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 - : 14.3% (male 707,550/female 667,560)

15-64 years - : 71.3% (male 3,337,253/female 3,540,916)

65 years and over - : 14.5% (male 446,746/female 948,508) (2009 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.6 years

Male: 35.6 years

Female: 41.6 years (2009 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 - : 0.47 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.63 years

Male: 64.95 years

Female: 76.67 years (2009 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 104

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,100 (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 69

Education Expenditures

6.1% of GDP (2006)country comparison to the world: 39

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.4% (1999 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,648,533

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
    -0.378% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 224

Birth Rate

  • 9.71 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 199

Death Rate

  • 13.86 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 24

Migration Rate

  • 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 67

Total fertility rate

  • 1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 213