Demographics of Belarus
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Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Image:Belarus population pyramid 2005.png
Population
- 10,293,011 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years: 15.7% (male 825,823/female 791,741)
- 15-64 years: 69.7% (male 3,490,442/female 3,682,950)
- 65 years and over: 14.6% (male 498,976/female 1,003,079) (2006 est.)
Median age
- Total: 37.2 years
- Male: 34.5 years
- Female: 39.9 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate
- -0.06% (2006 est.)
Birth rate
- 11.16 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate
- 14.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate
- 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio
- At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 13 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 13.92 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 12.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 69.08 years
- Male: 63.47 years
- Female: 74.98 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 1.43 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.3% (2001 est.)
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 15,000 (2001 est.)
- Deaths: 1,000 (2001 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)
Prior to World War II, Jews were the second largest ethnic group in what is today Belarus, and comprised more than 50 percent of the population in cities and towns. By 1989, Jews accounted for only 1.1% of the population, mainly due to the Holocaust WWII and emigration from the Soviet Union to nations such as the United States and Israel. Template:Ref
Religions
In 1997, 80% of the religious population belong to the Eastern Orthodox Church, while other religions, such as Islam, Catholicism, Protestant Christianity, and Judaism, make up the other 20 percent. During the times of the Soviet Union the majority of population was atheistic, and this situation did not change significantly with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, although the number of people declaring themselves religious grows. Also, many atheists associate themselves with Eastern Orthodoxy referring to cultural associations, rather than religious ones.
Languages
- Belarusian, Russian, other
Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 99.6%
- Male: 99.8%
- Female: 99.5% (2003 est.)
References
Template:CIA WFB 2005pt:Demografia da Bielorrússia ru:Население Белоруссии