Age dependency ratio in Belize
Belize: Age dependency ratio was 46.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio 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 in Belize stood at 46.0%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Belize peaked at 115.5% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2025.
That places Belize 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 106.7% | 96.4% | 115.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 105.7% | 97.4% | 114.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 94.7% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 79.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 67.2% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 51.0% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 46.0% | 50.1% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,966 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,083 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Belize?
- Age dependency ratio in Belize was 46.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 115.5% in 1969.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2025.
- How does Belize rank for age dependency ratio?
- Belize ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.