Share of population urban in Belarus
Belarus: Share of population urban was 79.49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.49
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
72nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
79.49
in 2025
All-time low
21.6
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Share of population urban in Belarus, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 79.49 for share of population urban in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population urban in Belarus peaked at 79.49 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 1950.
Belarus ranks 72nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.4 | 21.6 | 31.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.59 | 32.66 | 42.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.88 | 43.97 | 55.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.26 | 56.57 | 65.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.94 | 66.43 | 69.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.97 | 69.92 | 74.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.26 | 74.55 | 77.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.64 | 77.79 | 79.49 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More population data for Belarus
- Population growth rate -1.16 (2100)
- Population density 21.44 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 144,679 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.16 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.22 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.22 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 43,397 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.22 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 1.21 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 1.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population urban in Belarus?
- Share of population urban in Belarus was 79.49 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population urban recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 79.49 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population urban recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 1950.
- How does Belarus rank for share of population urban?
- Belarus ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population urban rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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