Population ages 0-14 in Belize
Belize: Population ages 0-14 was 26.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Belize is 26.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Belize peaked at 49.4% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2025.
Belize ranks 88th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.9% | — |
| 1961 | 45.4% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 46.0% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 47.8% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 48.8% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 49.2% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 48.2% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 47.7% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 47.2% | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 46.2% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 45.7% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 44.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 44.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 43.5% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 42.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 38.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 37.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 28.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.4% | 44.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.0% | 44.9% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.6% | 44.4% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.7% | 40.4% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 36.2% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 29.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4% | 26.3% | 28.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 85 Libya 26.8% compare
- 86 Fiji 26.8% compare
- 87 American Samoa 26.3% compare
- 89 Dominican Republic 26.2% compare
- 90 Guam 25.9% compare
- 91 South Africa 25.7% compare
More education data for Belize
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2,497 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.48 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.006 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Belize?
- Population ages 0-14 in Belize was 26.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for population ages 0-14?
- Belize ranks 88th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.