Country: Belize

People Groups
Total

13

People Groups Unreached

1 (7.7%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

1 (7.7%)

Population
Total

399,000

Population in Unreached

6,800 (1.7%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

6,800 (1.7%)

% Evangelical

23.97%

Progress Level

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Map Notes

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Belize Creole 80,000 148,000 3 Belize English Creole Christianity 71.00 % 23.24 % -
 Black Carib, Garifuna 18,000 171,000 6 Garifuna Christianity 91.23 % 10.10 % -
 British 3,000 55,399,000 126 English Christianity 69.00 % 6.00 % -
 Chinese, general 11,000 16,066,000 64 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 11.00 % 4.50 % -
 Deaf 2,100 51,182,000 216 Language unknown Christianity 83.94 % -
 Guatemalan White 3,600 12,127,000 6 Spanish Christianity 95.00 % 12.00 % -
 Guatemalan, Mestizo 219,000 219,000 1 Spanish Christianity 97.00 % 29.69 % -
 Kekchi 21,000 1,450,000 2 Q'eqchi' Christianity 98.00 % 14.00 % -
 Maya, Mopan 14,000 18,000 2 Maya, Mopan Christianity 93.00 % 19.00 % -
 Maya, Yucatan 2,800 748,000 4 Maya, Yucatec Christianity 94.00 % 13.00 % -
 Mennonite 14,000 500,000 12 Plautdietsch Christianity 95.00 % 20.00 % -
 Sindhi 6,800 187,000 8 Sindhi Islam ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 South Asian, general 3,100 13,288,000 59 Hindi Hinduism 22.00 % 7.00 % -
  Totals:  13 399,000           1 ☀︎  1 86.37 % 23.97 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 24,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 423,000                  
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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
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Belize English Creole bzj 1 0 New Testament
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
Garifuna cab 1 0 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 0 Complete Bible
Maya, Mopan mop 1 0 New Testament
Maya, Yucatec yua 1 0 Complete Bible
Plautdietsch pdt 1 0 Complete Bible
Q'eqchi' kek 1 0 Complete Bible
Sindhi snd 1 1 Complete Bible
Spanish spa 2 0 Complete Bible
Unknown xxx 1 0 Unspecified
Totals: 12 13 1   11 11 9 10 5
Networking Possibilities

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  • Church planting agencies in Belize
  • Christian ministry in Belize
  • Business as mission
  • Christian literature distribution
  • Evangelism agencies
  • Christian discipleship
  • Short term Christian missions
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  • Urban ministries
  • Christian media opportunities
  • Bible translation opportunities
  • Relief and development agencies
  • Clean water projects
  • Christian medical outreaches

Belize Statistics
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) EnglishSpanish
Literacy Rate 83%
Estimated Illiterate Population 68,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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