Belarus Population Pyramid 1954
Belarus in 1954
In 1954, Belarus had a total population of 7,448,889 people. With a median age of 25.6 years, Belarus had a youth dependency ratio of 44.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.0 per 100 people of working age.
This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Belarus was 1.21 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 74.2 years on average (79.1 years for girls, 69.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,054,304 immigrants live in Belarus, 11.6% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 664,610 |
| Ukraine | 219,832 |
| Kazakhstan | 68,126 |
| Lithuania | 16,930 |
| Uzbekistan | 14,400 |
790,229 people born in Belarus live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 255,159 |
| Ukraine | 252,977 |
| Poland | 56,258 |
| Latvia | 38,908 |
| Lithuania | 35,625 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 7,448,889 | 25.6 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,476,269 | 28.4 | |
| Czech Republic | 9,221,190 | 32.2 | |
| Hungary | 9,704,586 | 30.7 | |
| Slovakia | 3,728,033 | 27.3 |





