Belize's People | Belize People

Population: 279,457 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 40.1% (male 57,114/female 54,877) 15-64 years: 56.4% (male 79,694/female 77,881) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,768/female 5,123) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 19.35 years male: 19.21 years female: 19.49 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.33% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 25.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 68.44 years male: 66.54 years female: 70.44 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.68 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.4% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 3,600 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean

Ethnic groups: Mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%

Religions: Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)

Languages: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 94.1% female: 94.1% (2003 est.)

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