International migrant stock in Belize
Belize: International migrant stock was 16.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
International migrant stock in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Belize recorded 16.5% for international migrant stock in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international migrant stock in Belize peaked at 16.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2010.
That places Belize 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
International migrant stock in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1995 | 16.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.8% | 15.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.5% | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 50 United Kingdom 17.1% compare
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17.0% compare
- 52 Bahamas 16.8% compare
- 54 Netherlands 16.2% compare
- 55 United States 15.2% compare
- 56 Cyprus 14.9% compare
- 56 Estonia 14.9% compare
- 56 Slovenia 14.9% compare
More financial sector data for Belize
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1097 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 863.07 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 965.87 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international migrant stock in Belize?
- International migrant stock in Belize was 16.5% in 2024, according to International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest international migrant stock recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest international migrant stock recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
- How does Belize rank for international migrant stock?
- Belize ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international migrant stock rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from International Migrant Stock, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of International migrant stock (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International migrant stock (% of population) is the proportion of people at mid-year born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.