Population growth rate in Belarus
Belarus: Population growth rate was -1.16 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.16
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
223rd
of 239 countries
All-time high
1.72
in 1959
All-time low
-1.16
in 2100
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Belarus, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded -1.16 for population growth rate in 2100. That is the lowest value across all 163 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Belarus peaked at 1.72 in 1959 and was at its lowest, -1.16, in 2100.
Belarus ranks 223rd of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.2877 | — |
| 1800 | 0.4002 | +39.1% |
| 1900 | 0.9516 | +137.8% |
| 1905 | 0.9515 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9514 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.9514 | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.9135 | -4.0% |
| 1925 | 0.9135 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.9135 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9135 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.772 | -15.5% |
| 1951 | 0.955 | +23.7% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | +17.8% |
| 1953 | 1.23 | +9.2% |
| 1954 | 1.43 | +15.9% |
| 1955 | 1.55 | +9.0% |
| 1956 | 1.65 | +6.4% |
| 1957 | 1.66 | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 1.71 | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 1.72 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.4 | -18.8% |
| 1961 | 1.33 | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 1.16 | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.948 | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.837 | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.839 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.761 | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.776 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.642 | -17.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7 | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.734 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.69 | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.641 | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.657 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.604 | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.59 | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.577 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.499 | -13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.592 | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 0.775 | +30.9% |
| 1981 | 0.778 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.669 | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.707 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.637 | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.624 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.581 | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.482 | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.51 | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.499 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.041 | -91.8% |
| 1991 | 0.108 | +163.4% |
| 1992 | 0.355 | +228.7% |
| 1993 | 0.11 | -69.0% |
| 1994 | -0.327 | -397.3% |
| 1995 | -0.313 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | -0.343 | +9.6% |
| 1997 | -0.478 | +39.4% |
| 1998 | -0.349 | -27.0% |
| 1999 | -0.474 | +35.8% |
| 2000 | -0.483 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | -0.586 | +21.3% |
| 2002 | -0.719 | +22.7% |
| 2003 | -0.709 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | -0.684 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -0.702 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | -0.538 | -23.4% |
| 2007 | -0.398 | -26.0% |
| 2008 | -0.309 | -22.4% |
| 2009 | -0.153 | -50.5% |
| 2010 | -0.196 | +28.1% |
| 2011 | -0.184 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | -0.02 | -89.1% |
| 2013 | 0.049 | -345.0% |
| 2014 | 0.125 | +155.1% |
| 2015 | 0.182 | +45.6% |
| 2016 | 0.066 | -63.7% |
| 2017 | -0.135 | -304.5% |
| 2018 | -0.198 | +46.7% |
| 2019 | -0.747 | +277.3% |
| 2020 | -1.05 | +41.0% |
| 2021 | -1.09 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | -0.606 | -44.4% |
| 2023 | -0.653 | +7.8% |
| 2024 | -0.645 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | -0.664 | +2.9% |
| 2026 | -0.687 | +3.5% |
| 2027 | -0.692 | +0.7% |
| 2028 | -0.705 | +1.9% |
| 2029 | -0.725 | +2.8% |
| 2030 | -0.73 | +0.7% |
| 2031 | -0.73 | -0.0% |
| 2032 | -0.74 | +1.4% |
| 2033 | -0.746 | +0.8% |
| 2034 | -0.745 | -0.1% |
| 2035 | -0.744 | -0.1% |
| 2036 | -0.743 | -0.1% |
| 2037 | -0.743 | -0.0% |
| 2038 | -0.751 | +1.1% |
| 2039 | -0.757 | +0.8% |
| 2040 | -0.757 | -0.0% |
| 2041 | -0.762 | +0.7% |
| 2042 | -0.754 | -1.0% |
| 2043 | -0.757 | +0.4% |
| 2044 | -0.765 | +1.1% |
| 2045 | -0.773 | +1.0% |
| 2046 | -0.782 | +1.2% |
| 2047 | -0.801 | +2.4% |
| 2048 | -0.828 | +3.4% |
| 2049 | -0.845 | +2.1% |
| 2050 | -0.864 | +2.2% |
| 2051 | -0.887 | +2.7% |
| 2052 | -0.918 | +3.5% |
| 2053 | -0.945 | +2.9% |
| 2054 | -0.97 | +2.6% |
| 2055 | -0.999 | +3.0% |
| 2056 | -1.02 | +2.0% |
| 2057 | -1.04 | +1.7% |
| 2058 | -1.05 | +1.2% |
| 2059 | -1.06 | +1.6% |
| 2060 | -1.08 | +1.2% |
| 2061 | -1.08 | +0.5% |
| 2062 | -1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2063 | -1.1 | +0.9% |
| 2064 | -1.11 | +0.6% |
| 2065 | -1.12 | +0.5% |
| 2066 | -1.12 | +0.4% |
| 2067 | -1.12 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | -1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2069 | -1.12 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | -1.12 | -0.1% |
| 2071 | -1.12 | +0.4% |
| 2072 | -1.12 | -0.6% |
| 2073 | -1.12 | +0.3% |
| 2074 | -1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2075 | -1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2076 | -1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2077 | -1.11 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | -1.11 | -0.6% |
| 2079 | -1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2080 | -1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2081 | -1.09 | -0.7% |
| 2082 | -1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2083 | -1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2084 | -1.07 | -0.6% |
| 2085 | -1.07 | -0.4% |
| 2086 | -1.06 | -0.7% |
| 2087 | -1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2088 | -1.05 | -0.6% |
| 2089 | -1.06 | +0.3% |
| 2090 | -1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2091 | -1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2092 | -1.07 | +0.7% |
| 2093 | -1.08 | +1.1% |
| 2094 | -1.09 | +0.6% |
| 2095 | -1.1 | +1.0% |
| 2096 | -1.1 | +0.6% |
| 2097 | -1.12 | +1.4% |
| 2098 | -1.13 | +1.2% |
| 2099 | -1.15 | +1.6% |
| 2100 | -1.16 | +0.5% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -1.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -1.16 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 3.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -397.3% | 0.11 | -0.327 |
| 2013 | +345.0% | -0.02 | 0.049 |
| 2017 | -304.5% | 0.066 | -0.135 |
| 2019 | -277.3% | -0.198 | -0.747 |
| 1992 | +228.7% | 0.108 | 0.355 |
| 1991 | +163.4% | 0.041 | 0.108 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2877 | 0.2877 | 0.2877 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4002 | 0.4002 | 0.4002 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.9516 | 0.9515 | 0.9516 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.9514 | 0.9514 | 0.9514 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 0.9135 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.38 | 0.772 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9727 | 0.642 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6284 | 0.499 | 0.734 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6262 | 0.482 | 0.778 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.167 | -0.478 | 0.355 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5281 | -0.719 | -0.153 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1058 | -0.747 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7519 | -1.09 | -0.606 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.7429 | -0.757 | -0.73 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.7824 | -0.845 | -0.754 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.9751 | -1.06 | -0.864 | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.11 | -1.12 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.11 | -1.12 | -1.1 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.07 | -1.1 | -1.05 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.1 | -1.15 | -1.06 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.16 | -1.16 | -1.16 | 1 |
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4414 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1945 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 21.44 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 144,679 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.16 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Belarus?
- Population growth rate in Belarus was -1.16 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 in 1959.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.16 in 2100.
- How does Belarus rank for population growth rate?
- Belarus ranks 223rd out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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