Population: 228,069 (July 1991), growth rate 3.6% (1991)

Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 4 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 35 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: male 67 years, female 72 years (1991)

Total fertility rate: 4.7 children born/woman (1991)

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

Ethnic divisions: Creole 39.7%, Mestizo 33.1%, Maya 9.5%, Garifuna 7.6%, East Indian 2.1%, other 8.0%

Religion: 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%, unknown 3%, other 3% (1980)

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

Literacy: 91% (male 91%, female 91%) age 15 and over having ever attended school (1970)

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

Organized labor: 12% of labor force; 7 unions currently active

NOTE: The information regarding Belize on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belize People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belize People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.