Belarus
Population 2026
8,937,018
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.67%
- Density
- 44 per km²
- Land area
- 202,976 km²
- Capital
- Minsk
- Currency
- Belarusian ruble (BYN)
- Official languages
- BE, RU
- Urban population
- 79.5%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 61,2802026
- Deaths
- 119,0412026
- Birth rate
- 7.0per 1,000
- Death rate
- 13.1per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.22
- Life expectancy
- 74.4At birth, years
- Median age
- 41.8
- Net migration
- -3,020
Age distribution
- 0–1415.9%
- 15–6465.8%
- 65+18.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $93.4B
- GDP per capita
- $10.3K
- GDP growth
- +1.3%
- Inflation
- 6.6%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Exports
- $51.4B
- Imports
- $53.3B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture6.9%
- Industry31.6%
- Manufacturing20.5%
- Services50.0%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture9.5%
- Industry31.1%
- Services59.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MinskMinsk City | 1,742,1242025 |
| 2 | Homyel'Homyel’ Voblasc’ | 501,1932026 |
| 3 | HrodnaGrodnenskaya | 363,7182026 |
| 4 | VitebskVitebsk | 358,9272026 |
| 5 | MahilyowMogilev | 352,8962026 |
| 6 | BrestBrest | 347,1382026 |
| 7 | BobruyskMogilev | 205,5022026 |
| 8 | BaranovichiBrest | 170,0392026 |
| 9 | BarysawMinsk | 133,7002026 |
| 10 | PinskBrest | 123,2832026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8,937,018 | 61.3K | 119K |
| 2020 | 9,350,943 | 83.1K | 148K |
| 2010 | 9,490,752 | 107K | 136K |
| 2000 | 9,991,310 | 90.5K | 141K |
| 1990 | 10,186,258 | 139K | 108K |
| 1980 | 9,603,173 | 152K | 94.0K |
| 1970 | 9,014,901 | 143K | 71.5K |
| 1960 | 8,208,003 | 208K | 65.6K |
| 1950 | 7,127,595 | 164K | 110K |