Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Belize
Belize: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
138th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Belize, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belize is 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belize peaked at 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Belize 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Belize, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 No per square kilometre, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 135 San Marino 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 136 United States Virgin Islands 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 137 Chad 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 139 Mali 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 140 Djibouti 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 141 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Belize
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7058 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6517 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 338.14 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 254.28 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 219.33 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 228.04 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 447.37 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belize?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Belize was 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Belize rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.