Belarus Population Pyramid 2000
Belarus in 2000
In 2000, Belarus had a total population of 9,991,313 people. That is 1.9% less than in 1990, when the population stood at 10,186,260.
With a median age of 36.5 years, Belarus had a youth dependency ratio of 27.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 19.9 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 9,991,313 | 36.5 | |
| Hungary | 10,190,600 | 38.4 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,236,804 | 37.6 | |
| Bulgaria | 8,000,520 | 39.7 | |
| Slovakia | 5,379,999 | 33.9 |





