Population:
9,648,533 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
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:
total: 38.6 years
male: 35.6 years
female: 41.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.378% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
9.71 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
13.92 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:
0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 73% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
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:
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:
total population: 70.63 years
male: 64.95 years
female: 76.67 years (2009 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
13,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,100 (2007 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian

Ethnic groups:
Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)

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

Languages:
Belarusian, Russian, other

Literacy:
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):
total: 15 years
male: 14 years
female: 15 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
6.1% of GDP (2006)