Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Belize

Population aged 65 and over in Belize in 2025 — 22,110 people. Ranked 183 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 481.2%.

2025 22,110 people +5.52% vs 2024
World rank 183of 217
Period maximum 22,110 people2025
Period minimum 3,804 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Belize, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,804 people1962: 4,034 people1964: 4,299 people1966: 4,569 people1968: 4,839 people1970: 5,078 people1972: 5,324 people1974: 5,605 people1976: 5,896 people1978: 6,179 people1980: 6,394 people1982: 6,609 people1984: 6,824 people1986: 7,045 people1988: 7,245 people1990: 7,492 people1992: 7,666 people1994: 7,472 people1996: 7,858 people1998: 8,690 people2000: 9,544 people2002: 10,180 people2004: 10,776 people2006: 11,439 people2008: 12,111 people2010: 12,768 people2012: 13,299 people2014: 14,055 people2016: 15,067 people2018: 16,251 people2020: 17,530 people2022: 18,962 people2024: 20,953 people2025: 22,110 people
Change over the period: +18,306 (+481.23%) Average annual rate: 2.74 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Belize 22,110 people
World 855M people
Central America computed 14.72M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 22,110 +1,157 +5.52%
2024 20,953 +1,050 +5.28%
2023 19,903 +941 +4.96%
2022 18,962 +782 +4.3%
2021 18,180 +650 +3.71%
2020 17,530 +649 +3.84%
2019 16,881 +630 +3.88%
2018 16,251 +597 +3.81%
2017 15,654 +587 +3.9%
2016 15,067 +542 +3.73%
2015 14,525 +470 +3.34%
2014 14,055 +406 +2.97%
2013 13,649 +350 +2.63%
2012 13,299 +294 +2.26%
2011 13,005 +237 +1.86%
2010 12,768 +294 +2.36%
2009 12,474 +363 +3%
2008 12,111 +340 +2.89%
2007 11,771 +332 +2.9%
2006 11,439 +336 +3.03%
2005 11,103 +327 +3.03%
2004 10,776 +308 +2.94%
2003 10,468 +288 +2.83%
2002 10,180 +283 +2.86%
2001 9,897 +353 +3.7%
2000 9,544 +422 +4.63%
1999 9,122 +432 +4.97%
1998 8,690 +437 +5.3%
1997 8,253 +395 +5.03%
1996 7,858 +277 +3.65%
1995 7,581 +109 +1.46%
1994 7,472 −58 −0.77%
1993 7,530 −136 −1.77%
1992 7,666 +12 +0.16%
1991 7,654 +162 +2.16%
1990 7,492 +136 +1.85%
1989 7,356 +111 +1.53%
1988 7,245 +98 +1.37%
1987 7,147 +102 +1.45%
1986 7,045 +109 +1.57%
1985 6,936 +112 +1.64%
1984 6,824 +106 +1.58%
1983 6,718 +109 +1.65%
1982 6,609 +112 +1.72%
1981 6,497 +103 +1.61%
1980 6,394 +101 +1.6%
1979 6,293 +114 +1.84%
1978 6,179 +132 +2.18%
1977 6,047 +151 +2.56%
1976 5,896 +150 +2.61%
1975 5,746 +141 +2.52%
1974 5,605 +139 +2.54%
1973 5,466 +142 +2.67%
1972 5,324 +129 +2.48%
1971 5,195 +117 +2.3%
1970 5,078 +119 +2.4%
1969 4,959 +120 +2.48%
1968 4,839 +132 +2.8%
1967 4,707 +138 +3.02%
1966 4,569 +134 +3.02%
1965 4,435 +136 +3.16%
1964 4,299 +138 +3.32%
1963 4,161 +127 +3.15%
1962 4,034 +114 +2.91%
1961 3,920 +116 +3.05%
1960 3,804

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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