Population: 208,949 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.42% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 34.74 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -4.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 35.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.08 years
male: 66.14 years
female: 70.12 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.39 children born/woman (1994 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, Maya, Garifuna (Carib)

Literacy: age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)
total population: 91%
male: 91%
female: 91%
Labor force: 51,500
by occupation: agriculture 30%, services 16%, government 15.4%, commerce 11.2%, manufacturing 10.3%
note: shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.