Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Belize
Belize: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 41.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Belize, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Belize stood at 41.6%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Belize peaked at 54.9% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1000.
Belize ranks 184th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 1700s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1710s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 1720s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1730s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1740s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
| 1750s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1760s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1 |
| 1770s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 1780s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1790s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1820s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
| 1830s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.6% | 1 |
| 1840s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 1850s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 1860s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
| 1870s | 26.7% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 1 |
| 1880s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 1890s | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 1 |
| 1900s | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.1% | 1 |
| 1910s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
| 1920s | 42.1% | 42.1% | 42.1% | 1 |
| 1930s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1940s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
| 1950s | 54.3% | 53.9% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 54.1% | 53.9% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.3% | 52.0% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.6% | 47.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 47.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 45.5% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 42.9% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.6% | 42.6% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Belize
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5475 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8975 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5009 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2304 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.857 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 127.08 2010 = 100 (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Belize?
- Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Belize was 41.6% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 1950.
- What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1000.
- How does Belize rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
- Belize ranks 184th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.