| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Belarus is 9,419,617 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Belarus is projected at 9,442,862 or 9.44 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Belarus is projected at 9,449,323 or 9.45 million people for the year 2020. Belarus ranks number 96th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Belarus is ranked 17th among 48 countries in Europe.
Belarus's population peaked in 1991 with 10.16 mn people after Belarus's population decreased year by year. The Belarus population is projected to reach 9.26 million in 2030 and decrease further to 8.63 million in 2050 and 7.43 million by 2100. Belarus accounts for 0.12 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.30% of 1951 and is projected to decline at 0.07% by 2100.
Belarus was at 36th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 117th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 9,449,323 | -3,088 | -0.03 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 9,442,862 | -6,461 | -0.07 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | 9,432,800 | -10,062 | -0.11 | 0.12 |
| 2023 | 9,419,487 | -13,313 | -0.14 | 0.12 |
| 2024 | 9,403,539 | -15,948 | -0.17 | 0.12 |
| 2025 | 9,385,438 | -18,101 | -0.19 | 0.11 |
| 2026 | 9,365,307 | -20,131 | -0.21 | 0.11 |
| 2027 | 9,343,090 | -22,217 | -0.24 | 0.11 |
| 2028 | 9,318,860 | -24,230 | -0.26 | 0.11 |
| 2029 | 9,292,717 | -26,143 | -0.28 | 0.11 |
| 2030 | 9,264,784 | -27,933 | -0.30 | 0.11 |
| 2031 | 9,235,179 | -29,605 | -0.32 | 0.11 |
| 2032 | 9,204,127 | -31,052 | -0.34 | 0.11 |
| 2033 | 9,171,937 | -32,190 | -0.35 | 0.10 |
| 2034 | 9,138,990 | -32,947 | -0.36 | 0.10 |
| 2035 | 9,105,605 | -33,385 | -0.37 | 0.10 |
| 2036 | 9,071,929 | -33,676 | -0.37 | 0.10 |
| 2037 | 9,038,099 | -33,830 | -0.37 | 0.10 |
| 2038 | 9,004,336 | -33,763 | -0.37 | 0.10 |
| 2039 | 8,970,855 | -33,481 | -0.37 | 0.10 |
| 2040 | 8,937,816 | -33,039 | -0.37 | 0.10 |
| 2041 | 8,905,349 | -32,467 | -0.36 | 0.10 |
| 2042 | 8,873,484 | -31,865 | -0.36 | 0.10 |
| 2043 | 8,842,190 | -31,294 | -0.35 | 0.09 |
| 2044 | 8,811,403 | -30,787 | -0.35 | 0.09 |
| 2045 | 8,781,029 | -30,374 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2046 | 8,751,079 | -29,950 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2047 | 8,721,531 | -29,548 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2048 | 8,692,300 | -29,231 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2049 | 8,663,233 | -29,067 | -0.33 | 0.09 |
| 2050 | 8,634,225 | -29,008 | -0.33 | 0.09 |
| 2051 | 8,605,218 | -29,007 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2052 | 8,576,189 | -29,029 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2053 | 8,547,014 | -29,175 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2054 | 8,517,577 | -29,437 | -0.34 | 0.09 |
| 2055 | 8,487,779 | -29,798 | -0.35 | 0.09 |
