Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Belize
Belize: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 22.46 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belize, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belize is 22.46 per 100,000 people, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belize peaked at 24.75 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Belize 106th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Belize, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.91 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 3.36 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2004 | 2.18 per 100,000 people | -35.3% |
| 2005 | 1.76 per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 4.45 per 100,000 people | +152.7% |
| 2007 | 4.33 per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.83 per 100,000 people | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 5.05 per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 6.49 per 100,000 people | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 8.76 per 100,000 people | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 10.35 per 100,000 people | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 10.72 per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 11.91 per 100,000 people | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 13.33 per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 15.7 per 100,000 people | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 16.97 per 100,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 17.73 per 100,000 people | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 18.8 per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 17.28 per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 20.38 per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 15.92 per 100,000 people | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 17.38 per 100,000 people | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 24.75 per 100,000 people | +42.4% |
| 2025 | 22.46 per 100,000 people | -9.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 22.46 per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.93 per 100,000 people, 63% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 22.46 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.06 per 100,000 people, 80% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +152.7% | 1.76 per 100,000 people | 4.45 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.19 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 5.83 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.08 per 100,000 people | 6.49 per 100,000 people | 18.8 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 per 100,000 people | 15.92 per 100,000 people | 24.75 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 4.1 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belize?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Belize was 22.46 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 24.75 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Belize ranks 106th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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