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 - : 14.2% (male 699,048/female 660,130)

15-64 years - : 71.7% (male 3,328,548/female 3,542,359)

65 years and over - : 14.1% (male 427,086/female 920,381) (2011 est.)

Median Age

Total: 39 years

Male: 36.1 years

Female: 42.1 years (2011 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 (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.2 years

Male: 65.57 years

Female: 77.18 years (2011 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 100% of population

Rural: 100% of population

Total: 100% of population (2008)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 89

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 69

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.3% (2005)country comparison to the world: 117

Education Expenditures

4.5% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 83

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.4% (1999 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,577,552

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
    -0.363% (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 218

Birth Rate

  • 9.76 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 195

Death Rate

  • 13.77 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 17

Migration Rate

  • 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 66

Health Expenditure

  • 5.8% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 113

Physicians Density

  • 4.869 physicians/1,000 population (2007)country comparison to the world: 5

Hospital Bed Density

  • 11.23 beds/1,000 population (2007)country comparison to the world: 4

Total fertility rate

  • 1.26 children born/woman (2011 est.)country comparison to the world: 215