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.)%

Population Distribution

A fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

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 - : 15.65% (male 770,014/female 727,338)

15-24 years - : 10.68% (male 525,704/female 496,414)

25-54 years - : 45.04% (male 2,118,447/female 2,191,694)

55-64 years - : 13.95% (male 589,288/female 745,815)

65 years and over - : 14.69% (male 448,135/female 957,527) (2016 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 43%

Youth dependency ratio: 23%

Elderly dependency ratio: 20%

Potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 39.8 years

Male: 36.8 years

Female: 42.9 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 51

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 - : 0.97 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 (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.7 years

Male: 67.2 years

Female: 78.6 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 139

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 5.7% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.64% (2015 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% of GDP (2014)

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 (2014)

Year

Population

  • 9,570,376

Nationality

  • Belarusian(s) noun


  • Belarusian adjective


Religions

  • Orthodox
    48.30%
  • Catholic
    7.10%
  • Other
    3.50%
  • Nonbelievers Est
    -41.12%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.21% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • MINSK (capital) 1.915 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.7% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 11.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.48 children born/woman (2016 est.)