2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Belarusian (official) 36.7%, Russian (official) 62.8%, other 0.5% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities) (1999 census)

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) (2010 est.)

Median Age

Total: 38.8 years

Male: 35.8 years

Female: 41.8 years (2010 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.062 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 (2010 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 6.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 7.34 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 70.92 years

Male: 65.26 years

Female: 76.93 years (2010 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2007 est.)country comparison to the world: 94

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

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

Education Expenditures

5.2% of GDP (2007)country comparison to the world: 56

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.4% (1999 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,612,632

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
    -0.368% (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 221

Birth Rate

  • 9.76 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 198

Death Rate

  • 13.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 19

Migration Rate

  • 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 65

Total fertility rate

  • 1.25 children born/woman (2010 est.)country comparison to the world: 215