| Population : |
10,310,520 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 16.3% (male 859,219; female 823,839)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,469,926; female 3,662,203)
65 years and over: 14.5% (male 496,204; female 999,129) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
-0.11% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
10.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female
total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 13.62 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 68.57 years
male: 62.79 years
female: 74.65 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
1.36 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.3% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
15,000 (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
1,000 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4% |
| Religions : |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
| Languages : |
Belarusian, Russian, other |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.) |
