Life expectancy by sex in Belarus
Belarus: Life expectancy by sex was 79.07 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.07 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
113th
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.22 years
in 2017
All-time low
62.17 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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.
Life expectancy by sex in Belarus, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 62.17 years | — |
| 1951 | 62.85 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 63.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 64.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 65.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 66.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 67.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 68.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 69.55 years | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 70.84 years | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 72.14 years | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 72.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 73.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 73.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 74.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 74.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 74.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 74.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 74.98 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 75.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 75.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 75.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 75.37 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 75.39 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75.27 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 75.26 years | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 75.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 75.28 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.21 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.28 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 75.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 75.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 75.3 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 75.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 75.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.06 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 76.01 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.75 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 75.48 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.75 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.53 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.39 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 74.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.46 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 74.42 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 74.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.14 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 75.53 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.96 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 76.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 77.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 78.38 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.13 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.01 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.43 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 77.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 79 years | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 79.07 years | +0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 79.07 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 79.07 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57 years, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
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
More population data for Belarus
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4518 Percent per annum (2030)
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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Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.