| Population : |
272,945 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 40.6% (male 56,530; female 54,322)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 77,118; female 75,309)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,674; female 4,992) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
2.39% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
29.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 26.37 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 67.43 years
male: 65.11 years
female: 69.86 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.77 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
2.4% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
3,600 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
less than 200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean |
| Ethnic Groups : |
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (2000) |
| Languages : |
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: 94.1% (2003 est.) |
