Demographics & population — Belarus
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Belarus: 9,477,918
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Population overview
- Population
9,477,918
- Population Growth Rate
-0.18%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
MINSK (capital) 1.861 million
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
11
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
13.68
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
1.46
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
72.6%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
72.6%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
24.9
- Mother's mean age at first birth
24.9
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
.85
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4%
- Nationality Noun
Belarusian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
99.6%
- Literacy - male
99.8%
- Literacy - female
99.5%
- Literacy Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.1%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
4
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
3.76
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
11.1
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.3%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
24.3%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
1.3%