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Languages Spoken in Belize

Official: English

Belize has a population of 416,000 and is home to several distinct language communities, with 6 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. English serves as the official language. Of the languages spoken in Belize, 2 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

416K
Population
6
Languages
2
LEXIGO

Languages spoken in Belize

English Official
English Braille, English alphabet
LEXIGO translation services →
77%
CLDR
Spanish
Latin script
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55%
CLDR
Belize Kriol English
Latin script
50%
CLDR
Qʼeqchiʼ
Latin script
7%
CLDR
Mopán Maya
Latin script
4%
CLDR
Garifuna
2%
CLDR
CIA World Factbook

"English 62.9% (official), Spanish 56.6%, Creole 44.6%, Maya 10.5%, German 3.2%, Garifuna 2.9%, other 1.8%, unknown 0.5% (2010 est.)"

Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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