Age structure:
0-14 years:
43% (male 54,009; female 51,945)
15-64 years:
54% (male 68,052; female 66,366)
65 years and over:
3% (male 4,298; female 4,513) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.75% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 32.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.81 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.95 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 25.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
70.91 years
male:
68.66 years
female:
73.28 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.14 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Belizean(s)
adjective:
Belizean
Ethnic groups: mestizo 44.1%, Creole 31%, Maya 9.2%, Garifuna 6.2%, other 9.5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 62%, Protestant 30% (Anglican 12%, Methodist 6%, Mennonite 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Pentecostal 2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6% (1980)
Languages: English (official), Spanish, Mayan, Garifuna (Carib), Creole
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
70.3%
male:
70.3%
female:
70.3% (1991 est.)
note:
other sources list the literacy rate as high as 75%
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