The latest officially reported population of Belize was 417,072 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belize's population is 428,711 people compared to 22,528,646 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 52.5 times bigger than Belize's.
- Belize is ranked the 171st most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.005% for Belize vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Belize has had an average growth rate of +1.83% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2006, the population of Belize has increased from 288K people to 429K (48.9% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.5M (85.7% growth).
- Belize is projected to reach its peak in 2063 at 528K people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Belize vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
428711
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22528646
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| Population rank | 171/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
1.47 hours
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.18 hours
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
4.33 hours
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
17.9 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | +490 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +16 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +5,966 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.45% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 74/197 | 21/197 |
Belize and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 91,318 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 93,632 | 3,254,086 | 2.53% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 96,042 | 3,358,099 | 2.57% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 98,704 | 3,465,907 | 2.77% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 101,603 | 3,577,017 | 2.94% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 104,675 | 3,692,086 | 3.02% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 107,906 | 3,812,003 | 3.09% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 111,272 | 3,936,343 | 3.12% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 114,713 | 4,065,593 | 3.09% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 118,040 | 4,197,116 | 2.9% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 120,736 | 4,321,718 | 2.28% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 122,805 | 4,442,525 | 1.71% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 124,676 | 4,569,309 | 1.52% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 126,445 | 4,702,693 | 1.42% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 128,185 | 4,842,746 | 1.38% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 130,387 | 4,990,086 | 1.72% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 133,099 | 5,143,842 | 2.08% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 135,887 | 5,302,480 | 2.09% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 138,713 | 5,465,374 | 2.08% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 141,678 | 5,631,728 | 2.14% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 145,062 | 5,802,833 | 2.39% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 148,786 | 5,983,289 | 2.57% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 152,548 | 6,178,637 | 2.53% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 156,297 | 6,381,038 | 2.46% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 160,044 | 6,580,490 | 2.4% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 163,796 | 6,780,953 | 2.34% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 167,554 | 6,986,471 | 2.29% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 171,338 | 7,191,282 | 2.26% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 175,180 | 7,391,440 | 2.24% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 179,107 | 7,589,216 | 2.24% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 183,076 | 7,786,169 | 2.22% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 187,040 | 7,981,650 | 2.17% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 190,983 | 8,176,680 | 2.11% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 194,902 | 8,373,921 | 2.05% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 199,097 | 8,576,269 | 2.15% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 204,146 | 8,785,763 | 2.54% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 210,310 | 9,004,053 | 3.02% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 217,446 | 9,237,063 | 3.39% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 225,173 | 9,482,408 | 3.55% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 233,059 | 9,740,005 | 3.5% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 240,799 | 10,017,631 | 3.32% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 248,379 | 10,325,185 | 3.15% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 256,009 | 10,647,949 | 3.07% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 263,780 | 10,983,595 | 3.04% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 271,688 | 11,338,198 | 3% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 279,731 | 11,718,819 | 2.96% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 287,878 | 12,129,553 | 2.91% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 296,100 | 12,565,085 | 2.86% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 304,361 | 13,021,324 | 2.79% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 312,614 | 13,490,389 | 2.71% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 320,245 | 13,965,594 | 2.44% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 327,298 | 14,437,796 | 2.2% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 334,414 | 14,913,629 | 2.17% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 341,627 | 15,398,997 | 2.16% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 348,923 | 15,895,315 | 2.14% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 356,333 | 16,399,089 | 2.12% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 364,705 | 16,914,423 | 2.35% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 373,202 | 17,441,320 | 2.33% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 380,226 | 17,973,569 | 1.88% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 385,829 | 18,513,839 | 1.47% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 390,812 | 19,059,395 | 1.29% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 395,346 | 19,603,607 | 1.16% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 402,733 | 20,152,938 | 1.87% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 411,106 | 20,723,965 | 2.08% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 417,072 | 21,314,956 | 1.45% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 422,922 | 21,913,869 | 1.4% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 428,651 | 22,521,905 | 1.35% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 434,214 | 23,138,716 | 1.3% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 439,588 | 23,761,368 | 1.24% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 444,794 | 24,389,681 | 1.18% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 449,845 | 25,024,887 | 1.14% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 454,733 | 25,666,496 | 1.09% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 459,517 | 26,311,946 | 1.05% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 464,203 | 26,960,073 | 1.02% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 468,777 | 27,611,621 | 0.99% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 473,126 | 28,266,887 | 0.93% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 477,230 | 28,925,103 | 0.87% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 481,157 | 29,583,482 | 0.82% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 484,877 | 30,240,549 | 0.77% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 488,334 | 30,895,586 | 0.71% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 491,592 | 31,550,394 | 0.67% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 494,725 | 32,204,340 | 0.64% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 497,695 | 32,856,596 | 0.6% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 500,514 | 33,510,500 | 0.57% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 503,171 | 34,165,920 | 0.53% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 505,692 | 34,821,101 | 0.5% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 508,116 | 35,475,795 | 0.48% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 510,423 | 36,129,270 | 0.45% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 512,657 | 36,782,260 | 0.44% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 514,721 | 37,434,667 | 0.4% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 516,621 | 38,083,369 | 0.37% | 1.73% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belize increased by 76,827 people (a 26.7% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belize gained 64,006 (a 17.6% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,614,223 (a 33.2% growth).
Belize was ranked 173rd most populous country in 2006 and is 171st in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 69% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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 Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 29.7 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 27.4 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.01 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 47.4 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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