Belarus People - 2023
SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
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.)
major-language sample(s):
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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)
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: 40.9 years
male: 38 years
female: 43.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.32% (2023 est.)
Birth rate
8.87 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
12.81 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Net migration rate
0.72 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: 0.87 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: 3.23 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 3.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 2.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.54 years
male: 69.2 years
female: 80.2 years (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.52 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.74 (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)
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 11.3%
male: 14%
female: 8.4% (2021 est.)
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