Population density rose 2.46% to 14.2 km per capita in Belize in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Belize reached an all time high of 14.6 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 4.15 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Belize's main peers, population density in Guatemala amounted to 141 km per capita, 70.9 km per capita in Honduras, 62.2 km per capita in Mexico and 34.3 km per capita in USA in 2015.
Belize has been ranked 154th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Canada | km per capita | 3.70 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.82 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | km per capita | 298 | 300 | 302 | 304 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | km per capita | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |