Life expectancy by sex in Belarus
Belarus: Life expectancy by sex was 79.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy by sex in Belarus, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy by sex in Belarus stood at 79.07 years.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by sex in Belarus peaked at 79.22 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 62.17 years, in 1950.
That places Belarus 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 66.22 years | 62.17 years | 70.84 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 74.03 years | 72.14 years | 74.98 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.26 years | 75.1 years | 75.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.58 years | 75.25 years | 76.06 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9 years | 74.23 years | 76.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2 years | 74.42 years | 76.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.25 years | 76.56 years | 79.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.17 years | 77.18 years | 79.07 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 110 Cabo Verde 79.21 years compare
- 111 Tunisia 79.15 years compare
- 112 Georgia 79.11 years compare
- 114 Cook Islands 79.05 years compare
- 115 Russian Federation 79.04 years compare
- 116 Brazil 78.98 years compare
More population data for Belarus
- World population growth -1.2% (2100)
- Population density 21.44 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 144,679 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 43,397 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.22 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.2 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by sex in Belarus?
- Life expectancy by sex in Belarus was 79.07 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy by sex recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 79.22 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by sex recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.17 years in 1950.
- How does Belarus rank for life expectancy by sex?
- Belarus ranks 113th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy by sex rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.