Fertility Rate: Belize
Belize's fertility rate is currently 2.021 births per woman as of 2024. # Belize Fertility Rate Belize's fertility rate stands at 2.
Current (2024)
2.021 births per woman
+0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
6.5 births per woman
Low (2021)
1.837 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Belize
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Belize
Analysis# Belize Fertility Rate
Belize's fertility rate stands at 2.021 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a dramatic demographic shift over six decades. The country has declined 68.9% from its 1960 peak of 6.5 births per woman, driven by increased access to contraception, higher female education levels, and economic development. While still above the replacement rate of 2.1, Belize's current level represents a substantial contraction in family size expectations and childbearing patterns across the population.
The steepest declines occurred between 2015 and 2021, when the rate fell from 2.433 to a historic low of 1.837 births per woman. Since hitting that low point, the fertility rate has ticked upward slightly, gaining 0.184 births per woman over three years. This modest rebound suggests stabilization rather than a reversal of the long-term downward trajectory, positioning Belize among Central American nations experiencing below-replacement fertility rates.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.021 births per woman | +0.70% |
| 2023 | 2.007 births per woman | +2.98% |
| 2022 | 1.949 births per woman | +6.10% |
| 2021 | 1.837 births per woman | -9.95% |
| 2020 | 2.04 births per woman | -4.76% |
| 2019 | 2.142 births per woman | -8.58% |
| 2018 | 2.343 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 2017 | 2.368 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 2016 | 2.396 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 2015 | 2.433 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 2014 | 2.474 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 2013 | 2.498 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2012 | 2.51 births per woman | -0.83% |
| 2011 | 2.531 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 2010 | 2.552 births per woman | -4.02% |
| 2009 | 2.659 births per woman | -4.35% |
| 2008 | 2.78 births per woman | -3.64% |
| 2007 | 2.885 births per woman | -4.50% |
| 2006 | 3.021 births per woman | -4.79% |
| 2005 | 3.173 births per woman | -2.43% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.252 births per woman | -2.49% |
| 2003 | 3.335 births per woman | -2.77% |
| 2002 | 3.43 births per woman | -2.72% |
| 2001 | 3.526 births per woman | -2.95% |
| 2000 | 3.633 births per woman | -2.50% |
| 1999 | 3.726 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 1998 | 3.752 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1997 | 3.737 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1996 | 3.755 births per woman | -3.12% |
| 1995 | 3.876 births per woman | -2.44% |
| 1994 | 3.973 births per woman | -5.54% |
| 1993 | 4.206 births per woman | -5.03% |
| 1992 | 4.429 births per woman | -3.61% |
| 1991 | 4.595 births per woman | -4.31% |
| 1990 | 4.802 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 1989 | 4.864 births per woman | -0.08% |
| 1988 | 4.868 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1987 | 4.883 births per woman | -1.09% |
| 1986 | 4.937 births per woman | -1.20% |
| 1985 | 4.997 births per woman | -2.31% |
| 1984 | 5.115 births per woman | -3.65% |
| 1983 | 5.309 births per woman | -3.42% |
| 1982 | 5.497 births per woman | -3.29% |
| 1981 | 5.684 births per woman | -2.82% |
| 1980 | 5.849 births per woman | -2.39% |
| 1979 | 5.992 births per woman | -1.92% |
| 1978 | 6.109 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 1977 | 6.195 births per woman | -0.88% |
| 1976 | 6.25 births per woman | -0.45% |
| 1975 | 6.278 births per woman | -0.14% |
| 1974 | 6.287 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1973 | 6.285 births per woman | +0.02% |
| 1972 | 6.284 births per woman | -0.06% |
| 1971 | 6.288 births per woman | -0.17% |
| 1970 | 6.299 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 1969 | 6.316 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1968 | 6.337 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1967 | 6.358 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1966 | 6.379 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 1965 | 6.4 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1964 | 6.42 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1963 | 6.44 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1962 | 6.46 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1961 | 6.48 births per woman | -0.31% |
| 1960 | 6.5 births per woman | — |
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