Population 10,335,382 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.3% (male 914,579; female 876,346)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 3,443,859; female 3,643,628)
65 years and over: 14.1% (male 482,624; female 974,346) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.14% (2002 est.)
Birth rate:
9.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate:
13.99 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female
total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
14.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.28 years
female: 74.56 years (2002 est.)
male: 62.3 years
Total fertility rate:
1.31 children born/woman (2002 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:
Belarusian 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:
Belarusian, Russian, other
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
