Population:
10,366,719 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
19% (male 982,959; female 942,062)
15-64 years:
68% (male 3,411,684; female 3,614,453)
65 years and over:
13% (male 466,929; female 948,632) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.17% (2000 est.)
Birth rate:
9.27 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
13.96 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.49 male(s)/female
total population:
0.88 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
68 years
male:
61.83 years
female:
74.48 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.25 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Belarusian(s)
adjective:
Belarusian
Ethnic groups:
Belarusian 77.9%, Russian 13.2%, Polish 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.9%, other 1.9%
Religions:
Orthodox Christian 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Uniate [Byzantine Rite Roman Catholic] Protestant, Jewish and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Languages:
Belarusian, Russian, other
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
97% (1989 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
- See also : Belarus
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