Belarus vs Ukraine
Belarus vs Ukraine: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 79.5% in Belarus and 69.6% in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Belarus, by 9.9 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Ukraine.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Belarus has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Ukraine.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 65 and Ukraine ranked 100 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Belarus at 87.4% and Ukraine at 73.7% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Belarus | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.5 | 69.6 |
| 2024 | 79.2 | 69.5 |
| 2023 | 78.8 | 69.5 |
| 2022 | 78.5 | 69.4 |
| 2021 | 78.1 | 69.4 |
| 2020 | 77.8 | 69.4 |
| 2019 | 77.5 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 77.2 | 69.3 |
| 2017 | 77 | 69.3 |
| 2016 | 76.9 | 69.2 |
| 2015 | 76.6 | 69.2 |
| 2014 | 76.3 | 69.1 |
| 2013 | 76 | 68.9 |
| 2012 | 75.5 | 68.8 |
| 2011 | 75.1 | 68.7 |
| 2010 | 74.6 | 68.6 |
| 2009 | 74.2 | 68.5 |
| 2008 | 73.6 | 68.4 |
| 2007 | 73.1 | 68.2 |
| 2006 | 72.6 | 68 |
| 2005 | 72 | 67.8 |
| 2004 | 71.8 | 67.6 |
| 2003 | 71.3 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 70.9 | 67.3 |
| 2001 | 70.3 | 67.3 |
| 2000 | 69.9 | 67.4 |
| 1999 | 69.5 | 67.5 |
| 1998 | 69 | 67.6 |
| 1997 | 68.6 | 67.6 |
| 1996 | 68.3 | 67.7 |
| 1995 | 68 | 67.8 |
| 1994 | 67.8 | 67.9 |
| 1993 | 67.5 | 67.9 |
| 1992 | 67.3 | 67.9 |
| 1991 | 67 | 67.7 |
| 1990 | 66.4 | 67.4 |
| 1989 | 65.8 | 67.1 |
| 1988 | 64.9 | 66.6 |
| 1987 | 63.8 | 66.1 |
| 1986 | 62.8 | 65.5 |
| 1985 | 61.8 | 65 |
| 1984 | 60.8 | 64.4 |
| 1983 | 59.7 | 63.8 |
| 1982 | 58.7 | 63.3 |
| 1981 | 57.6 | 62.7 |
| 1980 | 56.6 | 62.2 |
| 1979 | 55.4 | 61.6 |
| 1978 | 54.4 | 61 |
| 1977 | 53.2 | 60.3 |
| 1976 | 52 | 59.6 |
| 1975 | 50.7 | 58.8 |
| 1974 | 49.4 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 48 | 57.4 |
| 1972 | 46.6 | 56.6 |
| 1971 | 45.2 | 55.7 |
| 1970 | 44 | 54.9 |
| 1969 | 42.7 | 54.1 |
| 1968 | 41.5 | 53.3 |
| 1967 | 40.2 | 52.4 |
| 1966 | 39.1 | 51.7 |
| 1965 | 38 | 50.9 |
| 1964 | 37 | 50.1 |
| 1963 | 36 | 49.4 |
| 1962 | 34.9 | 48.8 |
| 1961 | 33.9 | 48.2 |
| 1960 | 32.7 | 47.4 |
| 1959 | 31.4 | 46.2 |
| 1958 | 29.9 | 45.2 |
| 1957 | 28.4 | 43.3 |
| 1956 | 27.4 | 41 |
| 1955 | 26.8 | 40.2 |
| 1954 | 26.3 | 39.8 |
| 1953 | 25.3 | 38.9 |
| 1952 | 24.2 | 37.9 |
| 1951 | 22.9 | 36.7 |
| 1950 | 21.6 | 35.4 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Belarus | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79.8 | 69.7 |
| 2027 | 80.2 | 69.8 |
| 2028 | 80.5 | 69.8 |
| 2029 | 80.8 | 69.9 |
| 2030 | 81.2 | 70 |
| 2031 | 81.5 | 70.1 |
| 2032 | 81.8 | 70.3 |
| 2033 | 82.2 | 70.4 |
| 2034 | 82.5 | 70.5 |
| 2035 | 82.8 | 70.7 |
| 2036 | 83.1 | 70.8 |
| 2037 | 83.5 | 71 |
| 2038 | 83.8 | 71.1 |
| 2039 | 84.1 | 71.3 |
| 2040 | 84.4 | 71.5 |
| 2041 | 84.7 | 71.7 |
| 2042 | 85 | 71.9 |
| 2043 | 85.4 | 72.1 |
| 2044 | 85.7 | 72.3 |
| 2045 | 86 | 72.5 |
| 2046 | 86.3 | 72.7 |
| 2047 | 86.6 | 72.9 |
| 2048 | 86.9 | 73.2 |
| 2049 | 87.2 | 73.4 |
| 2050 | 87.4 | 73.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelarus: $1.83B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Ukraine: 0.86% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025