Belarus Population Pyramid 1956
Belarus in 1956
As of 1956, Belarus counted 7,682,882 inhabitants. Half of the population was younger than 26.0 years; 28.8% were children under 15 and 7.0% were 65 or older.
The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 7,682,882 | 26.0 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,587,166 | 29.1 | |
| Czech Republic | 9,358,018 | 32.4 | |
| Hungary | 9,853,989 | 31.1 | |
| Slovakia | 3,868,270 | 27.4 |





