Belize

Belize is an independent and sovereign country located on the north eastern coast of Central America. Belize is bordered on the northwest by Mexico, on the east by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by Guatemala. It has an area of 22,970 square kilometres and a population of 387,879 . Source: Wikipedia

Area of Belize	22,175 km²
Population	338,399
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+174.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+45.1%
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of Belize

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	123,262	174,730	233,152	338,399
Population Density	5.56 / km²	7.88 / km²	10.5 / km²	15.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1600	7,290	n/a	n/a
1700	7,960	0.9%	67
1800	17,252	8%	929
1900	34,602	7.2%	1,735
1910	38,857	12.3%	4,255
1920	44,017	13.3%	5,160
1930	49,902	13.4%	5,885
1940	56,653	13.5%	6,751
1950	64,388	13.7%	7,735
1960	86,646	34.6%	22,258
1970	114,121	31.7%	27,475
1990	174,730	23.7%	30,304
2000	233,152	33.4%	58,422
2020	365,332	25.2%	66,090
2030	404,751	10.8%	39,419
2040	433,012	7%	28,261
2050	451,015	4.2%	18,003
2060	459,771	1.9%	8,756
2070	462,308	0.6%	2,537
2080	461,204	-0.2%	-1,104
2090	457,575	-0.8%	-3,629
2100	454,015	-0.8%	-3,560

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Region in Belize

Region in Belize

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Belize District	3,574.4 km²	109,138	79.1 / mi²
Cayo District	5,265 km²	86,600	42.6 / mi²
Corozal District	1,913.8 km²	43,715	59.2 / mi²
Orange Walk District	4,679.6 km²	42,894	23.7 / mi²
Stann Creek District	2,444.9 km²	51,218	54.3 / mi²
Toledo District	4,298.4 km²	18,284	11.0 / mi²

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