Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belarus
Belarus: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7872 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belarus, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.7872 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belarus peaked at 0.7872 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.327 people per person, in 1960.
That places Belarus 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belarus, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.327 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.341 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3524 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3629 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3732 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3833 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3935 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.404 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4153 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.4268 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4385 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4504 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4635 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4774 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4911 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.505 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5182 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5303 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5414 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5515 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5634 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5744 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.585 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5957 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6062 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6162 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6256 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6349 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.647 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6575 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6641 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6701 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6733 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6753 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6778 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6804 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.683 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6865 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6908 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6957 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7038 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7094 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7136 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.718 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7206 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7264 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7311 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7356 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7421 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.746 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7515 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7566 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7612 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7654 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7684 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7709 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7732 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7755 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7758 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7755 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.777 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7801 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7828 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.785 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7872 people per person | +0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.7872 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.7872 people per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3779 people per person | 0.327 people per person | 0.4268 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4967 people per person | 0.4385 people per person | 0.5515 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6106 people per person | 0.5634 people per person | 0.6575 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6797 people per person | 0.6641 people per person | 0.6957 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7201 people per person | 0.7 people per person | 0.7421 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7644 people per person | 0.746 people per person | 0.7758 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7813 people per person | 0.7755 people per person | 0.7872 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 59 Marshall Islands 0.7911 people per person compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 0.791 people per person compare
- 61 Colombia 0.7878 people per person compare
- 63 Spain 0.7812 people per person compare
- 64 Cape Verde 0.7763 people per person compare
- 65 Bulgaria 0.7742 people per person compare
More population data for Belarus
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,410 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.4518 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1945 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belarus?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Belarus was 0.7872 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7872 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.327 people per person in 1960.
- How does Belarus rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Belarus ranks 62nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.