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Belarus People 1996

Population:

10,437,418 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

22% (female 1,126,062; male 1,166,439)

15-64 years:

65% (female 3,494,891; male 3,293,196)

65 years and over:

13% (female 913,508; male 443,322) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.3% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

12.98 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

11.23 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

1.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

18.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

71.03 years

male:

66.36 years

female:

75.93 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.87 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Belarusian(s)

adjective:

Belarusian

Ethnic divisions:

Byelorussian 77.9%, Russian 13.2%, Polish 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.9%, other 1.9%

Religions:

Eastern Orthodox, other

Languages:

Byelorussian, Russian, other

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

97%

male:

99%

female:

96%

Labor force:

4.887 million

by occupation:

industry and construction 40%, agriculture and forestry 21%, other 39% (1992)

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