Population density in Belarus

Belarus had 45.0 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1992 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Belarus, 2024 45.0 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 −0.5% 2023: 45.2 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Belarus (2024).
Position in 2024 157th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Belarus over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period BelarusWorld
2024 45.0 people per km² –
2023 45.2 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 45.5 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 45.8 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 46.2 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 46.4 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 46.5 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 46.6 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 46.6 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 46.6 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 46.6 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 46.5 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 46.6 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 46.6 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 46.7 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 46.8 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 47.0 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 47.1 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 47.3 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 47.6 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 48.0 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 48.3 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 48.6 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 48.9 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 49.2 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5% from 45.2 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 46.6 people per km², the figure has changed by −3.3%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Belarus has the 157th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1992 to 2024 for Belarus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates