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Nationality:
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective:
Belarusian
Ethnic groups:
Belarusian 83.7%, Russian 8.3%, Polish 3.1%, Ukrainian 1.7%, other 3.2% (2009 census)
Languages:
Belarusian (official) 23.4%, Russian (official) 70.2%, other 6.4% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities) (1999 census)
Religions:
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
Population:
9,643,566 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 15% (male 744,138/female 702,294)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
13% (male 642,861/female 610,169)
25-54 years:
45.6% (male 2,148,450/female 2,245,839)
55-64 years:
12.6% (male 531,434/female 678,940)
65 years and over:
13.9% (male 420,226/female 919,215) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 39.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
36.3 years
female:
42.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.18% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
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Birth rate:
11.1 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
13.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 12
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 75% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MINSK (capital) 1.837 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.46 male(s)/female
total population:
0.87 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
190 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 3.7 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 205
male:
4.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
3.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.48 years
country comparison to the world: 138
male:
65.88 years
female:
77.42 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.45 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
4.869 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
11.23 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 91% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 93% of population
unimproved:
