Belarus Population Pyramid 1985
Belarus in 1985
As of 1985, Belarus counted 9,944,186 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.6%, up from 9,324,280 in 1975.
The median age was 31.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 34.1 children under 15 and 14.6 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 9,944,187 | 31.9 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,305,145 | 34.1 | |
| Hungary | 10,547,265 | 35.1 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,958,854 | 35.3 | |
| Slovakia | 5,151,166 | 30.1 |





