Belarus: People & Society#
| Population | 9,570,376 (July 2016 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian |
| 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) 70.2%, Belarusian (official) 23.4%, other 3.1% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 3.3% (2009 est.) |
| Religions | Orthodox 48.3%, Catholic 7.1%, other 3.5%, non-believers 41.1% (2011 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.65% (male 770,014/female 727,338) 15-24 years: 10.68% (male 525,704/female 496,414) 25-54 years: 45.04% (male 2,118,447/female 2,191,694) 55-64 years: 13.95% (male 589,288/female 745,815) 65 years and over: 14.69% (male 448,135/female 957,527) (2016 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 43% youth dependency ratio: 23% elderly dependency ratio: 20% potential support ratio: 5% (2015 est.) |
| Median age | total: 39.8 years male: 36.8 years female: 42.9 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.21% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 10.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Population distribution | a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations |
| Urbanization | urban population: 76.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.05% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | MINSK (capital) 1.915 million (2015) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.79 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.46 male(s)/female total population: 0.87 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 25.4 (2013 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 3.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 72.7 years male: 67.2 years female: 78.6 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.48 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 63.1% (2012) |
| Health expenditures | 5.7% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 3.93 physicians/1,000 population (2013) |
| Hospital bed density | 11.3 beds/1,000 population (2011) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.9% of population rural: 99.1% of population total: 99.7% of population unimproved: urban: 0.1% of population rural: 0.9% of population total: 0.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 94.1% of population rural: 95.2% of population total: 94.3% of population unimproved: urban: 5.9% of population rural: 4.8% of population total: 5.7% of population (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.64% (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 35,200 (2015 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 1,000 (2015 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 25.2% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.3% (2005) |
| Education expenditures | 4.9% of GDP (2015) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2015 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2014) |
| Child labor - children ages 5-14 | total number: 54,218 percentage: 5% (2005 est.) |
| Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 | total: 12.5% male: 12.4% female: 12.6% (2009 est.) |