Emigration, Immigration, and Demographic Shifts
Creoles and other ethnic groups are emigrating mostly to the United States, but also to the United Kingdom and other developed nations for better opportunities. Based on the latest US Census, the number of Belizeans in the United States is approximately 160,000 (including 70,000 legal residents and naturalised citizens), consisting mainly of Creoles and Garinagu.
Because of conflicts in neighbouring Central American nations, Mestizo refugees from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras have fled to Belize in significant numbers during the 1980s, and have been significantly adding to this group. These two events have been changing the demographics of the nation for the last 30 years.
According to estimates by the CIA in 2009, Belize's total fertility rate currently stands at approximately 3.6 children per woman. Its birth rate is 27.33 births/1,000 population, and the death rate is 5.8 deaths/1,000 population.
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Largest cities or towns of Belize World Gazetteer: Belize |
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| Rank | City name | District | Pop. | ||||||
Belize City San Ignacio |
1 | Belize City | Belize District | 67,964 | Belmopan San Pedro Town |
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| 2 | San Ignacio | Cayo District | 17,884 | ||||||
| 3 | Belmopan | Cayo District | 14,606 | ||||||
| 4 | San Pedro Town | Belize District | 13,381 | ||||||
| 5 | Orange Walk Town | Orange Walk District | 13,368 | ||||||
| 6 | Corozal Town | Corozal District | 10,271 | ||||||
| 7 | Dangriga | Stann Creek District | 9,192 | ||||||
| 8 | Benque Viejo del Carmen | Cayo District | 6,008 | ||||||
| 9 | Punta Gorda | Toledo District | 5,388 | ||||||
| 10 | Ladyville | Belize District | 5,074 | ||||||
Read more about this topic: Subdivisions Of Belize, Demographics
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