The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 949 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- Belize's population is 450 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.005% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 921 to 949 (3.04% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
Belize vs Vatican: live population counter
Belize
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
427523
|
949
|
| Population rank | 171/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
|
1 month
|
| One birth every |
1.18 hours
|
n/a |
| One death every |
4.33 hours
|
n/a |
| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
|
n/a |
| Annual migration change | +490 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 165/197 |
Belize and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Belize
|
Vatican
|
Belize
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 91,318 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1962 | 96,042 | - | 2.57% | - |
| 1963 | 98,704 | - | 2.77% | - |
| 1964 | 101,603 | - | 2.94% | - |
| 1965 | 104,675 | - | 3.02% | - |
| 1966 | 107,906 | - | 3.09% | - |
| 1967 | 111,272 | - | 3.12% | - |
| 1968 | 114,713 | - | 3.09% | - |
| 1969 | 118,040 | - | 2.9% | - |
| 1970 | 120,736 | - | 2.28% | - |
| 1971 | 122,805 | - | 1.71% | - |
| 1972 | 124,676 | - | 1.52% | - |
| 1973 | 126,445 | - | 1.42% | - |
| 1974 | 128,185 | - | 1.38% | - |
| 1975 | 130,387 | - | 1.72% | - |
| 1976 | 133,099 | - | 2.08% | - |
| 1977 | 135,887 | - | 2.09% | - |
| 1978 | 138,713 | - | 2.08% | - |
| 1979 | 141,678 | - | 2.14% | - |
| 1980 | 145,062 | - | 2.39% | - |
| 1981 | 148,786 | - | 2.57% | - |
| 1982 | 152,548 | - | 2.53% | - |
| 1983 | 156,297 | - | 2.46% | - |
| 1984 | 160,044 | - | 2.4% | - |
| 1985 | 163,796 | - | 2.34% | - |
| 1986 | 167,554 | - | 2.29% | - |
| 1987 | 171,338 | - | 2.26% | - |
| 1988 | 175,180 | - | 2.24% | - |
| 1989 | 179,107 | - | 2.24% | - |
| 1990 | 183,076 | - | 2.22% | - |
| 1991 | 187,040 | - | 2.17% | - |
| 1992 | 190,983 | - | 2.11% | - |
| 1993 | 194,902 | - | 2.05% | - |
| 1994 | 199,097 | - | 2.15% | - |
| 1995 | 204,146 | - | 2.54% | - |
| 1996 | 210,310 | - | 3.02% | - |
| 1997 | 217,446 | - | 3.39% | - |
| 1998 | 225,173 | - | 3.55% | - |
| 1999 | 233,059 | - | 3.5% | - |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 880 | 3.32% | - |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 890 | 3.15% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 900 | 3.07% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 911 | 3.04% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 921 | 3% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 921 | 2.96% | 0% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 932 | 2.91% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 821 | 2.86% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 824 | 2.79% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 826 | 2.71% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 829 | 2.44% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 832 | 2.2% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 836 | 2.17% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 839 | 2.16% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 842 | 2.14% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 1,000 | 2.12% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | - | 2.35% | 0% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 1,000 | 2.33% | 0% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | - | 1.88% | 0% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 1,000 | 1.47% | 0% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 987 | 1.29% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 970 | 1.16% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 944 | 1.87% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 922 | 2.08% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 933 | 1.45% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 939 | 1.4% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 952 | 1.35% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 974 | 1.3% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 985 | 1.24% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 983 | 1.18% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 976 | 1.14% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 968 | 1.09% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 968 | 1.05% | 0% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 988 | 1.02% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 992 | 0.99% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 1,000 | 0.93% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 998 | 0.87% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 1,003 | 0.82% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 1,022 | 0.77% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 1,060 | 0.71% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 1,095 | 0.67% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 1,127 | 0.64% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 1,149 | 0.6% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 1,169 | 0.57% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 1,186 | 0.53% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 1,209 | 0.5% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 1,224 | 0.48% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 1,248 | 0.45% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 1,272 | 0.44% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 1,296 | 0.4% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 1,325 | 0.37% | 2.27% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while the Vatican gained 79 people (a 8.58% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -51 (a 5.1% decline).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2005 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.6% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Belize
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Belize | 64K |
| San Ignacio | 26.2K |
| Belmopan | 20.8K |
| San Pedro Town | 15.5K |
| Caye Caulker | 2K |
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between Belize and the Vatican
|
Belize
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 83.3 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | n/a |
| Median age | 27.4 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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