Population · Europe · 2025 data
Belarus Population
Belarus had a population of 9.09 million in 2025, ranking #99 of 216 countries and territories (0.11% of the world). The population fell by 4.0% over the past ten years and peaked in 1993 at 10.24 million.
Population of Belarus, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,085,991 | -0.51% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | -0.50% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | -0.54% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | -0.80% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | -0.82% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | -0.42% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | -0.20% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | -0.21% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | +0.09% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | +0.13% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | +0.06% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | -0.04% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | -0.16% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | -0.23% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | -0.22% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | -0.25% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | -0.34% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | -0.46% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | -0.61% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | -0.68% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | -0.68% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | -0.70% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | -0.63% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | -0.51% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | -0.47% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | -0.45% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | -0.45% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | -0.41% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | -0.34% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | -0.32% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | -0.12% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | +0.22% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | +0.22% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | +0.05% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | +0.19% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | +0.30% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | +0.29% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | +0.68% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | +0.68% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | +0.66% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | +0.68% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | +0.69% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | +0.68% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | +0.69% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | +0.62% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | +0.62% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | +0.66% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | +0.55% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | +0.47% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | +0.53% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | +0.65% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | +0.74% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | +0.81% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | +0.84% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | +0.89% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | +0.97% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | +1.01% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | +1.03% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | +1.00% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | +1.01% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | +1.03% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | +1.02% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | +0.98% |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | +0.89% |
| 1960 | 8,198,000 | — |
Demographics of Belarus
Ethnic groups
Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 0.9% (2009 est.)
Languages
Russian (official) 71.4%, Belarusian (official) 26%, other 0.3% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 2.3% (2019 est.)
Religions
Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 80.7% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).