Key demographics
- Population
- 9.1M
- Density
- 43.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.824 (Very High)
- GDP per capita
- $7,477
- Gini index (2019)
- 25.3
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.4 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.22
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.5%
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 99.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 79.6%
- Gender wage gap (2019)
- 24.6%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 51.9%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 13.1 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 28.7%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.22
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 1.8 /1000
- Slum population (2019)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 3.6M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Belarusian | беларуская мова |
| Russian | Русский |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 91.0% |
| No religion | 7.8% |
| Other | 1.2% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Belarusians | 84.9% |
| Russians | 7.5% |
| Poles | 3.1% |
| Ukrainians | 1.7% |
| Others | 2.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Belarusian
- Demonym (female)
- Belarusian
- National anthem
- Gosudarstvennyy gimn Respubliki Belarus
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 74.4 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.7 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 1.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 80/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 9.8/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 4.72/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 10.82/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $558
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 28.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2019)
- 99.9%
- Education spending (2024)
- 5.1% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 488
- Internet users (2024)
- 94.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 131.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 36.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 12,730/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 36.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 207,600 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Eastern Europe
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+03:00
- Calling codes
- +375
- Postal code
- ######
- TLD
- .by
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Belarus features a vertical band, with a white and red ornamental pattern, spanning about one-fifth the width of the field on the hoist side. Adjoining the vertical band are two horizontal bands of red and green, with the red band twice the height of the green band.
- National anthem
- Gosudarstvennyy gimn Respubliki Belarus
- National holiday
- 1991-12-26