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Belarus People - 2024


SOURCE: 2024 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Population

9,383,853 (2023 est.)

Nationality

noun: Belarusian(s)

adjective: Belarusian

Ethnic groups

Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9% (2009 est.)

Languages

Russian (official) 71.4%, Belarusian (official) 26%, other 0.3% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 2.3% (2009 est.)

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Religions

Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 15.83% (male 764,281/female 721,632)

15-64 years: 66.81% (male 3,055,606/female 3,213,751)

65 years and over: 17.36% (2023 est.) (male 544,270/female 1,084,313)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 50.8

youth dependency ratio: 25.4

elderly dependency ratio: 25.4

potential support ratio: 3.9 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 41.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 39.1 years

female: 44.6 years

Population growth rate

-0.39% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

8.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Urbanization

urban population: 80.7% of total population (2023)

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

Major urban areas - population

2.057 million MINSK (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female

total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

26.8 years (2019 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

1 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 2.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 2.5 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 1.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.6 years

female: 79.9 years

Total fertility rate

1.45 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.7 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

52.6% (2019)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 99.6% of population

total: 99.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0.4% of population

total: 0.1% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

6.4% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

4.54 physicians/1,000 population (2019)

Hospital bed density

10.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 99.9% of population

rural: 98.3% of population

total: 99.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population

rural: 1.7% of population

total: 0.5% of population (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

24.5% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 10.57 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 2.26 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.98 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 4.67 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 2.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 30.5% (2020 est.)

male: 47.4% (2020 est.)

female: 13.5% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

66.6% (2023 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 0.1%

women married by age 18: 4.7%

men married by age 18: 1.6% (2019 est.)

Education expenditures

4.7% of GDP (2021 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.9%

male: 99.9%

female: 99.9% (2019)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2021)

NOTE: The information regarding Belarus on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belarus 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belarus 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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