The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 427,523 people compared to 42,727,988 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 99.9 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.52% for Yemen.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
- Since 2005, the population of Belize has increased from 280K people to 428K (52.8% growth), while Yemen has grown from 22.8M to 42.7M (87.5% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
Belize vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
427523
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42727988
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +490 | -10,482 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +3,267 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +1,192,365 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +3.03% |
| Population growth rate rank | 75/197 | 14/197 |
Belize and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 5,655,232 | 2.53% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 5,782,221 | 2.57% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 5,911,135 | 2.77% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 6,048,006 | 2.94% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 6,195,593 | 3.02% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 6,351,494 | 3.09% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 6,516,444 | 3.12% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 6,690,524 | 3.09% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 6,875,859 | 2.9% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 7,065,279 | 2.28% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 7,257,462 | 1.71% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 7,460,068 | 1.52% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 7,672,796 | 1.42% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 7,896,783 | 1.38% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 8,133,598 | 1.72% | 3% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 8,384,113 | 2.08% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 8,648,222 | 2.09% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 8,926,586 | 2.08% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 9,224,194 | 2.14% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 9,543,358 | 2.39% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 9,882,362 | 2.57% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 10,241,006 | 2.53% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 10,621,499 | 2.46% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 11,025,597 | 2.4% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 11,453,825 | 2.34% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 11,901,040 | 2.29% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 12,369,912 | 2.26% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 12,859,708 | 2.24% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 13,364,174 | 2.24% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 13,887,862 | 2.22% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 14,430,201 | 2.17% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 14,989,494 | 2.11% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 15,563,914 | 2.05% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 16,149,147 | 2.15% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 16,740,058 | 2.54% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 17,313,177 | 3.02% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 17,873,936 | 3.39% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 18,446,013 | 3.55% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 19,029,420 | 3.5% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 19,624,141 | 3.32% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 20,226,147 | 3.15% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 20,835,086 | 3.07% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 21,456,379 | 3.04% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 22,095,167 | 3% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 22,790,085 | 2.96% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 23,543,083 | 2.91% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 24,318,082 | 2.86% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 25,111,941 | 2.79% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 25,927,724 | 2.71% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 26,754,387 | 2.44% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 27,582,897 | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 28,433,647 | 2.17% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 29,312,952 | 2.16% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 30,226,309 | 2.14% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 31,159,379 | 2.12% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 32,109,010 | 2.35% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 33,090,921 | 2.33% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 34,085,182 | 1.88% | 3% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 35,111,408 | 1.47% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 36,134,863 | 1.29% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 37,140,230 | 1.16% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 38,222,876 | 1.87% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 39,390,799 | 2.08% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 40,583,164 | 1.45% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 41,773,871 | 1.4% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 42,961,650 | 1.35% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 44,145,620 | 1.3% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 45,323,685 | 1.24% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 46,497,573 | 1.18% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 47,667,649 | 1.14% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 48,827,503 | 1.09% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 49,979,089 | 1.05% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 51,129,867 | 1.02% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 52,279,989 | 0.99% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 53,429,308 | 0.93% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 54,578,046 | 0.87% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 55,724,259 | 0.82% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 56,872,152 | 0.77% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 58,024,713 | 0.71% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 59,181,514 | 0.67% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 60,345,667 | 0.64% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 61,517,965 | 0.6% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 62,696,517 | 0.57% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 63,880,172 | 0.53% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 65,066,344 | 0.5% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 66,253,578 | 0.48% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 67,438,796 | 0.45% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 68,620,844 | 0.44% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 69,799,794 | 0.4% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 70,976,389 | 0.37% | 1.69% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Belize increased by 76,602 people (a 27.4% growth), while Yemen gained 8,369,294 people (a 36.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Belize gained 71,190 (a 20% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,568,609 (a 37.1% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2005 and is 171st in 2025. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2005 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 66.1% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
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 Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 73.9 years | 69.6 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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