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Belize Population and Housing Census 2010: Country Report POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010 BELIZE POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010 COUNTRY REPORT i 2010 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Copyright © 2013, The Statistical Institute of Belize Short sections of this publication may be copied for individual use without permission, provided the source is fully acknowledged. Otherwise, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Statistical Institute of Belize. Published by The Statistical Institute of Belize 1902 Constitution Drive P.O. Box 617 Belmopan, Belize C.A. Telephone: 501-822-2207 Email: [email protected] Web: www.statisticsbelize.org.bz ii POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010 Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES ..............................................................................................................VI LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................... XII MINISTER’S REMARKS .................................................................................................... XIII ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .....................................................................................................XV INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 Definition of Some Concepts used in Census 2010 ................................................................................. 4 FINDINGS ....................................................................................................................... 5 Population .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Size of the Population ............................................................................................................................... 6 Spatial Distribution of the Household Population ..................................................................................... 8 Age and Sex Composition of the Population .......................................................................................... 15 Ethnic Groups ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Language ................................................................................................................................................ 21 Religious Affiliation/Denomination .......................................................................................................... 23 Birth Registration .................................................................................................................................... 24 Education ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Access to the Internet ............................................................................................................................. 32 Marital and Union Status ........................................................................................................................ 34 The Foreign-Born Population .................................................................................................................. 38 Household Composition .......................................................................................................................... 40 Housing Characteristics ............................................................................................................................. 41 Type, Tenure and Age of Dwellings ........................................................................................................ 41 Construction Material of Dwelling Units .................................................................................................. 43 Sanitary Facilities and Household Utilities .............................................................................................. 45 Overcrowding .......................................................................................................................................... 50 Millennium Development Goals: Summary ................................................................................................ 51 SOME POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AND PLANS FOR MORE DETAILED ANALYSIS.. 54 Population Change ................................................................................................................................. 54 Language ................................................................................................................................................ 55 Education ................................................................................................................................................ 56 Household Utilities .................................................................................................................................. 58 MAIN CENSUS TABLES ................................................................................................... 59 Population Characteristics ......................................................................................................................... 60 Spatial Distribution .................................................................................................................................. 60 Age and Sex ........................................................................................................................................... 72 Ethnic Groups ......................................................................................................................................... 78 Language ................................................................................................................................................ 82 Religion ................................................................................................................................................... 84 iii Birth Registration .................................................................................................................................... 87 2010 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS Education ................................................................................................................................................ 88 Internet .................................................................................................................................................... 94 Marital and Union Status ........................................................................................................................ 96 Place of Birth and Foreign-Born Population ..........................................................................................110 Household Composition .........................................................................................................................112 Housing Characteristics ............................................................................................................................116 Type, Tenure and Age of Dwellings .......................................................................................................116 Construction of Dwelling Units ...............................................................................................................118 Sanitary Facilities and Household Utilities ............................................................................................ 120 Rooms in Dwellings .............................................................................................................................. 126 Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................. 130 Crime .................................................................................................................................................... 131 REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 132 APPENDIX A - EXCERPT: BELIZE EDUCATION SECTOR STRATEGY 2011 - 2016 ................... 133 APPENDIX B - EXCERPT: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ACTION PLAN 2005 - 2010 .................... 138 APPENDIX C - POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010: QUESTIONNAIRE .......................... 141 APPENDIX D - LIST OF SIB PERSONNEL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CENSUS ...................... 157 iv POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS 2010 v 2010 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS List of Tables Table 1: Population Change and Average Annual Growth Rates, Belize 1960 to 2010 ................... 6 Table 2: Total Population and Change by Major Administrative Areas, Belize 2000 and 2010 ........ 8 Table 3: Proportion of Population Living in Urban/Rural Areas, Belize 2000 and 2010 .................... 11 Table 4: Number of Households by Major Administrative Areas, Average Household Size and Percentage Change, Belize 2000 and 2010 ................................................................... 13 Table 5: Population by Major Administrative Area, Sex and Sex Ratio, Belize 2000 and 2010 ........ 15 Table 6: Median Age and Age Dependency Ratios, Belize 2000 and 2010 ................................
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