Birth seasonality in Belarus
Belarus: Birth seasonality was 30.75 births per million people in 2016. ▼ Falling
Birth seasonality in Belarus, 1945–2016
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per million people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth seasonality in Belarus is 30.75 births per million people, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth seasonality in Belarus peaked at 55.63 births per million people in 1958 and was at its lowest, 19.49 births per million people, in 2002.
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35.42 births per million people | 23.69 births per million people | 42.75 births per million people | 5 |
| 1950s | 48.93 births per million people | 43.31 births per million people | 55.63 births per million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.19 births per million people | 38.34 births per million people | 45.04 births per million people | 6 |
| 1970s | 39.26 births per million people | 36.47 births per million people | 40.63 births per million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.45 births per million people | 34.57 births per million people | 46.92 births per million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.76 births per million people | 20.22 births per million people | 33.43 births per million people | 4 |
| 2000s | 23.21 births per million people | 19.49 births per million people | 28.44 births per million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.07 births per million people | 29.33 births per million people | 32.76 births per million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More population data for Belarus
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 43,397 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth seasonality in Belarus?
- Birth seasonality in Belarus was 30.75 births per million people in 2016, according to Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth seasonality recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 55.63 births per million people in 1958.
- What is the lowest birth seasonality recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.49 births per million people in 2002.
- How does Belarus rank for birth seasonality?
- Belarus ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2016.
- Is birth seasonality rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Birth seasonality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average daily number of births, per million people, calculated for December.