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 - : 16.8% (male 885,265; female 848,516)

15-64 years - : 68.9% (male 3,456,769; female 3,652,766)

65 years and over - : 14.3% (male 490,529; female 988,306) (2003 est.)

Median Age

Total: 36.7 years

Male: 34.1 years

Female: 39.3 years (2002)

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 (2003 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 13.87 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)

Male: 15.13 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.43 years

Male: 62.54 years

Female: 74.6 years (2003 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,000 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 10,322,151

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
    -0.12% (2003 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.18 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.05 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.34 children born/woman (2003 est.)