Belarus vs Latvia
Belarus vs Latvia: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.21 births per woman in Belarus and 1.34 births per woman in Latvia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.13 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in Belarus.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Belarus.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Belarus at 1.49 births per woman and Latvia at 1.52 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Belarus | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.21 | 1.34 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.33 | 1.47 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.37 | 1.57 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.37 | 1.55 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.39 | 1.61 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.55 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.73 | 1.71 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 1.65 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.67 | 1.53 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.62 | 1.44 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.52 | 1.34 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.45 | 1.59 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.39 | 1.54 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.31 | 1.46 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.19 | 1.32 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.2 | 1.26 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.27 | 1.1 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.31 | 1.16 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.37 | 1.25 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.49 | 1.38 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.58 | 1.5 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.7 | 1.72 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.75 | 1.84 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.86 | 1.99 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.98 | 2.03 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 2.06 | 2.18 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 2.13 | 2.17 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 2.08 | 2.11 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 2.13 | 2.1 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.99 | 1.95 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.99 | 1.87 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.98 | 1.88 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1.85 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 2.03 | 1.85 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 2.06 | 1.87 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 2.09 | 1.91 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 2.13 | 1.95 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 2.19 | 1.98 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 2.21 | 1.95 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 2.28 | 2.01 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 2.31 | 2.02 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.29 | 1.96 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.23 | 1.88 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.26 | 1.86 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.25 | 1.82 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.27 | 1.79 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.23 | 1.73 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.28 | 1.81 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.48 | 1.85 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.61 | 1.92 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.67 | 1.96 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.76 | 1.94 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.76 | 1.92 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.73 | 1.92 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.69 | 1.87 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.66 | 1.84 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.63 | 1.88 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.61 | 1.92 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.6 | 1.85 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.63 | 1.94 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.66 | 2.01 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.64 | 2.08 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Belarus | Latvia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.220.96–1.46 | 1.341.2–1.49 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.230.96–1.48 | 1.351.17–1.52 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.230.95–1.5 | 1.351.15–1.55 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.240.94–1.53 | 1.361.12–1.58 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.250.92–1.56 | 1.371.11–1.61 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.250.92–1.58 | 1.371.09–1.63 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.260.91–1.6 | 1.381.09–1.65 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.270.91–1.62 | 1.381.07–1.66 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.280.91–1.63 | 1.381.07–1.68 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.280.91–1.66 | 1.391.06–1.69 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.290.9–1.66 | 1.391.04–1.71 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.30.9–1.69 | 1.391.04–1.73 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.310.9–1.71 | 1.41.03–1.74 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.310.88–1.72 | 1.41.01–1.75 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.320.88–1.73 | 1.41–1.77 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.320.88–1.73 | 1.410.99–1.76 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.330.87–1.74 | 1.410.98–1.78 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.340.86–1.75 | 1.421–1.79 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.340.86–1.77 | 1.420.99–1.8 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.350.85–1.76 | 1.420.98–1.8 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.350.86–1.79 | 1.420.97–1.81 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.360.86–1.8 | 1.430.97–1.82 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.360.86–1.8 | 1.430.98–1.82 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.370.87–1.82 | 1.430.97–1.84 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.370.86–1.83 | 1.440.96–1.85 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.380.85–1.84 | 1.440.95–1.86 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.380.86–1.85 | 1.440.94–1.87 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.390.85–1.87 | 1.440.94–1.9 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.390.84–1.87 | 1.450.95–1.89 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.390.85–1.87 | 1.450.95–1.91 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.40.85–1.87 | 1.450.93–1.92 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.40.85–1.87 | 1.450.94–1.94 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.40.86–1.88 | 1.460.93–1.94 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.410.85–1.88 | 1.460.94–1.95 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.410.85–1.89 | 1.460.94–1.96 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.410.84–1.89 | 1.470.91–1.97 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.410.85–1.9 | 1.470.92–1.97 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.420.84–1.91 | 1.470.92–1.97 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.420.85–1.92 | 1.470.93–1.96 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.420.84–1.92 | 1.480.93–1.95 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.420.83–1.92 | 1.480.94–1.96 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.420.83–1.93 | 1.480.93–1.95 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.430.83–1.94 | 1.480.92–1.97 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.430.84–1.96 | 1.480.92–1.97 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.440.82–1.96 | 1.490.93–1.97 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.440.8–1.96 | 1.480.93–1.97 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.440.82–1.99 | 1.490.92–1.99 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.440.81–1.99 | 1.490.91–1.99 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.450.81–1.98 | 1.490.91–2 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.450.82–2.01 | 1.490.92–2 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.450.8–1.99 | 1.490.91–1.99 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.450.8–2.01 | 1.490.92–1.99 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.450.79–2.01 | 1.50.92–2 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.450.79–2 | 1.50.91–2.01 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.460.78–2.01 | 1.50.91–2 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.460.78–2.01 | 1.50.9–1.99 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.460.8–2.03 | 1.50.91–2.01 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.460.8–2.04 | 1.50.91–2.01 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.460.79–2.05 | 1.50.9–2.01 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.460.79–2.05 | 1.50.88–2.02 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.460.78–2.05 | 1.50.88–2.02 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.470.75–2.05 | 1.50.87–2.02 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.470.77–2.03 | 1.50.87–2.03 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.470.77–2.05 | 1.50.88–2.03 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.470.77–2.06 | 1.50.89–2.04 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.470.76–2.07 | 1.50.9–2.04 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.470.76–2.08 | 1.50.89–2.05 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.470.76–2.07 | 1.510.88–2.05 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.470.75–2.08 | 1.510.88–2.06 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.470.75–2.09 | 1.510.89–2.08 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.480.77–2.08 | 1.510.89–2.07 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.480.76–2.09 | 1.510.88–2.07 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.480.76–2.08 | 1.510.88–2.07 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.480.76–2.08 | 1.520.87–2.08 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.480.77–2.08 | 1.520.86–2.08 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.480.77–2.09 | 1.520.88–2.07 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.490.76–2.08 | 1.520.85–2.08 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Latvia
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Latvia: 76.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Latvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Latvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Latvia: 97.1% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Latvia: 3.5% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Latvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Latvia: 1.88 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Latvia: -0.29% a year in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Latvia: 68.6% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Latvia: 43.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Latvia: 21.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Latvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Latvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Latvia: $1.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Latvia: $929 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Latvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Latvia: 9,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Latvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Latvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 19 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Latvia: 1 million TIV in 2025