Demographics of Belarus | |
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![]() Population pyramid of Belarus in 2023 | |
Population | 9,155,978 (2024)[1] |
Fertility rate | ![]() |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 16.9% (male 821,285/female 772,360) |
15–64 years | 67.7% (male 3,053,618/female 3,314,835) |
65 and over | 15.4% (male 479,740/female 971,608) (2019 census) |
Sex ratio | |
Total | 0.87 male(s)/female (2014) |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
Under 15 | 1.06 male(s)/female |
15–64 years | 0.94 male(s)/female |
65 and over | 0.46 male(s)/female |
Nationality | |
Nationality | noun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian |
Major ethnic | Belarusians |
Language | |
Spoken | Belarusian, Russian |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
2024 | 9,155,978 | −0.70% |
Source:[2][3] |
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.