| People | Belarus |
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Population:
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9,648,533 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 73% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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47 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.3% (male 707,550/female 667,560)
15-64 years: 71.3% (male 3,337,253/female 3,540,916)
65 years and over: 14.5% (male 446,746/female 948,508) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 38.6 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 41.6 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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-0.378% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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9.71 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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13.92 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female
total population: 0.87 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.63 years
male: 64.95 years
female: 76.67 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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13,000 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,100 (2007 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian |
Ethnic groups:
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Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census) |
Religions:
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
Languages:
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Belarusian, Russian, other |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.4% (1999 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.1% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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