Population density in Belarus

Belarus: Population density was 21.44 people per km² in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
21.44 people per km²
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
201st
of 235 countries
All-time high
50.46 people per km²
in 1993
All-time low
0.946 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Belarus, 1000–2100

01020304050100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Belarus stood at 21.44 people per km².

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Belarus peaked at 50.46 people per km² in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.946 people per km², in 1000.

That places Belarus 201st out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 318 years of available data.

Population density in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Belarus, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.946 people per km²
1100 1.42 people per km² +50.0%
1200 2.13 people per km² +50.0%
1300 2.13 people per km² +0.0%
1400 2.13 people per km² +0.0%
1500 2.84 people per km² +33.3%
1600 3.55 people per km² +25.0%
1700 4.73 people per km² +33.3%
1710 5.59 people per km² +18.2%
1720 6.05 people per km² +8.3%
1730 6.56 people per km² +8.3%
1740 7.11 people per km² +8.3%
1750 7.7 people per km² +8.3%
1760 8.34 people per km² +8.3%
1770 9.03 people per km² +8.3%
1780 9.79 people per km² +8.3%
1790 10.6 people per km² +8.3%
1800 11.6 people per km² +9.4%
1801 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1802 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1803 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1804 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1805 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1806 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1807 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1808 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1809 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1810 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1811 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1812 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1813 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1814 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1815 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1816 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1817 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1818 11.6 people per km² +0.0%
1819 11.63 people per km² +0.2%
1820 11.67 people per km² +0.4%
1821 11.73 people per km² +0.6%
1822 11.82 people per km² +0.7%
1823 11.93 people per km² +0.9%
1824 12.04 people per km² +0.9%
1825 12.15 people per km² +0.9%
1826 12.26 people per km² +0.9%
1827 12.37 people per km² +0.9%
1828 12.49 people per km² +0.9%
1829 12.6 people per km² +0.9%
1830 12.72 people per km² +0.9%
1831 12.83 people per km² +0.9%
1832 12.95 people per km² +0.9%
1833 13.07 people per km² +0.9%
1834 13.19 people per km² +0.9%
1835 13.31 people per km² +0.9%
1836 13.43 people per km² +0.9%
1837 13.55 people per km² +0.9%
1838 13.68 people per km² +0.9%
1839 13.8 people per km² +0.9%
1840 13.93 people per km² +0.9%
1841 14.06 people per km² +0.9%
1842 14.19 people per km² +0.9%
1843 14.32 people per km² +0.9%
1844 14.45 people per km² +0.9%
1845 14.58 people per km² +0.9%
1846 14.72 people per km² +0.9%
1847 14.85 people per km² +0.9%
1848 14.99 people per km² +0.9%
1849 15.13 people per km² +0.9%
1850 15.26 people per km² +0.9%
1851 15.41 people per km² +1.0%
1852 15.56 people per km² +1.0%
1853 15.71 people per km² +1.0%
1854 15.86 people per km² +1.0%
1855 16.01 people per km² +1.0%
1856 16.16 people per km² +1.0%
1857 16.32 people per km² +1.0%
1858 16.47 people per km² +1.0%
1859 16.63 people per km² +1.0%
1860 16.79 people per km² +1.0%
1861 16.95 people per km² +1.0%
1862 17.11 people per km² +1.0%
1863 17.28 people per km² +1.0%
1864 17.44 people per km² +1.0%
1865 17.61 people per km² +1.0%
1866 17.78 people per km² +1.0%
1867 17.95 people per km² +1.0%
1868 18.12 people per km² +1.0%
1869 18.29 people per km² +1.0%
1870 18.47 people per km² +1.0%
1871 18.64 people per km² +1.0%
1872 18.82 people per km² +1.0%
1873 19 people per km² +1.0%
1874 19.18 people per km² +1.0%
1875 19.37 people per km² +1.0%
1876 19.55 people per km² +1.0%
1877 19.74 people per km² +1.0%
1878 19.93 people per km² +1.0%
1879 20.12 people per km² +1.0%
1880 20.31 people per km² +1.0%
1881 20.5 people per km² +1.0%
1882 20.7 people per km² +1.0%
1883 20.9 people per km² +1.0%
1884 21.1 people per km² +1.0%
1885 21.3 people per km² +1.0%
1886 21.5 people per km² +1.0%
1887 21.71 people per km² +1.0%
1888 21.92 people per km² +1.0%
1889 22.13 people per km² +1.0%
1890 22.34 people per km² +1.0%
1891 22.55 people per km² +1.0%
1892 22.77 people per km² +1.0%
1893 22.99 people per km² +1.0%
1894 23.21 people per km² +1.0%
1895 23.43 people per km² +1.0%
1896 23.65 people per km² +1.0%
1897 23.88 people per km² +1.0%
1898 24.11 people per km² +1.0%
1899 24.34 people per km² +1.0%
1900 24.57 people per km² +1.0%
1901 24.8 people per km² +1.0%
1902 25.04 people per km² +1.0%
1903 25.28 people per km² +1.0%
1904 25.52 people per km² +1.0%
1905 25.77 people per km² +1.0%
1906 26.01 people per km² +1.0%
1907 26.26 people per km² +1.0%
1908 26.51 people per km² +1.0%
1909 26.77 people per km² +1.0%
1910 27.02 people per km² +1.0%
1911 27.28 people per km² +1.0%
1912 27.54 people per km² +1.0%
1913 27.8 people per km² +1.0%
1914 28.07 people per km² +1.0%
1915 28.34 people per km² +1.0%
1916 28.61 people per km² +1.0%
1917 28.88 people per km² +1.0%
1918 29.15 people per km² +0.9%
1919 29.41 people per km² +0.9%
1920 29.68 people per km² +0.9%
1921 29.96 people per km² +0.9%
1922 30.23 people per km² +0.9%
1923 30.51 people per km² +0.9%
1924 30.79 people per km² +0.9%
1925 31.07 people per km² +0.9%
1926 31.36 people per km² +0.9%
1927 31.64 people per km² +0.9%
1928 31.93 people per km² +0.9%
1929 32.23 people per km² +0.9%
1930 32.52 people per km² +0.9%
1931 32.82 people per km² +0.9%
1932 33.12 people per km² +0.9%
1933 33.43 people per km² +0.9%
1934 33.73 people per km² +0.9%
1935 34.04 people per km² +0.9%
1936 34.36 people per km² +0.9%
1937 34.67 people per km² +0.9%
1938 34.99 people per km² +0.9%
1939 35.31 people per km² +0.9%
1940 35.63 people per km² +0.9%
1941 35.96 people per km² +0.9%
1942 36.29 people per km² +0.9%
1943 36.62 people per km² +0.9%
1944 36.96 people per km² +0.9%
1945 37.3 people per km² +0.9%
1946 37.64 people per km² +0.9%
1947 37.99 people per km² +0.9%
1948 38.34 people per km² +0.9%
1949 38.66 people per km² +0.8%
1950 35.12 people per km² -9.2%
1951 35.42 people per km² +0.9%
1952 35.8 people per km² +1.0%
1953 36.22 people per km² +1.2%
1954 36.7 people per km² +1.3%
1955 37.25 people per km² +1.5%
1956 37.86 people per km² +1.6%
1957 38.49 people per km² +1.7%
1958 39.14 people per km² +1.7%
1959 39.82 people per km² +1.7%
1960 40.44 people per km² +1.6%
1961 41 people per km² +1.4%
1962 41.51 people per km² +1.3%
1963 41.97 people per km² +1.1%
1964 42.39 people per km² +1.0%
1965 42.77 people per km² +0.9%
1966 43.13 people per km² +0.8%
1967 43.48 people per km² +0.8%
1968 43.81 people per km² +0.8%
1969 44.12 people per km² +0.7%
1970 44.42 people per km² +0.7%
1971 44.74 people per km² +0.7%
1972 45.06 people per km² +0.7%
1973 45.36 people per km² +0.7%
1974 45.66 people per km² +0.7%
1975 45.94 people per km² +0.6%
1976 46.22 people per km² +0.6%
1977 46.49 people per km² +0.6%
1978 46.74 people per km² +0.5%
1979 47 people per km² +0.5%
1980 47.32 people per km² +0.7%
1981 47.69 people per km² +0.8%
1982 48.03 people per km² +0.7%
1983 48.36 people per km² +0.7%
1984 48.69 people per km² +0.7%
1985 49 people per km² +0.6%
1986 49.29 people per km² +0.6%
1987 49.56 people per km² +0.5%
1988 49.8 people per km² +0.5%
1989 50.06 people per km² +0.5%
1990 50.19 people per km² +0.3%
1991 50.23 people per km² +0.1%
