Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Belarus
Belarus: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.56 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Belarus, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Belarus is 1.56 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Belarus peaked at 1.56 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 517,046 people, in 1952.
That places Belarus 61st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 536,794 people | 517,046 people | 578,234 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 673,654 people | 594,143 people | 773,017 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 911,354 people | 799,129 people | 1.01 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 999,115 people | 978,220 people | 1.05 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.34 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 million people | 1.35 million people | 1.42 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million people | 1.30 million people | 1.45 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 million people | 1.47 million people | 1.56 million people | 4 |
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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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Belarus?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Belarus was 1.56 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 517,046 people in 1952.
- How does Belarus rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Belarus ranks 61st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.