Belarus

Population in Belarus

Population in Belarus: 7.13 million people in 1950 and 9.12 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
9.12 million people
Since 1950
+1.99 million people
Rank, 2023
99 of 229
counting from the highest
World, 2023
8.09 billion people
Projected, 2100
4.35 million people
UN projection (medium variant)
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people · UN

Population in BelarusPopulation in Belarus: 7.13 million people in 1950 and 9.12 million people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 4.35 million people in 2100, between 2.61 million people and 6.44 million people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 4.35 million people in 2100, between 2.61 million people and 6.44 million people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was 10.2 million people in 1993, the lowest 7.13 million people in 1950.
  • Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 2.36 million people.

Every year

people · UN

YearBelarusWorld
20239.12 million8.09 billion
20229.17 million8.02 billion
20219.25 million7.95 billion
20209.35 million7.89 billion
20199.44 million7.81 billion
20189.48 million7.73 billion
20179.5 million7.65 billion
20169.5 million7.56 billion
20159.49 million7.47 billion
20149.47 million7.38 billion
20139.46 million7.29 billion
20129.46 million7.2 billion
20119.47 million7.11 billion
20109.49 million7.02 billion
20099.51 million6.93 billion
20089.53 million6.84 billion
20079.56 million6.76 billion
20069.61 million6.67 billion
20059.67 million6.59 billion
20049.74 million6.5 billion
20039.8 million6.42 billion
20029.87 million6.34 billion
20019.94 million6.26 billion
20009.99 million6.17 billion
199910 million6.09 billion
199810.1 million6.01 billion
199710.1 million5.93 billion
199610.2 million5.84 billion
199510.2 million5.76 billion
199410.2 million5.68 billion
199310.2 million5.59 billion
199210.2 million5.51 billion
199110.2 million5.42 billion
199010.2 million5.33 billion
198910.2 million5.23 billion
198810.1 million5.14 billion
198710.1 million5.05 billion
198610 million4.96 billion
19859.94 million4.87 billion
19849.88 million4.78 billion
19839.82 million4.7 billion
19829.75 million4.61 billion
19819.68 million4.53 billion
19809.6 million4.45 billion
19799.54 million4.37 billion
19789.49 million4.29 billion
19779.44 million4.22 billion
19769.38 million4.14 billion
19759.32 million4.07 billion
19749.27 million4 billion
19739.21 million3.92 billion
19729.15 million3.85 billion
19719.08 million3.77 billion
19709.02 million3.7 billion
19698.96 million3.62 billion
19688.89 million3.55 billion
19678.82 million3.47 billion
19668.75 million3.4 billion
19658.68 million3.34 billion
19648.6 million3.26 billion
19638.52 million3.19 billion
19628.42 million3.12 billion
19618.32 million3.07 billion
19608.21 million3.02 billion
19598.08 million2.97 billion
19587.94 million2.91 billion
19577.81 million2.85 billion
19567.68 million2.8 billion
19557.56 million2.74 billion
19547.45 million2.69 billion
19537.35 million2.63 billion
19527.27 million2.58 billion
19517.19 million2.54 billion
19507.13 million2.49 billion
19497.85 million–
19487.78 million–
19477.71 million–
19467.64 million–
19457.57 million–
19447.5 million–
19437.43 million–
19427.37 million–
19417.3 million–
19407.23 million–
19397.17 million–
19387.1 million–
19377.04 million–
19366.97 million–
19356.91 million–
19346.85 million–
19336.78 million–
19326.72 million–
19316.66 million–
19306.6 million–
19296.54 million–
19286.48 million–
19276.42 million–
19266.36 million–
19256.31 million–
19246.25 million–
19236.19 million–
19226.14 million–
19216.08 million–
19206.02 million–
19195.97 million–
19185.92 million–
19175.86 million–
19165.81 million–
19155.75 million–
19145.7 million–
19135.64 million–
19125.59 million–
19115.54 million–
19105.48 million–
19095.43 million–
19085.38 million–
19075.33 million–
19065.28 million–
19055.23 million–
19045.18 million–
19035.13 million–
19025.08 million–
19015.03 million–
19004.99 million–
18994.94 million–
18984.89 million–
18974.85 million–
18964.8 million–
18954.76 million–
18944.71 million–
18934.67 million–
18924.62 million–
18914.58 million–
18904.53 million–
18894.49 million–
18884.45 million–
18874.41 million–
18864.36 million–
18854.32 million–
18844.28 million–
18834.24 million–
18824.2 million–
18814.16 million–
18804.12 million–
18794.08 million–
18784.04 million–
18774.01 million–
18763.97 million–
18753.93 million–
18743.89 million–
18733.86 million–
18723.82 million–
18713.78 million–
18703.75 million–
18693.71 million–
18683.68 million–
18673.64 million–
18663.61 million–
18653.57 million–
18643.54 million–
18633.51 million–
18623.47 million–
18613.44 million–
18603.41 million–
18593.38 million–
18583.34 million–
18573.31 million–
18563.28 million–
18553.25 million–
18543.22 million–
18533.19 million–
18523.16 million–
18513.13 million–
18503.1 million–
18493.07 million–
18483.04 million–
18473.01 million–
18462.99 million–
18452.96 million–
18442.93 million–
18432.91 million–
18422.88 million–
