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 - : 15.2% (male 752,536/female 710,384)

15-24 years - : 12.3% (male 607,877/female 575,827)

25-54 years - : 45.5% (male 2,146,332/female 2,238,033)

55-64 years - : 13% (male 548,170/female 699,780)

65 years and over - : 14% (male 423,287/female 923,662) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 41.1 %

Youth dependency ratio: 21.6 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 19.5 %

Potential support ratio: 5.1 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 39.2 years

Male: 36.1 years

Female: 42.2 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.78 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.46 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 3.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.81 years

Male: 66.14 years

Female: 77.82 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 0% of population

Rural: 1% of population

Total: 0% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.3% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 82

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 68

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

24.3% (2008)country comparison to the world: 65

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.3% (2005)country comparison to the world: 126

Education Expenditures

5.3% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 62

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.5% (2009 est.)

Year

Population

  • 9,625,888

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% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 211

Birth Rate

  • 10.99 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 175

Death Rate

  • 13.68 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 13

Migration Rate

  • 0.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 62

Urban Areas Population

  • MINSK (capital) 1.861 million
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.3% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 131

Physicians Density

  • 3.76 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 11.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.46 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 193