Belarus Population Pyramid 2022
Belarus in 2022
The population of Belarus in 2022 was 9,173,237. That is 3.1% less than in 2012, when the population stood at 9,463,076.
Half of the population was younger than 41.2 years; 17.0% were children under 15 and 16.5% were 65 or older. 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 | 9,173,237 | 41.2 | |
| Hungary | 9,684,306 | 43.9 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,673,213 | 43.5 | |
| Bulgaria | 6,825,864 | 45.2 | |
| Slovakia | 5,473,197 | 41.9 |