1992 50.35 people per km² +0.2%
1993 50.46 people per km² +0.2%
1994 50.41 people per km² -0.1%
1995 50.25 people per km² -0.3%
1996 50.08 people per km² -0.3%
1997 49.88 people per km² -0.4%
1998 49.67 people per km² -0.4%
1999 49.47 people per km² -0.4%
2000 49.23 people per km² -0.5%
2001 48.97 people per km² -0.5%
2002 48.65 people per km² -0.7%
2003 48.3 people per km² -0.7%
2004 47.97 people per km² -0.7%
2005 47.64 people per km² -0.7%
2006 47.34 people per km² -0.6%
2007 47.12 people per km² -0.5%
2008 46.95 people per km² -0.4%
2009 46.85 people per km² -0.2%
2010 46.76 people per km² -0.2%
2011 46.68 people per km² -0.2%
2012 46.63 people per km² -0.1%
2013 46.63 people per km² +0.0%
2014 46.68 people per km² +0.1%
2015 46.75 people per km² +0.2%
2016 46.8 people per km² +0.1%
2017 46.79 people per km² -0.0%
2018 46.71 people per km² -0.2%
2019 46.49 people per km² -0.5%
2020 46.08 people per km² -0.9%
2021 45.58 people per km² -1.1%
2022 45.2 people per km² -0.8%
2023 44.92 people per km² -0.6%
2024 44.63 people per km² -0.6%
2025 44.33 people per km² -0.7%
2026 44.04 people per km² -0.7%
2027 43.73 people per km² -0.7%
2028 43.43 people per km² -0.7%
2029 43.12 people per km² -0.7%
2030 42.81 people per km² -0.7%
2031 42.5 people per km² -0.7%
2032 42.18 people per km² -0.7%
2033 41.87 people per km² -0.7%
2034 41.56 people per km² -0.7%
2035 41.25 people per km² -0.7%
2036 40.95 people per km² -0.7%
2037 40.64 people per km² -0.7%
2038 40.34 people per km² -0.7%
2039 40.04 people per km² -0.8%
2040 39.74 people per km² -0.8%
2041 39.44 people per km² -0.8%
2042 39.14 people per km² -0.8%
2043 38.84 people per km² -0.8%
2044 38.55 people per km² -0.8%
2045 38.25 people per km² -0.8%
2046 37.96 people per km² -0.8%
2047 37.66 people per km² -0.8%
2048 37.35 people per km² -0.8%
2049 37.04 people per km² -0.8%
2050 36.73 people per km² -0.9%
2051 36.41 people per km² -0.9%
2052 36.08 people per km² -0.9%
2053 35.74 people per km² -0.9%
2054 35.4 people per km² -1.0%
2055 35.06 people per km² -1.0%
2056 34.7 people per km² -1.0%
2057 34.35 people per km² -1.0%
2058 33.99 people per km² -1.0%
2059 33.64 people per km² -1.1%
2060 33.28 people per km² -1.1%
2061 32.92 people per km² -1.1%
2062 32.56 people per km² -1.1%
2063 32.21 people per km² -1.1%
2064 31.85 people per km² -1.1%
2065 31.5 people per km² -1.1%
2066 31.15 people per km² -1.1%
2067 30.8 people per km² -1.1%
2068 30.46 people per km² -1.1%
2069 30.12 people per km² -1.1%
2070 29.78 people per km² -1.1%
2071 29.45 people per km² -1.1%
2072 29.12 people per km² -1.1%
2073 28.8 people per km² -1.1%
2074 28.48 people per km² -1.1%
2075 28.16 people per km² -1.1%
2076 27.85 people per km² -1.1%
2077 27.54 people per km² -1.1%
2078 27.24 people per km² -1.1%
2079 26.94 people per km² -1.1%
2080 26.65 people per km² -1.1%
2081 26.35 people per km² -1.1%
2082 26.07 people per km² -1.1%
2083 25.79 people per km² -1.1%
2084 25.51 people per km² -1.1%
2085 25.24 people per km² -1.1%
2086 24.97 people per km² -1.1%
2087 24.71 people per km² -1.1%
2088 24.45 people per km² -1.1%
2089 24.19 people per km² -1.1%
2090 23.93 people per km² -1.1%
2091 23.68 people per km² -1.1%
2092 23.43 people per km² -1.1%
2093 23.18 people per km² -1.1%
2094 22.93 people per km² -1.1%
2095 22.68 people per km² -1.1%
2096 22.43 people per km² -1.1%
2097 22.18 people per km² -1.1%
2098 21.94 people per km² -1.1%
2099 21.69 people per km² -1.1%
2100 21.44 people per km² -1.1%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 21.44 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 32% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 21.44 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 33% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1100 +50.0% 0.946 people per km² 1.42 people per km²
1200 +50.0% 1.42 people per km² 2.13 people per km²
1500 +33.3% 2.13 people per km² 2.84 people per km²
1700 +33.3% 3.55 people per km² 4.73 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.946 people per km² 0.946 people per km² 0.946 people per km² 1
