Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus
Belarus: Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month was 35.99 births per million people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
35.99 births per million people
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
3rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
126.56 births per million people
in 1949
All-time low
27.87 births per million people
in 1997
Years of data
62
1945–2016
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus, 1945–2016
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
In 2016, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus stood at 35.99 births per million people.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus peaked at 126.56 births per million people in 1949 and was at its lowest, 27.87 births per million people, in 1997.
That places Belarus 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus, year by year
| Year | births per million people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 72.8 births per million people | — |
| 1946 | 69.04 births per million people | -5.2% |
| 1947 | 102.63 births per million people | +48.6% |
| 1948 | 97.22 births per million people | -5.3% |
| 1949 | 126.56 births per million people | +30.2% |
| 1950 | 105.89 births per million people | -16.3% |
| 1951 | 104.79 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 103.77 births per million people | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 84.2 births per million people | -18.9% |
| 1954 | 88.15 births per million people | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 92.93 births per million people | +5.4% |
| 1956 | 97.55 births per million people | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 91.1 births per million people | -6.6% |
| 1958 | 96.03 births per million people | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 93.64 births per million people | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 59.35 births per million people | -36.6% |
| 1965 | 57.27 births per million people | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 52.91 births per million people | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 50.62 births per million people | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 48.66 births per million people | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 47.59 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 48.18 births per million people | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 48.33 births per million people | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 48.98 births per million people | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 46.19 births per million people | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 46.7 births per million people | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 46.28 births per million people | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 46.69 births per million people | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 45.6 births per million people | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 46.77 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 46.56 births per million people | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 47.8 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 47.18 births per million people | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 46.92 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 51.13 births per million people | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 50.19 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 49.15 births per million people | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 52.08 births per million people | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 47.44 births per million people | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 48.5 births per million people | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 44.64 births per million people | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 42.37 births per million people | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 27.87 births per million people | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 28.3 births per million people | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 28.94 births per million people | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 28.24 births per million people | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 29.19 births per million people | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 28.55 births per million people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 29.77 births per million people | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 29.22 births per million people | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 29.47 births per million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 29.72 births per million people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 32.11 births per million people | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 34.82 births per million people | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 34.65 births per million people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 33.02 births per million people | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 35.64 births per million people | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 36.48 births per million people | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 37.43 births per million people | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.87 births per million people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.92 births per million people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.99 births per million people | -5.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 35.99 births per million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.62 births per million people, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | +48.6% | 69.04 births per million people | 102.63 births per million people |
| 1964 | -36.6% | 93.64 births per million people | 59.35 births per million people |
| 1997 | -34.2% | 42.37 births per million people | 27.87 births per million people |
| 1949 | +30.2% | 97.22 births per million people | 126.56 births per million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 93.65 births per million people | 69.04 births per million people | 126.56 births per million people | 5 |
| 1950s | 95.81 births per million people | 84.2 births per million people | 105.89 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.74 births per million people | 47.59 births per million people | 59.35 births per million people | 6 |
| 1970s | 47.03 births per million people | 45.6 births per million people | 48.98 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.5 births per million people | 44.64 births per million people | 52.08 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.87 births per million people | 27.87 births per million people | 42.37 births per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 30.57 births per million people | 28.24 births per million people | 34.82 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.34 births per million people | 33.02 births per million people | 37.92 births per million people | 7 |
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- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus?
- Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month in Belarus was 35.99 births per million people in 2016, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 126.56 births per million people in 1949.
- What is the lowest peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.87 births per million people in 1997.
- How does Belarus rank for peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month?
- Belarus ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
- Is peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Peak birth month each year and the daily birth rate that month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Highest average daily number of births, per million people, recorded in the given year.