Country profile
Belarus
- Continent: Europe
- Surface area: 207,629 km²
- Population density: 43.8/km²
At a glance
- Belarus has a population of about 9.1M; its total GDP of $93.4B ranks #79 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 207,629 km² is about 1.0× the world median of 198,330 km².
- Renewable electricity share stands out most against the median: 3.1% — rank #152 of 169 countries with data.
Where Belarus stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Belarus: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 9.1M (2025) | −8% | #99 / 169 | median 11.5M · 79% |
| Population growth | -0.5% (2025) | #161 / 169 | N/A | |
| Urban population share | 79.5% (2025) | +12% | #40 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.2× |
| Population aged 65+ | 18.3% (2025) | +30% | #37 / 169 | median 7.4% · 2.5× |
| Fertility rate | 1.2 (2024) | −2% | #156 / 169 | median 2.1 · 58% |
| Birth rate | 7.0‰ (2024) | −21% | #158 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 44% |
| Death rate | 13.1‰ (2024) | −11% | #10 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 1.8× |
| Net migration | -3K (2025) | #82 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 207,629 km² (2023) | #87 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 1.0× | |
| Population density derived | 43.8/km² (2025) | −8% | #115 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 58% |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $93.4B (2025) | +540% | #79 / 168 | median $80.7B · 1.2× |
| GDP per capita | $10,279 (2025) | +595% | #68 / 168 | median $6,834 · 1.5× |
| GNI per capita | $9,160 (2025) | +564% | #68 / 168 | median $6,350 · 1.4× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 1.3% (2025) | −74% | #129 / 168 | median 3.1% · 42% |
| Inflation rate | 6.6% (2025) | −84% | #38 / 162 | median 3.3% · 2.0× |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% (2025) | −69% | #120 / 168 | median 5.1% · 66% |
| Gini index | 24.4 (2020) | −19% | #152 / 153 | median 35.3 · 69% |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 0.0% (2020) | −100% | #142 / 153 | N/A |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 55.1% (2025) | −13% | #32 / 163 | median 35.0% · 1.6× |
| Imports share of GDP | 57.0% (2025) | −15% | #41 / 163 | median 40.2% · 1.4× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 6.9% (2025) | −32% | #86 / 168 | median 7.2% · 96% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 20.5% (2025) | −21% | #15 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.8× |
| International tourist arrivals | 3.6M (2020) | +89% | #45 / 162 | median 1.1M · 3.2× |
| Tourism receipts | $542M (2020) | +84% | #92 / 165 | median $705M · 77% |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 74.4 years (2024) | +9% | #82 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.0× |
| Infant mortality | 1.8‰ (2024) | −79% | #163 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 14% |
| Under-five mortality | 2.3‰ (2024) | −79% | #163 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 15% |
| DPT immunization | 98.0% (2024) | −1% | #13 / 166 | median 90.5% · 1.1× |
| Hospital beds | 9.8 per 1,000 (2023) | −14% | #5 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 4.8× |
| Health spending share of GDP | 7.1% (2023) | +26% | #73 / 165 | median 6.5% · 1.1× |
| Secondary school enrollment | 94.8% (2024) | −18% | #65 / 167 | median 90.5% · 1.0× |
| Education spending share of GDP | 5.0% (2024) | −12% | #52 / 165 | median 4.1% · 1.2× |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.824 (2023) | +12% | #55 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.1× |
| Internet users | 94.3% (2024) | +953% | #26 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.2× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 131.1 per 100 (2024) | +2698% | #43 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1× |
| Fixed broadband | 36.3 per 100 (2024) | +17901800% | #29 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 3.0× |
| Electricity access | 100.0% (2024) | +11% | #8 / 169 | median 99.9% · 1.0× |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 5.9 t (2024) | +6% | #38 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 2.2× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 54.2 Mt (2024) | −2% | #54 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 2.5× |
| Renewable electricity share | 3.1% (2021) | +2648% | #152 / 169 | median 34.1% · 9% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 8.2% (2021) | +26% | #142 / 169 | median 26.9% · 30% |
| Forest area | 43.4% (2023) | +6% | #51 / 169 | median 32.4% · 1.3× |
| Agricultural land | 39.6% (2023) | −11% | #88 / 169 | median 41.7% · 95% |
| Arable land | 27.4% (2023) | −1% | #31 / 168 | median 11.0% · 2.5× |
| PM2.5 exposure | 12.0 µg/m³ (2023) | −60% | #135 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 61% |
| Military spending | 2.1% (2024) | +48% | #59 / 157 | median 1.8% · 1.1× |
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
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