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 - : 16.3% (male 859,219; female 823,839)

15-64 years - : 69.2% (male 3,469,926; female 3,662,203)

65 years and over - : 14.5% (male 496,204; female 999,129) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 36.9 years

Male: 34.2 years

Female: 39.5 years (2004 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 (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 13.62 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 14.71 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 68.57 years

Male: 62.79 years

Female: 74.65 years (2004 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

  • 10,310,520

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
    -0.11% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.36 children born/woman (2004 est.)