Short facts about people of Belarus

Population:

10,350,194 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  17.93% (male 947,820; female 908,210) 15-64 years:  68.21% (male 3,428,920; female 3,631,290) 65 years and over:  13.86% (male 473,992; female 959,962) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

-0.15% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

9.57 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

13.97 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.49 male(s)/female total population:  0.88 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

14.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  68.14 years male:  62.06 years female:  74.52 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.28 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.28% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

14,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

400 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Belarusian(s) adjective:  Belarusian

Ethnic groups:

Byelorussian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4%

Religions:

Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

Languages:

Byelorussian, Russian, other

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  99% female:  97% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook