Belarus Population Pyramid 2023
Belarus in 2023
The population of Belarus in 2023 was 9,115,680. A decade earlier, in 2013, the population was still 9,464,453; it has declined by 3.7% since.
With a median age of 41.6 years, Belarus had a youth dependency ratio of 25.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 25.7 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 9,115,680 | 41.6 | |
| Hungary | 9,686,464 | 44.2 | |
| Czech Republic | 10,809,716 | 43.6 | |
| Bulgaria | 6,795,803 | 45.3 | |
| Slovakia | 5,518,055 | 42.3 |





