Resident population of the Republic of Belarus
at year-end
Over nineteen years, the population of the Republic of Belarus changed from 9630.4 to 9156 thousand people. The table provides year-end data from 2005 to 2023, categorized into three groups: total population, urban population, and rural population. This allows for tracking the demographic balance between urban and rural areas throughout the period
Chart of the population of the Republic of Belarus, 2005–2023: total, urban, and rural, in thousands of people
- Total population, thousand persons
- Total population, thousand persons — urban
- Total population, thousand persons — rural
- rural — urban
- rural
Set in numbers
Coverage: 5 series in at year-end, 2005 through 2023, 7 reporting periods. 35 values in total.
Between 2005 and 2023 “Total population, thousand persons” declined from 9,630 to 9,156 — 4.9%.
All table numbers are series: 5
| Series | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Все население, тыс. человек | 9 630,40 | 9 472,10 | 9 469,10 | 9 349,60 | 9 255,50 | 9 200,60 | 9 156,00 |
| Все население, тыс. человек — городское | 6 956,70 | 7 084,00 | 7 267,20 | 7 280,30 | 7 232,10 | 7 212,40 | 7 198,30 |
| Все население, тыс. человек — сельское | 2 673,70 | 2 388,00 | 2 201,90 | 2 069,30 | 2 023,40 | 1 988,20 | 1 957,70 |
| сельское — городское | 72,20 | 74,80 | 76,70 | 77,90 | 78,10 | 78,40 | 78,60 |
| сельское | 27,80 | 25,20 | 23,30 | 22,10 | 21,90 | 21,60 | 21,40 |
How to read this table
Data rows are categorized by type of residence, allowing for a comparison between the urban and rural population shares. All values are expressed in thousands of people, facilitating the assessment of demographic processes. By comparing the total population with locality-specific indicators, the scale of urbanization or rural depopulation can be observed
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Total population, thousand persons” — 9,156 at year-end; the smallest is “rural” at 21.4 at year-end. The gap between them is 428-fold.
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Period and application
The data shows annual dynamics covering the period from 2005 to 2023. This information is relevant for demographers, sociologists, and specialists studying migration processes and regional development. Rosstat data is updated regularly and reflects the overall population trends in the Republic of Belarus
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