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Belize: cities by population

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Belize has a population of 428,644 (UN estimate, 2026), with Belmopan as its capital. The 50 largest of its 138 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+78%
since 2000 (240,799)
+21%
projected by 2050 (516,627)
19
people per km²
19501975200020252050 69k 517k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
195069,073
1975130,387
2000240,799
2005279,731
2010320,245
2015356,333
2020390,812
2025422,924
2026428,644
2030 projected449,839
2050 projected516,627

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Belize

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1Belize CityBelize District65,222
2San IgnacioCayo District21,229
3San PedroBelize District17,429
4Orange WalkOrange Walk District15,298
5BelmopanCayo District13,381
6DangrigaSouthern District9,927
7CorozalCorozal District9,815
8Santa ElenaCayo District8,587
9LadyvilleBelize District7,655
10Benque Viejo el CarmenCayo District7,160
11Bella VistaToledo District6,259
12Trial FarmOrange Walk District5,850
13Punta GordaToledo District5,406
14Independence and Mango CreekSouthern District4,878
15Lord’s BankBelize District4,876
16PlacenciaSouthern District4,300
17ShipyardOrange Walk District4,070
18Bullet Tree FallsCayo District3,932
19Guinea GrassOrange Walk District3,821
20SartenejaCorozal District3,550
21San JoseOrange Walk District3,499
22Valley of PeaceCayo District3,246
23CameloteCayo District3,132
24Spanish LookoutCayo District3,108
25Santa CruzSouthern District3,008
26Little BelizeCorozal District2,888
27San NarcisoCorozal District2,784
28San AntonioCayo District2,738
29Caye CaulkerBelize District2,729
30Silk GrassSouthern District2,627
31Burrell BoomBelize District2,615
32Santa FamiliaCayo District2,600
33Roaring CreekCayo District2,430
34San Jose SoccothsCayo District2,424
35ArmeniaCayo District2,421
36Cotton TreeCayo District2,338
37Red Bank VillageSouthern District2,323
38San Roman VillageSouthern District2,195
39HattievilleBelize District2,184
40Sand HillBelize District2,168
41August Pine RidgeOrange Walk District2,160
42San Jose PalmarOrange Walk District2,146
43PomonaSouthern District2,122
44San EstevanOrange Walk District2,115
45Teakettle VillageCayo District1,999
46Santa Rosa VillageSouthern District1,958
47CarmelitaOrange Walk District1,936
48San FelipeOrange Walk District1,898
49Seine Bight VillageSouthern District1,895
50Yo CreekOrange Walk District1,885

Twenty years earlier: Belize in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 291,904.

Common questions

What is the population of Belize?
Belize has a population of 428,644, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 516,627 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Belize?
Belmopan. The largest place we record there is Belize City, with 65,222 people.

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Belize City
The largest place we record in Belize: 65,222 people
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