Rural population, annual growth rate in Belize
Belize: Rural population, annual growth rate was 1.74 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, annual growth rate in Belize, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in Belize stood at 1.74 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Belize peaked at 3.53 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.62 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Belize ranks 27th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.34 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.41 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 24 Uzbekistan 1.86 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Uganda 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Tanzania 1.74 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Congo, Republic of 1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Madagascar, Republic of 1.72 % change on previous year compare
- 30 South Sudan, Republic of 1.66 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5844 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 7.95 (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 7.95 (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 58.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Belize?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Belize was 1.74 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 27th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.