2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Belarusian, Russian, other

Ethnic Groups

Belarusian 81.2%
Russian 11.4%
Polish 3.9%
Ukrainian 2.4%
Other 1.1%
(1999 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 14.7% (male 733,010/female 691,734)

15-64 years - : 70.4% (male 3,327,119/female 3,520,690)

65 years and over - : 14.9% (male 471,863/female 980,307) (2007 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.2 years

Male: 35.1 years

Female: 41.1 years (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.945 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.481 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.873 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 7.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.05 years

Male: 64.31 years

Female: 76.14 years (2007 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: 99.4% (1999 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,724,723

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
    -0.41% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.5 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.22 children born/woman (2007 est.)