Country: Belize
| Photo | People Group |
Population this Ctry |
Population Global |
Count Ctrys |
Indigenous | Primary Language |
Primary Religion |
Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical |
Needed Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belize Creole | 80,000 | 148,000 | 3 | ● | Belize English Creole | Christianity | 5 ● | 71.00 % | 23.24 % | -1 - |
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Black Carib, Garifuna | 18,000 | 171,000 | 6 | Garifuna | Christianity | 5 ● | 91.23 % | 10.10 % | -1 - | |
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British | 3,000 | 55,381,000 | 126 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 69.00 % | 6.00 % | -1 - | |
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Chinese, general | 11,000 | 16,066,000 | 64 | Chinese, Mandarin | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 11.00 % | 4.50 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 2,100 | 51,168,000 | 216 | ● | Language unknown | Christianity | 3 ● | 83.94 % | -1 | -1 - |
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Guatemalan White | 3,600 | 12,127,000 | 6 | Spanish | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 12.00 % | -1 - | |
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Guatemalan, Mestizo | 219,000 | 219,000 | 1 | Spanish | Christianity | 5 ● | 97.00 % | 29.69 % | -1 - | |
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Kekchi | 21,000 | 1,450,000 | 2 | Q'eqchi' | Christianity | 5 ● | 98.00 % | 14.00 % | -1 - | |
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Maya, Mopan | 14,000 | 18,000 | 2 | ● | Maya, Mopan | Christianity | 5 ● | 93.00 % | 19.00 % | -1 - |
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Maya, Yucatan | 2,800 | 748,000 | 4 | Maya, Yucatec | Christianity | 5 ● | 94.00 % | 13.00 % | -1 - | |
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Mennonite | 14,000 | 500,000 | 12 | Plautdietsch | Christianity | 5 ● | 95.00 % | 20.00 % | -1 - | |
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Sindhi | 6,800 | 418,000 | 9 | Sindhi | Islam | 0 ☀︎ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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South Asian, general | 3,100 | 13,288,000 | 59 | Hindi | Hinduism | 4 ● | 22.00 % | 7.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 13 | 399,000 | 1 ☀︎ 1 ● | 86.37 % | 23.97 % | 1 | ||||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 24,000 | ||||||||||
| UN Country Population (2025) | 423,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Belize | 119,000 |
| Cayo | 95,000 |
| Corozal | 47,000 |
| Orange Walk | 51,000 |
| Stann Creek | 43,000 |
| Toledo | 37,000 |
| Provinces: 6 | 392,000 |
| UN Country Population | 423,000 |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
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Global Recordings Resources |
God's Story Resources |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belize English Creole | bzj | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Chinese, Mandarin | cmn | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| English | eng | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Garifuna | cab | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Maya, Mopan | mop | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Maya, Yucatec | yua | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Plautdietsch | pdt | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Q'eqchi' | kek | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Sindhi | snd | 1 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
| Spanish | spa | 2 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unknown | xxx | 1 | 0 | Unspecified | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Totals: | 12 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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| People Groups | 13 |
| Unreached People Groups | 1 (7.7%) |
| Population | 399,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 2.2% |
| Population in Unreached | 6,800 (1.7%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 86.4% |
| Percent Evangelical | 24.0% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1 |
| Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
| Continent | North America |
| Region | America, Latin |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | BH |
| Official Language(s) | English | Spanish |
| Literacy Rate | 83% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 68,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
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