| People | Belarus |
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Population:
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9,577,552 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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48 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 75% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MINSK (capital) 1.837 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.2% (male 699,048/female 660,130)
15-64 years: 71.7% (male 3,328,548/female 3,542,359)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 427,086/female 920,381) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 39 years
male: 36.1 years
female: 42.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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-0.363% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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9.76 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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13.77 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.062 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female
total population: 0.87 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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15 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.2 years
male: 65.57 years
female: 77.18 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.26 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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4.869 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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11.23 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 91% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 93% of population
unimproved:
urban: 9% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 7% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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17,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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1.3% (2005) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian |
Ethnic groups:
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Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census) |
Religions:
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
Languages:
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Belarusian (official) 36.7%, Russian (official) 62.8%, other 0.5% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities) (1999 census) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.4% (1999 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2007) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.5% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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