Population 10,409,050 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 20% (male 1,062,012; female 1,018,154)
15-64 years: 67% (male 3,365,065; female 3,564,078)
65 years and over: 13% (male 460,633; female 939,108) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -0.05% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 9.71 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 13.47 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 3.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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 (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 14.16 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.26 years
male: 62.26 years
female: 74.56 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.34 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian

Ethnic groups Byelorussian 77.9%, Russian 13.2%, Polish 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.9%, other 1.9%

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Belarus on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Belarus People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Belarus People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.