1100s 1.42 people per km² 1.42 people per km² 1.42 people per km² 1
1200s 2.13 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 1
1300s 2.13 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 1
1400s 2.13 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 1
1500s 2.84 people per km² 2.84 people per km² 2.84 people per km² 1
1600s 3.55 people per km² 3.55 people per km² 3.55 people per km² 1
1700s 4.73 people per km² 4.73 people per km² 4.73 people per km² 1
1710s 5.59 people per km² 5.59 people per km² 5.59 people per km² 1
1720s 6.05 people per km² 6.05 people per km² 6.05 people per km² 1
1730s 6.56 people per km² 6.56 people per km² 6.56 people per km² 1
1740s 7.11 people per km² 7.11 people per km² 7.11 people per km² 1
1750s 7.7 people per km² 7.7 people per km² 7.7 people per km² 1
1760s 8.34 people per km² 8.34 people per km² 8.34 people per km² 1
1770s 9.03 people per km² 9.03 people per km² 9.03 people per km² 1
1780s 9.79 people per km² 9.79 people per km² 9.79 people per km² 1
1790s 10.6 people per km² 10.6 people per km² 10.6 people per km² 1
1800s 11.6 people per km² 11.6 people per km² 11.6 people per km² 10
1810s 11.61 people per km² 11.6 people per km² 11.63 people per km² 10
1820s 12.1 people per km² 11.67 people per km² 12.6 people per km² 10
1830s 13.25 people per km² 12.72 people per km² 13.8 people per km² 10
1840s 14.52 people per km² 13.93 people per km² 15.13 people per km² 10
1850s 15.94 people per km² 15.26 people per km² 16.63 people per km² 10
1860s 17.53 people per km² 16.79 people per km² 18.29 people per km² 10
1870s 19.28 people per km² 18.47 people per km² 20.12 people per km² 10
1880s 21.21 people per km² 20.31 people per km² 22.13 people per km² 10
1890s 23.32 people per km² 22.34 people per km² 24.34 people per km² 10
1900s 25.65 people per km² 24.57 people per km² 26.77 people per km² 10
1910s 28.21 people per km² 27.02 people per km² 29.41 people per km² 10
1920s 30.94 people per km² 29.68 people per km² 32.23 people per km² 10
1930s 33.9 people per km² 32.52 people per km² 35.31 people per km² 10
1940s 37.14 people per km² 35.63 people per km² 38.66 people per km² 10
1950s 37.18 people per km² 35.12 people per km² 39.82 people per km² 10
1960s 42.46 people per km² 40.44 people per km² 44.12 people per km² 10
1970s 45.76 people per km² 44.42 people per km² 47 people per km² 10
1980s 48.78 people per km² 47.32 people per km² 50.06 people per km² 10
1990s 50.1 people per km² 49.47 people per km² 50.46 people per km² 10
2000s 47.9 people per km² 46.85 people per km² 49.23 people per km² 10
2010s 46.69 people per km² 46.49 people per km² 46.8 people per km² 10
2020s 44.51 people per km² 43.12 people per km² 46.08 people per km² 10
2030s 41.41 people per km² 40.04 people per km² 42.81 people per km² 10
2040s 38.4 people per km² 37.04 people per km² 39.74 people per km² 10
2050s 35.21 people per km² 33.64 people per km² 36.73 people per km² 10
2060s 31.68 people per km² 30.12 people per km² 33.28 people per km² 10
2070s 28.34 people per km² 26.94 people per km² 29.78 people per km² 10
2080s 25.39 people per km² 24.19 people per km² 26.65 people per km² 10
2090s 22.81 people per km² 21.69 people per km² 23.93 people per km² 10
2100s 21.44 people per km² 21.44 people per km² 21.44 people per km² 1

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  3. 200 New Zealand 22.07 people per km² compare
  4. 202 Turkmenistan 21.17 people per km² compare
  5. 203 Belize 19.61 people per km² compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Belarus?
Population density in Belarus was 21.44 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 50.46 people per km² in 1993.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.946 people per km² in 1000.
How does Belarus rank for population density?
Belarus ranks 201st out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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