Belarus Population Pyramid 1999
Belarus in 1999
As of 1999, Belarus counted 10,039,223 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was still 10,158,785; it has declined by 1.2% since.
The median age was 36.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 28.6 children under 15 and 19.9 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 10,039,223 | 36.1 | |
| Hungary | 10,219,796 | 38.3 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,251,378 | 37.3 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,067,463 | 39.4 | |
| Slovakia | 5,378,104 | 33.6 |





