Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize
Belize: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.02 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.02 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.69 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.84 live births per woman
in 2021
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize stood at 2.02 live births per woman.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize peaked at 6.69 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.84 live births per woman, in 2021.
Belize ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.69 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.68 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.64 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.62 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 6.6 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.58 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.56 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.54 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.44 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.4 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.36 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.34 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.32 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.3 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.25 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.2 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.11 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 5.85 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.68 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.5 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 5.31 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 5.12 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 5 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.94 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.88 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.87 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.86 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.8 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.59 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.43 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.21 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 3.97 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 3.88 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.75 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.74 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.75 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.73 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.63 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.53 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.33 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.25 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.17 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.02 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.88 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.78 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.66 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.55 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.53 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.51 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.47 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.43 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.37 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.14 live births per woman | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.04 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.84 live births per woman | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.95 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.01 live births per woman | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.02 live births per woman | +0.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.02 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.02 live births per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 6.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 5.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 4.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.66 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 108 United States Virgin Islands 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 109 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 110 Guadeloupe 2.07 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.02 live births per woman compare
- 113 Martinique 1.99 live births per woman compare
- 114 Peru 1.97 live births per woman compare
More education data for Belize
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2,319 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,390 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,346 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,323 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 44,757 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.0671 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1073 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Belize was 2.02 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 live births per woman in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Belize ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.