2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Belarusian (official) 23.4%, Russian (official) 70.2%, other 6.4% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities) (1999 census)

Ethnic Groups

Belarusian 83.7%
Russian 8.3%
Polish 3.1%
Ukrainian 1.7%
Other 3.2%
(2009 census)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15% (male 744,138/ female 702,294)

15-64 years - : 71.1% (male 3,322,745/ female 3,534,948)

65 years and over - : 13.9% (male 420,226/ female 919,215) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 39.3 years

Male: 36.3 years

Female: 42.3 years (2012 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 - : 0.46 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.48 years

Male: 65.88 years

Female: 77.42 years (2012 est.)

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: 99.5% (2009 census)

Year

Population

  • 9,643,566

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
    -0.18% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 205

Birth Rate

  • 11.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 173

Death Rate

  • 13.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 12

Migration Rate

  • 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 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)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 11.23 beds/1,000 population (2007)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.45 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 196