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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: 77.4% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: -0.04% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 15.78% (male 774,995/female 732,191)

15-24 years - : 10.29% (male 505,420/female 477,123)

25-54 years - : 44.76% (male 2,104,170/female 2,170,515)

55-64 years - : 14.21% (male 599,630/female 757,744)

65 years and over - : 14.95% (male 457,766/female 970,193) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 43.8

Youth dependency ratio: 23.2

Elderly dependency ratio: 20.6

Potential support ratio: 4.9 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40 years

Male: 37.1 years

Female: 43.1 years (2017 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: 73 years

Male: 67.5 years

Female: 78.8 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 141

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 5.7% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.4% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

24.5% (2016)

Education Expenditures

4.9% of GDP (2015)

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 (2015)

Year

Population

  • 9,549,747

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
    -0.22% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 10.3 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 13.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • MINSK (capital) 1.915 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.7% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 4.07 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 11.3 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.48 children born/woman (2017 est.)