Rural population, per capita in Belize
Belize: Rural population, per capita was 0.5844 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population, per capita in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Belize stood at 0.5844 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.5844 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4575 units per person, in 1970.
That places Belize 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4611 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.461 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4607 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4602 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4597 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4592 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4586 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4581 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4577 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4575 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4575 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4581 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4594 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4614 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4639 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4669 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4701 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4734 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4768 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4802 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4834 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4871 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4916 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4966 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5019 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5073 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5125 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5172 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5213 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5244 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5264 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.527 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5268 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5265 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5259 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5253 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5247 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5241 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5236 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5233 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5232 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5237 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5251 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5272 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5298 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5327 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5359 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5392 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5424 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5454 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5481 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5506 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5531 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5556 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5581 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5607 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5632 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5658 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5684 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5709 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5735 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5761 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5786 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5805 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5825 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5844 units per person | +0.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.5844 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.5844 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4594 units per person | 0.4575 units per person | 0.4611 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4668 units per person | 0.4575 units per person | 0.4802 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5043 units per person | 0.4834 units per person | 0.5244 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5254 units per person | 0.5233 units per person | 0.527 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5325 units per person | 0.5232 units per person | 0.5454 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5595 units per person | 0.5481 units per person | 0.5709 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5793 units per person | 0.5735 units per person | 0.5844 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (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, per capita in Belize?
- Rural population, per capita in Belize was 0.5844 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5844 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4575 units per person in 1970.
- How does Belize rank for rural population, per capita?
- Belize ranks 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.