Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Belize
Belize: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 2.01 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.01 live births per woman
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.69 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.84 live births per woman
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Belize, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.01 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Belize peaked at 6.69 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.84 live births per woman, in 2021.
Belize ranks 113th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Belize, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.69 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.68 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 6.64 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 6.62 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 6.6 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 6.58 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.56 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 6.54 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.5 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.46 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 6.44 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.4 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.38 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 6.36 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.34 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 6.32 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.3 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 6.25 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 6.2 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 6.11 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 5.85 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.68 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.5 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 5.31 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 5.12 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 5 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.94 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.88 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 4.87 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 4.86 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 4.8 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 4.59 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 4.43 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 4.21 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 3.97 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 3.88 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.75 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.74 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.75 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.73 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.63 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.53 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.43 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.33 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3.25 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 3.17 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.02 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.88 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.78 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.66 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.55 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.53 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.51 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.47 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.43 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.37 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.14 live births per woman | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 2.04 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1.84 live births per woman | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 1.95 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.01 live births per woman | +3.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2.01 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2.01 live births per woman is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.63 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 6.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.41 live births per woman | 6.32 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.3 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 live births per woman | 4.86 live births per woman | 5.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 4.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 live births per woman | 2.66 live births per woman | 3.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.04 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 110 Venezuela 2.08 live births per woman compare
- 111 Cook Islands 2.04 live births per woman compare
- 112 Martinique 2.01 live births per woman compare
- 114 Nepal 1.98 live births per woman compare
- 115 New Caledonia 1.98 live births per woman compare
- 115 Peru 1.98 live births per woman compare
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.93 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Belize?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Belize was 2.01 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 live births per woman in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.