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 - : 14.4% (male 717,885/female 677,254)

15-64 years - : 70.9% (male 3,333,699/female 3,531,920)

65 years and over - : 14.7% (male 459,627/female 965,383) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.4 years

Male: 35.4 years

Female: 41.3 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

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

15-64 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.48 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 6.53 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 7.56 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.34 years

Male: 64.63 years

Female: 76.4 years (2008 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2001 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,000 (2001 est.)

Education Expenditures

6.1% of GDP (2006)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.4% (1999 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,685,768

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
    -0.393% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.62 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.92 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.23 children born/woman (2008 est.)