Belize

Belize People

Population
272,945 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 40.6% (male 56,530; female 54,322)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 77,118; female 75,309)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,674; female 4,992) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 19.1 years
male: 19 years
female: 19.3 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
2.39% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
29.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 26.37 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 29.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 67.43 years
male: 65.11 years
female: 69.86 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
3.77 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
2.4% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
3,600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality
noun: Belizean(s)
adjective: Belizean

Ethnic groups
mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%

Religions
Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (2000)

Languages
English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: 94.1% (2003 est.)



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