0.64% | 0.52% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 9,245 | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 9,308 | 0.57% | 0.68% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 9,375 | 0.53% | 0.72% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 9,435 | 0.5% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 9,502 | 0.48% | 0.71% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 9,571 | 0.45% | 0.72% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 9,644 | 0.44% | 0.76% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 9,712 | 0.4% | 0.71% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 9,778 | 0.37% | 0.68% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Tuvalu gained 1,023 people (a 10.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Tuvalu's population decreased by -1,470 (a 13.4% decline).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Tuvalu was ranked 196th in 2005 and still ranked 196th 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 Tuvalu will increase by 3% to 9,778 people and will still be ranked 196th.
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 Tuvalu
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 67.4 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 29.5 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 25.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 3.21 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 833 ppl/mi² |
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