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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: 79.9% of total population (2021)

Rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 16.09% (male 784,231/female 740,373)

15-24 - years : 9.59% (male 467,393/female 441,795)

25-54 - years : 43.94% (male 2,058,648/female 2,105,910)

55-64 - years : 14.45% (male 605,330/female 763,972)

65 - years and over : 15.93% (male 493,055/female 1,017,211) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 48.9

Youth dependency ratio: 25.7

Elderly dependency ratio: 23.2

Potential support ratio: 4.3 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 40.9 years

Male: 38 years

Female: 43.9 years (2020 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 : 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.79 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.48 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.87 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 3.31 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 3.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 2.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74.01 years

Male: 68.6 years

Female: 79.74 years (2021 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

26.8 years (2019 est.)

Maternal Mortality Ratio

2 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.51 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

71.2% (2017)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 1.7% of population

Total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

5.6% (2018)

Physicians Density

5.19 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 2.1% of population

Total: 0.6% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.5% (2020 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

28,000 (2020 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<200 (2020 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

24.5% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

NA

Education Expenditures

5% of GDP (2020)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.9%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 99.9% (2019)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 15 years

Male: 15 years

Female: 16 years (2018)

Year

Population

  • 9,441,842

Nationality 2021

  • Belarusian(s) noun


  • Belarusian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    -0.29% (2021 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 9.32 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death Rate

  • 12.96 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • MINSK
    2.039 million

Health Expenditure

  • 5.6% (2018)

Physicians Density

  • 5.19 physicians/1,000 population (2015)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 10.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)
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