Belarus Population Clock

Belarus records about 175 births and 327 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 152 fewer people per day, or about 55,518 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 3,020 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 5% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Belarus would take roughly 136 years to halve in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 9.47 million to 9.09 million — a loss of 383,388, or 4.0%.

With about 45 people per square kilometre, Belarus is sparsely populated, well below the world average of 62. That ranks 85th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Democratic Republic of the Congo and Colombia.

Belarus covers about 202,983 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 9.09 million into that density figure.

About 79.5% of people live in urban areas, making Belarus highly urbanised, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 7.22 million town and city dwellers and 1.86 million living rurally.

Belarus has an ageing population: about 15.9% are under 15 and 18.3% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.22 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 74.4 years, close to the global average of 73.5.