Belize People:
Population:
279,457 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 40.1% (male:57,114; female:54,877)
15-64 years: 56.4% (male:79,694; female:77,881)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male:4,768; female:5,123) (2005)
Median age:
total: 19.35 years
male: 19.21 years
female: 19.49 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.33% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
29.34 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
6.04 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.69 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 28.97 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 22.25 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 67.49 years (2005 est.)
male: 65.02 years
female: 70.08 years
Total fertility rate:
3.68 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
2.4% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
3,600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%) 27%, other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
Languages:
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1% (2003)
male: 94.1%
female: 94.1% (2003)
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