| 2056 | 8,457,597 | -30,182 | -0.36 | 0.08 |
| 2057 | 8,427,011 | -30,586 | -0.36 | 0.08 |
| 2058 | 8,395,986 | -31,025 | -0.37 | 0.08 |
| 2059 | 8,364,522 | -31,464 | -0.37 | 0.08 |
| 2060 | 8,332,607 | -31,915 | -0.38 | 0.08 |
| 2061 | 8,300,261 | -32,346 | -0.39 | 0.08 |
| 2062 | 8,267,526 | -32,735 | -0.39 | 0.08 |
| 2063 | 8,234,474 | -33,052 | -0.40 | 0.08 |
| 2064 | 8,201,186 | -33,288 | -0.40 | 0.08 |
| 2065 | 8,167,753 | -33,433 | -0.41 | 0.08 |
| 2066 | 8,134,257 | -33,496 | -0.41 | 0.08 |
| 2067 | 8,100,763 | -33,494 | -0.41 | 0.08 |
| 2068 | 8,067,445 | -33,318 | -0.41 | 0.08 |
| 2069 | 8,034,482 | -32,963 | -0.41 | 0.08 |
| 2070 | 8,002,031 | -32,451 | -0.40 | 0.08 |
| 2071 | 7,970,207 | -31,824 | -0.40 | 0.08 |
| 2072 | 7,939,070 | -31,137 | -0.39 | 0.08 |
| 2073 | 7,908,766 | -30,304 | -0.38 | 0.08 |
| 2074 | 7,879,425 | -29,341 | -0.37 | 0.07 |
| 2075 | 7,851,176 | -28,249 | -0.36 | 0.07 |
| 2076 | 7,824,070 | -27,106 | -0.35 | 0.07 |
| 2077 | 7,798,154 | -25,916 | -0.33 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 7,773,478 | -24,676 | -0.32 | 0.07 |
| 2079 | 7,750,116 | -23,362 | -0.30 | 0.07 |
| 2080 | 7,728,081 | -22,035 | -0.28 | 0.07 |
| 2081 | 7,707,381 | -20,700 | -0.27 | 0.07 |
| 2082 | 7,687,970 | -19,411 | -0.25 | 0.07 |
| 2083 | 7,669,791 | -18,179 | -0.24 | 0.07 |
| 2084 | 7,652,763 | -17,028 | -0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2085 | 7,636,822 | -15,941 | -0.21 | 0.07 |
| 2086 | 7,621,864 | -14,958 | -0.20 | 0.07 |
| 2087 | 7,607,803 | -14,061 | -0.18 | 0.07 |
| 2088 | 7,594,454 | -13,349 | -0.18 | 0.07 |
| 2089 | 7,581,607 | -12,847 | -0.17 | 0.07 |
| 2090 | 7,569,059 | -12,548 | -0.17 | 0.07 |
| 2091 | 7,556,654 | -12,405 | -0.16 | 0.07 |
| 2092 | 7,544,262 | -12,392 | -0.16 | 0.07 |
| 2093 | 7,531,778 | -12,484 | -0.17 | 0.07 |
| 2094 | 7,519,094 | -12,684 | -0.17 | 0.07 |
| 2095 | 7,506,076 | -13,018 | -0.17 | 0.07 |
| 2096 | 7,492,565 | -13,511 | -0.18 | 0.07 |
| 2097 | 7,478,392 | -14,173 | -0.19 | 0.07 |
| 2098 | 7,463,346 | -15,046 | -0.20 | 0.07 |
| 2099 | 7,447,195 | -16,151 | -0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2100 | 7,429,671 | -17,524 | -0.24 | 0.07 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 7,745,002 | - | - | 0.31 |
| 1951 | 7,698,820 | -46,182 | -0.60 | 0.30 |
| 1952 | 7,677,430 | -21,390 | -0.28 | 0.29 |
| 1953 | 7,679,685 | 2,255 | 0.03 | 0.29 |
| 1954 | 7,703,775 | 24,090 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
| 1955 | 7,747,210 | 43,435 | 0.56 | 0.28 |
| 1956 | 7,806,816 | 59,606 | 0.77 | 0.28 |
| 1957 | 7,878,764 | 71,948 | 0.92 | 0.27 |
| 1958 | 7,958,719 | 79,955 | 1.01 | 0.27 |
| 1959 | 8,042,105 | 83,386 | 1.05 | 0.27 |
| 1960 | 8,124,881 | 82,776 | 1.03 | 0.27 |
| 1961 | 8,204,343 | 79,462 | 0.98 | 0.27 |
| 1962 | 8,279,892 | 75,549 | 0.92 | 0.26 |
| 1963 | 8,353,300 | 73,408 | 0.89 | 0.26 |
| 1964 | 8,427,833 | 74,533 | 0.89 | 0.26 |
