Belarus Population (LIVE)

8,999,678

Belarus Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Belarus is 8,999,521 as of Wednesday, June 18, 2025 based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Belarus 2025 population is estimated at 8,997,603 people at mid-year.
Belarus population is equivalent to 0.11% of the total world population.
Belarus ranks number 100 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Belarus is 44 per Km² (115 people per mi²).
The total land area is 202,910 Km² (78,344 sq. miles).
84.35% of the population is urban (7,589,573 people in 2025)
The median age in Belarus is 41.3 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Belarus (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Belarus Global Rank
2025	8,997,603	−0.65%	−59,093	−3,020	41.3	1.23	44	84.4%	7,589,573	0.11%	8,231,613,070	100
2024	9,056,696	−0.65%	−58,984	−3,119	40.9	1.22	45	83.6%	7,573,523	0.11%	8,161,972,572	100
2023	9,115,680	−0.63%	−57,557	−3,034	40.5	1.21	45	82.9%	7,554,508	0.11%	8,091,734,930	100
2022	9,173,237	−0.95%	−88,854	−8,000	40.2	1.33	45	82.1%	7,532,874	0.11%	8,021,407,192	97
2020	9,350,944	−0.29%	−27,270	−33,954	39.6	1.37	46	80%	7,483,636	0.12%	7,887,001,292	97
2015	9,487,293	−0.01%	−692	18,088	38.5	1.73	47	77.2%	7,321,167	0.13%	7,470,491,872	93
2010	9,490,752	−0.37%	−35,417	10,300	37.9	1.48	47	74.5%	7,073,718	0.14%	7,021,732,148	89
2005	9,667,838	−0.66%	−64,695	−15,451	37	1.22	48	72%	6,961,538	0.15%	6,586,970,132	82
2000	9,991,313	−0.41%	−41,230	1,812	35.6	1.27	49	69.6%	6,950,857	0.16%	6,171,702,993	78
1995	10,197,463	0.02%	2,240	481	33.6	1.37	50	67.6%	6,889,223	0.18%	5,758,878,982	71
1990	10,186,261	0.48%	48,415	−26,497	32	1.86	50	66.2%	6,741,161	0.19%	5,327,803,110	68
1985	9,944,186	0.7%	68,203	−784	30.8	2.04	49	62%	6,162,405	0.20%	4,868,943,465	65
1980	9,603,171	0.59%	55,778	16,616	30	1.98	47	56.7%	5,442,915	0.22%	4,447,606,236	62
1975	9,324,281	0.68%	61,877	−6,302	29.5	2.13	46	50.6%	4,715,704	0.23%	4,070,735,277	60
1970	9,014,897	0.76%	66,994	−8,643	29.1	2.29	44	43.8%	3,951,059	0.24%	3,694,683,794	57
1965	8,679,929	1.12%	94,386	−17,979	27.2	2.23	43	37.6%	3,266,902	0.26%	3,334,533,703	57
1960	8,207,998	1.66%	129,464	−27,382	25.7	2.76	40	32.3%	2,651,936	0.27%	3,015,470,894	53
1955	7,560,676	1.19%	86,616	18,042	24.8	2.63	37	29.8%	2,251,572	0.28%	2,740,213,792	51

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Belarus Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Belarus Global Rank
2030	8,687,632	−0.7%	−61,994	−3,319	43.6	1.26	43	87.8%	7,630,620	0.10%	8,569,124,911	102
2035	8,372,271	−0.74%	−63,072	−2,730	45.7	1.3	41	91.1%	7,628,605	0.094%	8,885,210,181	104
2040	8,064,466	−0.75%	−61,561	−2,809	47.5	1.33	40	94.4%	7,610,642	0.088%	9,177,190,203	110
2045	7,763,466	−0.76%	−60,200	−2,286	48.3	1.36	38	97.8%	7,589,814	0.082%	9,439,639,668	113
2050	7,453,546	−0.81%	−61,984	−1,701	48.1	1.38	37			0.077%	9,664,378,587	114

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Belarus Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Belarus

Life Expectancy

74.8 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

2.3

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

3.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Notes

The Belarus Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Belarus delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Belarus (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country’s Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Belarus in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.