Migration trends in Belize

Latin America

67K people from around the world have made Belize their home. That's 16.1% of the country population, arriving from 15 different countries

417.1K

Population

67K

Immigrants

7.4K

Emigrants

+59.6K

Inflow

Every 6th person in Belize was born abroad

The #151 largest immigrant destination worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Belize

Where people come from

29.6K44.3%

11.1K16.6%

10.8K16.2%

Where people move to

3.2K42.9%

1.1K15.2%

1.1K14.7%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

29.3K immigrants · 3.5K emigrants

2020

Roughly 1 in 7 residents was now foreign-born

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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