Key demographics
- Population
- 397.5K
- Density
- 17.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.721 (High)
- GDP per capita
- $8,355
- Gini index (2013)
- 53.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.7 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.02
- Urban population (2025)
- 41.6%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 87.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 62.2%
- Gender wage gap (2021)
- -11.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 46%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 41.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 18.1 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.0 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.02
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 15.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 487.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Belizean Creole | - |
| English | English |
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 61.9% |
| No religion | 31.8% |
| Other | 6.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mestizo | 52.9% |
| Creole | 25.9% |
| Mayan | 11.3% |
| Garifuna | 6.1% |
| East indian | 3.9% |
| Mennonite | 3.6% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1.0% |
| Others | 1.2% |
| Unknown | 0.3% |
- Demonym (male)
- Belizean
- Demonym (female)
- Belizean
- National anthem
- Land of the Free
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.7 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.2% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 70/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2018)
- 1.09/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 2.06/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $309
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 26.8%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 87.9%
- Education spending (2024)
- 4.6% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 80.0%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 67.2/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 9.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 464,560/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 9.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 22,966 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Calling codes
- +501
- TLD
- .bz
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Belize has a royal blue field with a thin red horizontal band at the top and bottom of the field and the national coat of arms in the center.
- National anthem
- Land of the Free
- National holiday
- 1973-09-21