Total fertility rate: births per woman in Belarus
Belarus: Total fertility rate: births per woman was 1.45 births per woman in 2018. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate: births per woman in Belarus, 1964–2018
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate: births per woman in Belarus is 1.45 births per woman, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate: births per woman in Belarus peaked at 2.36 births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1.23 births per woman, in 2003.
Belarus ranks 21st of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 6 |
| 1970s | 2.19 births per woman | 2.03 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.07 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 2.16 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 9 |
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 total fertility rate: births per woman in Belarus?
- Total fertility rate: births per woman in Belarus was 1.45 births per woman in 2018, according to Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 births per woman in 2003.
- How does Belarus rank for total fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belarus ranks 21st out of 34 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of children a woman would have in her lifetime if she experienced the fertility rates of a specific year.