| 1965 | 8,505,722 | 77,889 | 0.92 | 0.25 |
| 1966 | 8,587,181 | 81,459 | 0.96 | 0.25 |
| 1967 | 8,670,565 | 83,384 | 0.97 | 0.25 |
| 1968 | 8,754,205 | 83,640 | 0.96 | 0.25 |
| 1969 | 8,835,745 | 81,540 | 0.93 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 8,913,552 | 77,807 | 0.88 | 0.24 |
| 1971 | 8,987,031 | 73,479 | 0.82 | 0.24 |
| 1972 | 9,056,729 | 69,698 | 0.78 | 0.24 |
| 1973 | 9,123,451 | 66,722 | 0.74 | 0.23 |
| 1974 | 9,188,461 | 65,010 | 0.71 | 0.23 |
| 1975 | 9,252,779 | 64,318 | 0.70 | 0.23 |
| 1976 | 9,316,321 | 63,542 | 0.69 | 0.22 |
| 1977 | 9,378,918 | 62,597 | 0.67 | 0.22 |
| 1978 | 9,441,418 | 62,500 | 0.67 | 0.22 |
| 1979 | 9,504,862 | 63,444 | 0.67 | 0.22 |
| 1980 | 9,569,847 | 64,985 | 0.68 | 0.21 |
| 1981 | 9,636,153 | 66,306 | 0.69 | 0.21 |
| 1982 | 9,703,084 | 66,931 | 0.69 | 0.21 |
| 1983 | 9,770,129 | 67,045 | 0.69 | 0.21 |
| 1984 | 9,836,583 | 66,454 | 0.68 | 0.21 |
| 1985 | 9,901,493 | 64,910 | 0.66 | 0.20 |
| 1986 | 9,965,176 | 63,683 | 0.64 | 0.20 |
| 1987 | 10,026,474 | 61,298 | 0.62 | 0.20 |
| 1988 | 10,081,211 | 54,737 | 0.55 | 0.20 |
| 1989 | 10,124,005 | 42,794 | 0.42 | 0.19 |
| 1990 | 10,151,134 | 27,129 | 0.27 | 0.19 |
| 1991 | 10,160,797 | 9,663 | 0.10 | 0.19 |
| 1992 | 10,154,334 | -6,463 | -0.06 | 0.18 |
| 1993 | 10,135,127 | -19,207 | -0.19 | 0.18 |
| 1994 | 10,108,291 | -26,836 | -0.26 | 0.18 |
| 1995 | 10,077,608 | -30,683 | -0.30 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 10,044,853 | -32,755 | -0.33 | 0.17 |
| 1997 | 10,009,394 | -35,459 | -0.35 | 0.17 |
| 1998 | 9,969,987 | -39,407 | -0.39 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 9,924,437 | -45,550 | -0.46 | 0.16 |
| 2000 | 9,871,632 | -52,805 | -0.53 | 0.16 |
| 2001 | 9,811,401 | -60,231 | -0.61 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 9,745,923 | -65,478 | -0.67 | 0.15 |
| 2003 | 9,679,235 | -66,688 | -0.68 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 9,616,634 | -62,601 | -0.65 | 0.15 |
| 2005 | 9,562,088 | -54,546 | -0.57 | 0.15 |
| 2006 | 9,516,883 | -45,205 | -0.47 | 0.14 |
| 2007 | 9,480,515 | -36,368 | -0.38 | 0.14 |
| 2008 | 9,452,855 | -27,660 | -0.29 | 0.14 |
| 2009 | 9,433,152 | -19,703 | -0.21 | 0.14 |
| 2010 | 9,420,574 | -12,578 | -0.13 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 9,415,320 | -5,254 | -0.06 | 0.13 |
| 2012 | 9,417,046 | 1,726 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
| 2013 | 9,423,506 | 6,460 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| 2014 | 9,431,735 | 8,229 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
| 2015 | 9,439,423 | 7,688 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| 2016 | 9,445,643 | 6,220 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 9,450,231 | 4,588 | 0.05 | 0.13 |
| 2018 | 9,452,617 | 2,386 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
| 2019 | 9,452,411 | -206 | 0.00 | 0.12 |