Indicator	Value
Total population	417,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 417,100 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 417,100 people
Median age	26.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	73.6–73.7 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 73.74 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 73.57 years
Ethnic groups	Mestizo 52.9%, Creole 25.9%, Maya 11.3%, Garifuna 6.1%, East Indian 3.9%, Mennonite 3.6%, White 1.2%, Asian 1%, other 1.2%, unknown 0.3% (2010 est.); note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic originCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5% (2010 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Roman Catholic 40.1%, Protestant 31.5% (includes Pentecostal 8.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.4%, Anglican 4.7%, Mennonite 3.7%, Baptist 3.6%, Methodist 2.9%, Nazarene 2.8%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 10.5% (includes Baha'i, Buddhist, Hindu, Church of Jesus Christ, Muslim, Rastafarian, Salvation Army), unspecified 0.6%, none 15.5% (2010 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	46.6% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	1.44 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	18.1 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	4.96 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	41.8 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Belize Kriol English / English / Garifuna / Mopan / Q'eqchi' / Spanish / Yucatec MayaGlottolog [2026]