Population growth in Belarus

The population of Belarus changed by -0.51% in 2025.

Measure: Population growth Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Belarus, 2025 -0.51% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.01percentage points 2024: -0.50%
World, 2025 0.91% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 200th of 217 See the full ranking

Population growth in Belarus over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population growth (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period BelarusWorld
2025 -0.51% 0.91%
2024 -0.50% 0.96%
2023 -0.54% 0.93%
2022 -0.80% 0.87%
2021 -0.83% 0.83%
2020 -0.42% 0.98%
2019 -0.20% 1.05%
2018 -0.21% 1.08%
2017 -0.11% 1.13%
2016 0.09% 1.16%
2015 0.13% 1.18%
2014 0.06% 1.21%
2013 -0.04% 1.23%
2012 -0.16% 1.26%
2011 -0.23% 1.22%
2010 -0.22% 1.22%
2009 -0.25% 1.25%
2008 -0.35% 1.27%
2007 -0.46% 1.26%
2006 -0.61% 1.27%
2005 -0.68% 1.27%
2004 -0.68% 1.29%
2003 -0.70% 1.29%
2002 -0.64% 1.31%
2001 -0.51% 1.34%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.01 percentage points from -0.50% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 0.13%, the figure has changed by −0.64 percentage points.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Belarus has the 200th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.POP.GROW · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 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: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects