Demographics of Belarus

The demographics of Belarus is about the demographic features of the population of Belarus, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.

Demographics of Belarus
Population pyramid of Belarus in 2023
Population9,155,978 (2024)
Fertility rate1.29 (2020)
Age structure
0–14 years16.9% (male 821,285/female 772,360)
15–64 years67.7% (male 3,053,618/female 3,314,835)
65 and over15.4% (male 479,740/female 971,608) (2019 census)
Sex ratio
Total0.87 male(s)/female (2014)
At birth1.06 male(s)/female
Under 151.06 male(s)/female
15–64 years0.94 male(s)/female
65 and over0.46 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationalitynoun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian
Major ethnicBelarusians
Language
SpokenBelarusian, Russian
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1897 6,673,000    
1914 6,899,100+0.20%
1926 4,983,240−2.67%
1939 5,568,994+0.86%
1951 7,781,100+2.83%
1959 8,055,700+0.43%
1970 8,992,200+1.00%
1979 9,532,500+0.65%
1989 10,151,800+0.63%
1999 10,045,200−0.11%
2009 9,503,800−0.55%
2019 9,413,446−0.10%
2021 9,349,645−0.34%
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