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Population:
10,322,151 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.8% (male 885,265; female 848,516)
15-64 years: 68.9% (male 3,456,769; female 3,652,766)
65 years and over: 14.3% (male 490,529; female 988,306)
(2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 36.7 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 39.3 years
(2002)
Population growth rate:
-0.12% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
10.18 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate:
14.05 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female
total population: 0.88 male(s)/female
(2003 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 13.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.56 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.13 deaths/1,000 live births
(2003 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.43 years
male: 62.54 years
female: 74.6 years
(2003 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.34 children born/woman (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.3% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
15,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,000 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian
Ethnic groups:
Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish (~4.1%), Ukrainian (~2.9%), and other 7.4%
Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 65-70%, Roman Catholic 15%, other (including Uniate, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (2003 est.). Caution: Even these coarse estimates may be misleading, since a significant part of population are atheists, as a result of the Soviet era, although even they attribute themselves (culturally, historically) to specific denominations. Historically, the Belarusians have practiced a variety of religions. For example, by the end of the 18th century 70% of Belarusians were Greek Catholics, 15% - Catholics, 7% - Judaists, and only 6% - Russian Orthodox.
Languages:
Belarusian, Russian, other
Literacy:
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.5%
(2003 est.)
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