2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Belarusian (official) 23.4%, Russian (official) 70.2%, other 3.1% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3.3% (2009 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Belarusian 83.7%
Russian 8.3%
Polish 3.1%
Ukrainian 1.7%
Other 2.4%
Unspecified 0.9%
(2009 est.)%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15.4% (male 759,285/female 717,118)

15-24 years - : 11.7% (male 575,907/female 544,170)

25-54 years - : 45.5% (male 2,141,419/female 2,227,433)

55-64 years - : 13.3% (male 562,639/female 716,216)

65 years and over - : 14.2% (male 430,225/female 933,646) (2014 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 41.5 %

Youth dependency ratio: 22 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 19.6 %

Potential support ratio: 5.1 (2014 est.)

Median Age

Total: 39.4 years

Male: 36.3 years

Female: 42.4 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.06 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 1.06 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years - : 0.87 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 3.64 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 4.07 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 3.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.15 years

Male: 66.53 years

Female: 78.1 years (2014 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 0.2% of population

Rural: 1% of population

Total: 0.4% of population (2012 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 76

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,200 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 69

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: 130

Education Expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 71

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.6%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.5% (2009 est.)

Year

Population

  • 9,608,058

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
    -0.19% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 213

Birth Rate

  • 10.86 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 179

Death Rate

  • 13.51 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 16

Migration Rate

  • 0.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 65

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

  • 1.47 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 195