Population:
9,648,533 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.3% (male 707,550/female 667,560)
15-64 years:
71.3% (male 3,337,253/female 3,540,916)
65 years and over:
14.5% (male 446,746/female 948,508) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 38.6 years
male:
35.6 years
female:
41.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.378% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
9.71 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
13.86 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 73% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.47 male(s)/female
total population:
0.87 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
7.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.63 years
male:
64.95 years
female:
76.67 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
13,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,100 (2007 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective:
Belarusian
Ethnic groups:
Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)
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:
99.4% (1999 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male:
14 years
female:
15 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
6.1% of GDP (2006)