Belize: People

People Belize
Population:
 272,945 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
 0-14 years: 40.6% (male 56,530; female 54,322)
15-64 years: 55.8% (male 77,118; female 75,309)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,674; female 4,992) (2004 est.)
Median age:
 total: 19.1 years
male: 19 years
female: 19.3 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
 2.39% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
 29.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
 6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
 total: 26.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 29.75 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population: 67.43 years
male: 65.11 years
female: 69.86 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
 3.77 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
 2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 2,500 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
 300 (2001 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% (Anglican 5.3%, Methodist 3.5%, Mennonite 4.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Pentecostal 7.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), none 9.4%, other 14% (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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