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Belize

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Geographical location

Economy and finance

Inflation rate
4.39%
Unemployment rate
8.26%
Below the poverty line
2023

Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
5.93
Beer
3.88
Wine
0.68
Spirits
1.19
Other alcohol
0.17
Current as of
2019

Population and society

Population size
415789
Male population
205895
Female population
209894
Population growth rate
1.47% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.7 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5 (2024)
Urbanization
46.6% (2023)

Credit ratings

Moody's
Caa3
Standard & Poors
CCC+
Current as of
2020

Age-sex pyramid

Phone operating systems

Android
29.56%
iOS
70.16%
Current as of
2025

Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+501
Internet domain
.bz
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
66 (2021)
Internet user penetration
70% (2022)
Fixed internet penetration
10% (2022)

General information

Сontinent
North America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
BZ
Capital
Belmopan
Official language
English

Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
8.5%
Smoking men
15.1%
Smoking women
1.8%
Current as of
2020

Area (sq. km)

Total area
22966
Land area
22806
Water area
160

Popular payment systems

  • PayPal
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Popular social networks and messengers

  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Facebook
  • Threads

Age structure

0-14 years
27.7%
15-64 years
66.7%
65+ years
5.5%
Current as of
2024

Religion

Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
15.5%
Not specified
0.6%
Current as of
2010

Last update: 2025-08-06