Belarus Population Pyramid 1970
Belarus in 1970
The population of Belarus in 1970 was 9,014,896. A decade earlier, in 1960, the population was 8,207,998; it has grown by 9.8% since.
Half of the population was younger than 30.1 years; 28.7% were children under 15 and 8.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 9,014,897 | 30.1 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,490,825 | 33.2 | |
| Czech Republic | 9,801,252 | 33.6 | |
| Hungary | 10,315,143 | 34.1 | |
| Slovakia | 4,525,871 | 28.3 |





