2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Belarusian, Russian, other

Ethnic Groups

Belarusian 81.2%
Russian 11.4%
Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 17.3% (male 914,579; female 876,346)

15-64 years - : 68.6% (male 3,443,859; female 3,643,628)

65 years and over - : 14.1% (male 482,624; female 974,346) (2002 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.5 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.88 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

14.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.28 years

Female: 74.56 years (2002 est.)

Male: 62.3 years

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.28% (1999 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

400 (1999 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98%

Male: 99%

Female: 97% (1989 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,335,382

Nationality

  • Belarusian(s) noun


  • Belarusian adjective


Religions

  • Eastern Orthodox
    80.00%
  • Other Including Roman Catholic
    0.00%
  • Protestant
    0.00%
  • Jewish
    0.00%
  • And Muslim Est
    201,997.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.14% (2002 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.99 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.31 children born/woman (2002 est.)