Age dependency ratio, old in Belize
Belize: Age dependency ratio, old was 7.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Belize, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Belize stood at 7.6%.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Belize peaked at 9.1% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2014.
Belize ranks 149th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.2% | — |
| 1961 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 8.4% | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 8.6% | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 8.9% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.6% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.4% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 7.6% | +3.9% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 7.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.6%, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 7.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.8%, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.7% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Belize?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Belize was 7.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- How does Belize rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Belize ranks 149th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.