| Population | 9,724,723 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.7% (male 733,010/female 691,734)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 3,327,119/female 3,520,690)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 471,863/female 980,307) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 38.2 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 41.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | -0.41% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 9.5 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 13.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.945 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.481 male(s)/female
total population: 0.873 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 70.05 years
male: 64.31 years
female: 76.14 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.22 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 15,000 (2001 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 1,000 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian |
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| Ethnic groups | Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census) |
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| Religions | Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
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| Languages | Belarusian, Russian, other |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.4% (1999 census) |
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