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The People of Belize

Belizean People

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Population: 307,899 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 37.9% (male 59,462/female 57,117) 15-64 years: 58.6% (male 91,298/female 89,170) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 5,185/female 5,667) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 20.4 years male: 20.3 years female: 20.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.154% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: NA (2009 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: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 23.07 deaths/1,000 live births male: 26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 68.2 years male: 66.44 years female: 70.05 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.36 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 3,600 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean

Ethnic groups: mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7% (2000 census)

Religions: Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)

Languages: Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.9% male: 76.7% female: 77.1% (2000 census)