Languages

Russian (official) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4%, 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.)%

Urbanization

Urban population: 76.7% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15.51% (male 765,070/female 722,540)

15-24 years - : 11.12% (male 548,487/female 517,840)

25-54 years - : 45.3% (male 2,132,051/female 2,212,223)

55-64 years - : 13.62% (male 575,816/female 730,432)

65 years and over - : 14.44% (male 439,257/female 945,973) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 43%

Youth dependency ratio: 23%

Elderly dependency ratio: 20%

Potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 39.6 years

Male: 36.5 years

Female: 42.6 years (2015 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 - : 0.79 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.48 years

Male: 66.91 years

Female: 78.38 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 139

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 5.7% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.52% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

25.2% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

1.3% (2005)

Education Expenditures

5.1% of GDP (2012)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.7%

Male: 99.8%

Female: 99.7% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 16 years

Male: 15 years

Female: 16 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 9,589,689

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
    -0.2% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.7 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.36 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • MINSK (capital) 1.915 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 6.1% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 11.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.47 children born/woman (2015 est.)