Belarus Population Pyramid 2001
Belarus in 2001
The population of Belarus in 2001 was 9,938,065. A decade earlier, in 1991, the population was still 10,193,889; it has declined by 2.5% since.
Half of the population was younger than 36.8 years; 17.9% were children under 15 and 13.8% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing 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 | 9,938,065 | 36.8 | |
| Hungary | 10,166,690 | 38.6 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,231,936 | 37.8 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,928,452 | 40.0 | |
| Slovakia | 5,379,437 | 34.3 |





