Belarus Population Pyramid 2005
Belarus in 2005
The population of Belarus in 2005 was 9,667,838. That is 5.2% less than in 1995, when the population stood at 10,197,464.
With a median age of 38.0 years, Belarus had a youth dependency ratio of 22.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 21.1 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 | 9,667,839 | 38.0 | |
| Hungary | 10,065,706 | 39.0 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,280,153 | 38.7 | |
| Bulgaria | 7,695,050 | 41.1 | |
| Slovakia | 5,376,695 | 35.5 |





