Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Belize

Share of population aged 65 and over in Belize in 2025 — 5.2%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.1 pp.

2025 5.2% +0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 145of 217
Period maximum 5.2%2025
Period minimum 3.7%1995

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Belize, 1960–20253.544.555.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4.2%1962: 4.2%1964: 4.2%1966: 4.2%1968: 4.2%1970: 4.2%1972: 4.3%1974: 4.4%1976: 4.4%1978: 4.5%1980: 4.4%1982: 4.3%1984: 4.3%1986: 4.2%1988: 4.1%1990: 4.1%1992: 4%1994: 3.8%1996: 3.7%1998: 3.9%2000: 4%2002: 4%2004: 4%2006: 4%2008: 4%2010: 4%2012: 4%2014: 4%2016: 4.1%2018: 4.3%2020: 4.5%2022: 4.7%2024: 5%2025: 5.2%
Change over the period: +1.1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 5.2%
World 10.4%
Central America computed 7.9%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.2 +0.2 pp
2024 5 +0.2 pp
2023 4.8 +0.1 pp
2022 4.7 +0.1 pp
2021 4.6 +0.1 pp
2020 4.5 +0.1 pp
2019 4.4 +0.1 pp
2018 4.3 +0.1 pp
2017 4.2 +0.1 pp
2016 4.1 +0.1 pp
2015 4.1 +0 pp
2014 4 +0 pp
2013 4 +0 pp
2012 4 +0 pp
2011 4 −0 pp
2010 4 −0 pp
2009 4 +0 pp
2008 4 +0 pp
2007 4 +0 pp
2006 4 +0 pp
2005 4 +0 pp
2004 4 −0 pp
2003 4 −0 pp
2002 4 −0 pp
2001 4 +0 pp
2000 4 +0 pp
1999 3.9 +0.1 pp
1998 3.9 +0.1 pp
1997 3.8 +0.1 pp
1996 3.7 +0 pp
1995 3.7 −0 pp
1994 3.8 −0.1 pp
1993 3.9 −0.2 pp
1992 4 −0.1 pp
1991 4.1 −0 pp
1990 4.1 −0 pp
1989 4.1 −0 pp
1988 4.1 −0 pp
1987 4.2 −0 pp
1986 4.2 −0 pp
1985 4.2 −0 pp
1984 4.3 −0 pp
1983 4.3 −0 pp
1982 4.3 −0 pp
1981 4.4 −0 pp
1980 4.4 −0 pp
1979 4.4 −0 pp
1978 4.5 +0 pp
1977 4.4 +0 pp
1976 4.4 +0 pp
1975 4.4 +0 pp
1974 4.4 +0 pp
1973 4.3 +0.1 pp
1972 4.3 +0 pp
1971 4.2 +0 pp
1970 4.2 +0 pp
1969 4.2 −0 pp
1968 4.2 −0 pp
1967 4.2 −0 pp
1966 4.2 −0 pp
1965 4.2 +0 pp
1964 4.2 +0 pp
1963 4.2 +0 pp
1962 4.2 +0 pp
1961 4.2 +0 pp
1960 4.2

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.