Population growth in Belarus
Belarus: Population growth was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Belarus, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Belarus recorded -0.5% for population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 485.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Belarus peaked at 1.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2021.
That places Belarus 200th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Belarus, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 1.0% | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.0% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -57.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -75.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +376.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1% | -153.5% |
| 1995 | -0.3% | +174.5% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4% | +23.4% |
| 1998 | -0.5% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | +24.1% |
| 2003 | -0.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | -0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.6% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | -0.5% | -25.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -75.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -246.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +136.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -225.1% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | +94.8% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | +109.9% |
| 2021 | -0.8% | +95.6% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -32.8% |
| 2024 | -0.5% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | +2.6% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +376.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | +246.3% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2017 | -225.1% | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | -174.5% | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | -153.5% | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | +136.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.8% | -0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More climate change data for Belarus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 644.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Belarus?
- Population growth in Belarus was -0.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2021.
- How does Belarus rank for population growth?
- Belarus ranks 200th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 485.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.