Belize Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Belize population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Belize in 2020 is 17.31 people per square kilometer, a 1.86% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Belize in 2019 was 16.99 people per square kilometer, a 1.9% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Belize in 2018 was 16.68 people per square kilometer, a 1.94% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Belize in 2017 was 16.36 people per square kilometer, a 2% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Belize - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 17.31 | 1.86% |
| 2019 | 16.99 | 1.90% |
| 2018 | 16.68 | 1.94% |
| 2017 | 16.36 | 2.00% |
| 2016 | 16.04 | 2.07% |
| 2015 | 15.71 | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 15.38 | 2.21% |
| 2013 | 15.05 | 2.28% |
| 2012 | 14.71 | 2.35% |
| 2011 | 14.38 | 2.41% |
| 2010 | 14.04 | 2.48% |
| 2009 | 13.70 | 2.55% |
| 2008 | 13.36 | 2.61% |
| 2007 | 13.02 | 2.64% |
| 2006 | 12.68 | 2.65% |
| 2005 | 12.36 | 2.64% |
| 2004 | 12.04 | 2.63% |
| 2003 | 11.73 | 2.69% |
| 2002 | 11.42 | 2.87% |
| 2001 | 11.10 | 3.13% |
| 2000 | 10.77 | 3.48% |
| 1999 | 10.40 | 3.80% |
| 1998 | 10.02 | 3.91% |
| 1997 | 9.65 | 3.70% |
| 1996 | 9.30 | 3.24% |
| 1995 | 9.01 | 2.62% |
| 1994 | 8.78 | 2.05% |
| 1993 | 8.60 | 1.70% |
| 1992 | 8.46 | 1.67% |
| 1991 | 8.32 | 1.91% |
| 1990 | 8.17 | 2.23% |
| 1989 | 7.99 | 2.48% |
| 1988 | 7.79 | 2.70% |
| 1987 | 7.59 | 2.80% |
| 1986 | 7.38 | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 7.18 | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 6.98 | 2.90% |
| 1983 | 6.78 | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 6.60 | 2.67% |
| 1981 | 6.42 | 2.37% |
| 1980 | 6.28 | 2.02% |
| 1979 | 6.15 | 1.68% |
| 1978 | 6.05 | 1.44% |
| 1977 | 5.96 | 1.36% |
| 1976 | 5.88 | 1.42% |
| 1975 | 5.80 | 1.49% |
| 1974 | 5.72 | 1.56% |
| 1973 | 5.63 | 1.69% |
| 1972 | 5.54 | 1.89% |
| 1971 | 5.43 | 2.14% |
| 1970 | 5.32 | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 5.19 | 2.76% |
| 1968 | 5.05 | 2.99% |
| 1967 | 4.91 | 3.06% |
| 1966 | 4.76 | 3.04% |
| 1965 | 4.62 | 2.96% |
| 1964 | 4.49 | 2.90% |
| 1963 | 4.36 | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 4.24 | 2.83% |
| 1961 | 4.12 | 2.87% |
| 1960 | 4.01 | 2.88% |
| 1959 | 3.90 | 2.91% |
| 1958 | 3.79 | 2.90% |
| 1957 | 3.68 | 2.88% |
| 1956 | 3.58 | 2.84% |
| 1955 | 3.48 | 2.81% |
| 1954 | 3.38 | 2.81% |
| 1953 | 3.29 | 2.90% |
| 1952 | 3.20 | 3.07% |
| 1951 | 3.10 | 3.37% |
| 1950 | 3.00 | 0.00% |
