Belarus

Belarus People

Population
10,310,520 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 16.3% (male 859,219; female 823,839)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,469,926; female 3,662,203)
65 years and over: 14.5% (male 496,204; female 999,129) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 36.9 years
male: 34.2 years
female: 39.5 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
-0.11% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
10.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 13.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 14.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.57 years
male: 62.79 years
female: 74.65 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
1.36 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.3% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
15,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
1,000 (2001 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: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.)



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