People
Population:
219,296 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 48,291; female 46,451)
15-64 years:
53% (male 59,132; female 57,498)
65 years and over:
4% (male 3,881; female 4,043) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.42% (1996 est.)
Birth rate:
32.8 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate:
5.73 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate:
-2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.96 male(s)/female
all ages:
1.03 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
33.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68.53 years
male:
66.58 years
female:
70.58 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.12 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Belizean(s)
adjective:
Belizean
Ethnic divisions:
mestizo 44%, Creole 30%, Maya 11%, Garifuna 7%, other 8%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist 6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980)
Languages:
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib)
Literacy:
age 14 and over has ever attended school (1991 est.)
total population:
70.3%
male:
70.3%
female:
70.3%
