Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belize
Belize: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.01 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belize, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belize recorded 2.01 for fertility rate vs the 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 the share living in extreme poverty in Belize peaked at 6.69 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2021.
Belize ranks 109th of 229 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.61 | 6.52 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.41 | 6.32 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.23 | 5.99 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 | 4.86 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 | 3.73 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 | 2.66 | 3.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.14 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 | 1.84 | 2.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 106 Guadeloupe 2.09 compare
- 107 Venezuela 2.08 compare
- 108 Martinique 2.01 compare
- 110 Nepal 1.98 compare
- 111 New Caledonia 1.98 compare
- 111 Peru 1.98 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Belize
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,857 (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 revenues vs income inequality 21.74 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.428 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 18.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belize?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Belize was 2.01 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2021.
- How does Belize rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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