Belarus Population Pyramid 1991
Belarus in 1991
As of 1991, Belarus counted 10,193,889 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1981, the population was 9,678,048; it has grown by 5.3% since.
With a median age of 33.3 years, Belarus had a youth dependency ratio of 34.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.6 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 10,193,889 | 33.3 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,304,427 | 35.4 | |
| Hungary | 10,378,176 | 36.7 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,695,797 | 37.0 | |
| Slovakia | 5,284,874 | 31.5 |





