Population estimates and projections in Belarus

Belarus had an estimated population of 9,115,680 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 1971.

Belarus, 2023 (latest estimate) 9,115,680 People
Change from 2022 −0.6% 2022: 9,173,237 people
Projection for 2030 8,687,632 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 7,453,546 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 4,350,962 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 99th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Belarus over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Belarus
2100 4,350,962 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 4,603,212 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 4,857,564 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 5,122,140 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 5,407,683 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 5,715,777 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 6,044,486 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 6,392,854 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 6,753,786 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 7,114,778 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 7,453,546 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 7,763,466 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 8,064,466 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 8,372,270 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 8,687,632 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 8,997,603 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 9,115,680 people
2022 9,173,237 people
2021 9,251,365 people
2020 9,350,944 people
2019 9,435,420 people
2018 9,480,031 people
2017 9,495,790 people
2016 9,499,064 people
2015 9,487,293 people
2014 9,472,708 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6% from 9,173,237 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 9,464,453 people, the figure has changed by −3.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Belarus has the 99th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Belarus
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024