Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Belize
Belize: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 50,630 people in 1999. ▬ Flat
Latest (1999)
50,630 people
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
117th
of 119 countries
All-time high
50,630 people
in 1999
All-time low
44,066 people
in 1997
Years of data
6
1993–1999
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Belize, 1993–1999
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Belize is 50,630 people, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Belize ranks 117th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Belize, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50,177 people | — |
| 1994 | 44,187 people | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 44,117 people | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 44,066 people | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 47,653 people | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 50,630 people | +6.2% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 50,630 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.40 million people, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belize's 50,630 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.89 million people, 1% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belize
- 114 Madagascar 106,087 people compare
- 115 Malawi 101,448 people
- 116 Burundi 74,506 people compare
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 39,793 people compare
- 119 Syria 8,067 people
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.74 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Belize?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Belize was 50,630 people in 1999, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 50,630 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,066 people in 1997.
- How does Belize rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 119 countries with data for 1999.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.