Population: 175,555 (July 1989), growth rate 2.3% (1989)

Birth rate: 36 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: - 7 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 36 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 72 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 4.9 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Belizean(s); adjective--Belizean

Ethnic divisions: 39.7% Creole, 33.1% Mestizo, 9.5% Maya, 7.6% Garifuna, 2.1% East Indian, 6.8% other

Religion: 60% Roman Catholic; 40% Protestant (Anglican, Seventh-Day Adventist, Methodist, Baptist, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mennonite)

Language: English (official), Spanish, Maya, Garifuna (Carib)

Literacy: 93% (est.)

Labor force: 51,500; 30.0% agriculture, 16.0% services, 15.4% government, 11.2% commerce, 10.3% manufacturing; shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1985)

Organized labor: 15% of labor force; 7 of 16 registered unions currently active

NOTE: The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.