Did You Know
The census in 1931 cost $4,482 which was a considerable decrease of almost 42.0% when compared to the census budget of $7,720 in 1921.
1931
In November 1931, the Colony of British Honduras was instructed to discontinue work on the census and to dismiss temporary clerks. This was due to financial deficiency resulting from the aftermath of the devastating hurricane, the Belize Hurricane, which struck the Colony on the 10th September 1931 with category 4 winds that killed an estimated…
Did You Know
In 1901, 33.67% of the population could read while 28.63% could have only written their names. This was a slight increase of 2.03% and 0.97% respectively, when compared to April 1891. It was on the night of April 02, 1911 that the first Houses and Population Census was conducted, which included a count of the…
1861 – 1931
After 1861 and up to April 1931, a Census was conducted every 10 years. While there was always careful supervision, enumerators frequently reported difficulties in reaching households (Report of the Census of British Honduras, 1911). Another problem that has posed a challenge to enumerators even up to more recent censuses is the disinclination of individuals…
1836 – 1860
There are no census records between the years of 1836 and 1860 because, as recorded in the ‘Blue Book of 1855’, no Census had been taken for years. An approximation in 1855, estimated the population at 15,000 persons. In the ‘West Indian Census, 1946’ document it was observed that the censuses conducted up to 1835…
1823 – 1835
After 1820 and up until 1835, the population census was conducted every 3 years. During this time, the process involved the completion of returns, which were handed in at the Records Office. This method of counting the population proved not satisfactory to the Keeper of Records because many free persons did not participate. Population counts…
1820
On December 31, 1820 a Census of the Slave Population of the British Settlement of Belize in the Bay of Honduras was conducted. There was a decrease of 179 (6.53%) slaves compared to December 1816. The total number of adult male and female slaves recorded was 1,537 and 600, respectively (a total of 2,137 slaves)…
1816
The country’s second census held in December 1816 was conducted for the British Settlement of Belize in the Bay of Honduras. The population count of 3,824 persons was disaggregated by sex, race, and age (Table 2). Table 2 Population Count, December, 1816 Description of inhabitants Male Female Children Total White persons 83 41 25…
1790
The first recorded census in Belize was held on October 22nd, 1790 with a total recorded population of 2,493 persons, classified by sex, race, and age (Table 1). Table 1 Population Count, October 22nd, 1790 Description of inhabitants Male Female Children Total Free persons 109 123 108 340 Slaves 1,025 496 402 1,923 White persons…
Consumer prices down 0.2%, imports up 12.3% and domestic exports up 56.1% in January 2019
Consumer Price Index Figures released by the Institute show that the All-Items Consumer Price Index for January 2019 stood at 104.8, a decrease of 0.2 percent from 105.0 in January 2018. On average, during this month in 2019, the prices of goods and services regularly purchased by Belizean households were 0.2 percent lower than they…