Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize
Belize: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled was 286 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize is 286 people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% on the previous year and up 2,760.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize peaked at 30,657 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 2016.
Belize ranks 137th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4,000 people | — |
| 1981 | 7,000 people | +75.0% |
| 1982 | 3,120 people | -55.4% |
| 1983 | 7,000 people | +124.4% |
| 1984 | 8,180 people | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 9,000 people | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 9,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 people | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 30,100 people | +201.0% |
| 1989 | 30,150 people | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 30,657 people | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 29,969 people | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 20,351 people | -32.1% |
| 1993 | 8,912 people | -56.2% |
| 1994 | 8,857 people | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 8,750 people | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 8,534 people | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 8,387 people | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 3,483 people | -58.5% |
| 1999 | 2,891 people | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 1,248 people | -56.8% |
| 2001 | 1,128 people | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1,048 people | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 861 people | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 732 people | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 624 people | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 488 people | -21.8% |
| 2007 | 358 people | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 277 people | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 230 people | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 134 people | -41.7% |
| 2011 | 78 people | -41.8% |
| 2012 | 27 people | -65.4% |
| 2013 | 21 people | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 10 people | -52.4% |
| 2015 | 34 people | +240.0% |
| 2016 | 0 people | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 people | — |
| 2018 | 29 people | — |
| 2019 | 29 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29 people | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86 people | +196.6% |
| 2022 | 145 people | +68.6% |
| 2023 | 214 people | +47.6% |
| 2024 | 286 people | +33.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 286 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,251 people, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Belize's 286 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 166 people, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +240.0% | 10 people | 34 people |
| 1988 | +201.0% | 10,000 people | 30,100 people |
| 2021 | +196.6% | 29 people | 86 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,755 people | 3,120 people | 30,150 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,079 people | 2,891 people | 30,657 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 699.4 people | 230 people | 1,248 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2 people | 0 people | 134 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 152 people | 29 people | 286 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize?
- Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled in Belize was 286 people in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 30,657 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Belize ranks 137th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,760.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Refugees by country of asylum UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.