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The current population of Belarus is 9,457,667 as of Friday, June 7, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1. Belarus 2023 population is estimated at 9,498,238 people at mid year. Belarus population is equivalent to 0.12% of the total world population.
- Belarus Demographics
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- Belarus Population History
Ethnic Belarusians constitute approximately 84% of the total population of Belarus. Russians are the next largest ethnic group at 8% of the population, followed by Poles (3%) and Ukrainians (1.5%). While Russian is the official and main language of the country, Belarusian is also widely spoken. Yiddish, Polish, and Ukrainian are also spoken.
59% of the population claims Eastern Orthodox Christianity as their faith; Roman Catholicism and Protestantism are practiced among some of the percentage of residents. Judaism and Baha’i faiths are also practiced by about 4% of the Belarus population. Belarus has no official religion, but under its constitution it allows for freedom of worship and ...
Belarus is a former republic of the Soviet Union, but has been an independent nation since 1991 after the downfall of Russia, and applying for EU membership in 2009, which risked severing political ties with Russia- whom they have been historically dependent upon for energy. Belarus had the largest refugee population in Europe just twenty years ago...
The demographics of Belarus is about the demographic features of the population of Belarus, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
As of 1 January 2024, the population of Belarus was estimated to be 9,453,881 people. This is an increase of 0.01 % (756 people) compared to population of 9,453,125 the year before. In 2023 the natural increase was negative, as the number of deaths exceeded the number of live births by 23,255.
Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.1 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into six regions.
Dec 12, 2023 · The data book is based on the results of the 2019 Population Census in the Republic of Belarus (4 October 2019) and contains data on the population permanently residing on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
