Belize - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Belize was 181,657 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 181,657 in 2010 and a minimum value of 49,165 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: World Bank Staff estimates based on United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 49,165
1961 50,608
1962 52,156
1963 53,734
1964 55,226
1965 56,561
1966 57,756
1967 58,820
1968 59,746
1969 60,532
1970 61,186
1971 61,883
1972 62,445
1973 62,984
1974 63,665
1975 64,594
1976 65,759
1977 67,177
1978 68,782
1979 70,456
1980 72,124
1981 73,747
1982 75,386
1983 76,609
1984 78,723
1985 80,441
1986 82,167
1987 84,166
1988 86,052
1989 87,350
1990 89,775
1991 92,150
1992 94,525
1993 97,375
1994 100,225
1995 102,838
1996 105,583
1997 109,526
1998 113,717
1999 116,056
2000 119,404
2001 124,224
2002 129,312
2003 134,770
2004 140,509
2005 146,484
2006 152,803
2007 159,488
2008 166,526
2009 173,930
2010 181,657

Urban population (% of total)

Urban population (% of total) in Belize was 52.70 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 54.00 in 1960, while its lowest value was 47.50 in 1990.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 54.00
1961 53.70
1962 53.40
1963 53.10
1964 52.80
1965 52.50
1966 52.20
1967 51.90
1968 51.60
1969 51.30
1970 51.00
1971 50.84
1972 50.68
1973 50.52
1974 50.36
1975 50.20
1976 50.04
1977 49.88
1978 49.72
1979 49.56
1980 49.40
1981 49.20
1982 49.00
1983 48.80
1984 48.60
1985 48.40
1986 48.22
1987 48.04
1988 47.86
1989 47.68
1990 47.50
1991 47.50
1992 47.50
1993 47.50
1994 47.50
1995 47.50
1996 47.56
1997 47.62
1998 47.68
1999 47.74
2000 47.80
2001 48.28
2002 48.76
2003 49.24
2004 49.72
2005 50.20
2006 50.70
2007 51.20
2008 51.70
2009 52.20
2010 52.70

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization