Total population | |
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Belize c. 421,000 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States | 42,970[1] |
Canada | 2,146[1] |
Mexico | 2,127[1] |
United Kingdom | 1,694[1] |
Bolivia | 1,007[1] |
Guatemala | 984[1] |
Honduras | 372[1] |
El Salvador | 344[1] |
Costa Rica | 167[1] |
Panama | 103[1] |
Australia | 85[1] |
Switzerland | 46[1] |
Bahamas | 45[1] |
Spain | 44[1] |
Italy | 38,[1] 11 (2022)[2] |
Netherlands | 25[1] |
Nicaragua | 54[1] |
Barbados | 33[1] |
Venezuela | 18[1] |
Norway | 13[1] |
Sweden | 13[1] |
Antigua and Barbuda | 13[1] |
Belgium | 12[1] |
Austria | 9[1] |
France | 50[1] |
Jamaica | 200[1] |
Argentina | 6[1] |
Denmark | 6[1] |
Brazil | 5[1] |
Romania | 3[1] |
Languages | |
Religion | |
Christianity (Predominantly Protestants and Catholics), and minority Buddhist, Hindus, Muslims, Rastafarians, Baháʼís[3] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Belizeans are people associated with the country of Belize through citizenship or descent. Belize is a multiethnic country with residents of Ethnic groups of Amerindian, African, European, Asian and Middle-eastern descent or mixed race with any combination of those groups.
Colonisation, slavery, and immigration have played major roles in affecting the ethnic composition of the population and as a result, Belize is a country with numerous cultures, languages, and ethnic groups.[4][5][6]