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Belarus

Belarus / BY

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Belarus in numbers.

Area207,629 kmยฒWorld # 85 โ†’Population9.1MWorld # 99 โ†’Population density43.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 158 โ†’Life expectancy74.4 yearsWorld # 112 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 10,279World # 103 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Belarus across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area207,629 kmยฒWorld # 85 / 2023 โ†’Population9.1MWorld # 99 / 2025 โ†’Population density43.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 158 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.5%World # 199 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.2World # 195 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 200 / 2024 โ†’Death rate13.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Median age40.5 yearsWorld # 51 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+18.3%World # 46 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1415.9%World # 167 / 2025 โ†’Urban population79.5%World # 60 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-3KWorld # 128 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 106 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share11.6%World # 73 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy74.4 yearsWorld # 112 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.7 yearsWorld # 80 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people4.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate29.2%World # 33 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 10,279World # 103 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 93.4BWorld # 81 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 34,716World # 74 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.3%World # 164 / 2025 โ†’Inflation6.6%World # 39 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.4%World # 132 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment9.2%World # 126 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,875 hours/yearWorld # 76 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)24.4World # 163 / 2020 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5%World # 61 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people1,567.8 per million peopleWorld # 53 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.6%World # 63 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people30.4 per million peopleWorld # 47 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,396 kcal/dayWorld # 36 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person111.7 kg/person/yearWorld # 10 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production2.8M tWorld # 34 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area43.4%World # 65 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,198 kWh/personWorld # 54 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.2 tWorld # 50 / 2024 โ†’Internet use94.3%World # 37 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions131.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 55 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 96 / 2019 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.1%World # 58 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament33.9%World # 51 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals3.6MWorld # 48 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 542MWorld # 99 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 55.4%Main languageRussianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryChemicals and pharmaceuticals2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal6,016 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightRussianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyBelarusian RubleBYNDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originWords and titlesWhite Ruthenia