Rural population, female (% of total) in Belize
Belize: Rural population, female (% of total) was 27.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Rural population, female in Belize, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Belize recorded 27.6% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Belize peaked at 27.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1980.
Belize ranks 67th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female (% of total) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.3% | — |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 25.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +2.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 27.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.2%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 27.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.9%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.3% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.9% | 27.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More gender data for Belize
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.84 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4356 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 339 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 339 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,647 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,832 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,619 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,802 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,506 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Belize?
- Rural population, female in Belize was 27.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1980.
- How does Belize rank for rural population, female?
- Belize ranks 67th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.