Belarus Population Pyramid 2019
Belarus in 2019
As of 2019, Belarus counted 9,435,419 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 0.8%, down from 9,507,337 in 2009.
With a median age of 40.3 years, Belarus had a youth dependency ratio of 25.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 22.7 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 | 9,435,420 | 40.3 | |
| Hungary | 9,770,347 | 43.0 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,554,875 | 42.9 | |
| Bulgaria | 6,975,469 | 44.6 | |
| Slovakia | 5,450,626 | 40.8 |