18412.85 million–
18402.83 million–
18392.8 million–
18382.78 million–
18372.75 million–
18362.73 million–
18352.7 million–
18342.68 million–
18332.65 million–
18322.63 million–
18312.6 million–
18302.58 million–
18292.56 million–
18282.53 million–
18272.51 million–
18262.49 million–
18252.47 million–
18242.44 million–
18232.42 million–
18222.4 million–
18212.38 million–
18202.37 million–
18192.36 million–
18182.36 million–
18172.36 million–
18162.36 million–
18152.36 million–
18142.36 million–
18132.36 million–
18122.36 million–
18112.36 million–
18102.36 million–
18092.36 million–
18082.36 million–
18072.36 million–
18062.36 million–
18052.36 million–
18042.36 million–
18032.36 million–
18022.36 million–
18012.36 million–
18002.36 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearBelarusWorld
20249.06 million9.04 million–9.07 million8.16 billion
20259 million8.96 million–9.04 million8.23 billion
20268.94 million8.87 million–9.01 million8.3 billion
20278.88 million8.78 million–8.98 million8.37 billion
20288.81 million8.68 million–8.95 million8.44 billion
20298.75 million8.59 million–8.91 million8.5 billion
20308.69 million8.5 million–8.88 million8.57 billion
20318.62 million8.4 million–8.84 million8.63 billion
20328.56 million8.31 million–8.81 million8.7 billion
20338.5 million8.22 million–8.78 million8.76 billion
20348.44 million8.12 million–8.76 million8.82 billion
20358.37 million8.02 million–8.73 million8.89 billion
20368.31 million7.93 million–8.69 million8.95 billion
20378.25 million7.84 million–8.66 million9.01 billion
20388.19 million7.74 million–8.63 million9.06 billion
20398.13 million7.65 million–8.6 million9.12 billion
20408.06 million7.56 million–8.57 million9.18 billion
20418 million7.47 million–8.56 million9.23 billion
20427.94 million7.38 million–8.53 million9.29 billion
20437.88 million7.29 million–8.5 million9.34 billion
20447.82 million7.19 million–8.47 million9.39 billion
20457.76 million7.1 million–8.45 million9.44 billion
20467.7 million7.01 million–8.43 million9.49 billion
20477.64 million6.93 million–8.39 million9.54 billion
20487.58 million6.84 million–8.36 million9.58 billion
20497.52 million6.77 million–8.34 million9.62 billion
20507.45 million6.68 million–8.31 million9.66 billion
20517.39 million6.58 million–8.28 million9.7 billion
20527.32 million6.49 million–8.25 million9.74 billion
20537.25 million6.4 million–8.21 million9.78 billion
20547.19 million6.31 million–8.16 million9.81 billion
20557.12 million6.21 million–8.11 million9.85 billion
20567.04 million6.1 million–8.05 million9.88 billion
20576.97 million6 million–8 million9.91 billion
20586.9 million5.9 million–7.95 million9.94 billion
20596.83 million5.82 million–7.91 million9.96 billion
20606.75 million5.71 million–7.85 million9.99 billion
20616.68 million5.6 million–7.8 million10 billion
20626.61 million5.5 million–7.76 million10 billion
20636.54 million5.4 million–7.72 million10.1 billion
20646.47 million5.3 million–7.68 million10.1 billion
20656.39 million5.21 million–7.63 million10.1 billion
20666.32 million5.11 million–7.58 million10.1 billion
20676.25 million5.01 million–7.54 million10.1 billion
20686.18 million4.92 million–7.51 million10.2 billion
20696.11 million4.84 million–7.47 million10.2 billion
20706.04 million4.75 million–7.42 million10.2 billion
20715.98 million4.65 million–7.38 million10.2 billion
20725.91 million4.55 million–7.35 million10.2 billion
20735.85 million4.46 million–7.31 million10.2 billion
20745.78 million4.38 million–7.27 million10.2 billion
20755.72 million4.3 million–7.23 million10.3 billion
20765.65 million4.23 million–7.19 million10.3 billion
20775.59 million4.15 million–7.14 million10.3 billion
20785.53 million4.08 million–7.11 million10.3 billion
20795.47 million4 million–7.08 million10.3 billion
20805.41 million3.93 million–7.05 million10.3 billion
20815.35 million3.86 million–7.03 million10.3 billion
20825.29 million3.79 million–7.01 million10.3 billion
20835.23 million3.72 million–6.98 million10.3 billion
20845.18 million3.65 million–6.95 million10.3 billion
20855.12 million3.59 million–6.91 million10.3 billion
20865.07 million3.52 million–6.87 million10.3 billion
20875.01 million3.44 million–6.83 million10.3 billion
20884.96 million3.37 million–6.79 million10.3 billion
20894.91 million3.31 million–6.75 million10.3 billion
20904.86 million3.24 million–6.72 million10.3 billion
20914.81 million3.18 million–6.69 million10.3 billion
20924.76 million3.12 million–6.67 million10.3 billion
20934.7 million3.06 million–6.64 million10.3 billion
20944.65 million3 million–6.62 million10.2 billion
20954.6 million2.94 million–6.59 million10.2 billion
20964.55 million2.88 million–6.57 million10.2 billion
20974.5 million2.81 million–6.55 million10.2 billion
20984.45 million2.74 million–6.53 million10.2 billion
20994.4 million2.68 million–6.49 million10.2 billion
21004.35 million2.61 million–6.44 million10.2 billion

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • 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.

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