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Fertility & birth rates in Belarus and Indonesia

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has an annual birth rate of 7.14 births per 1,000 people, compared to 15.9 for Indonesia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.21 in Belarus and 2.13 in Indonesia — 76.1% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -54.8% in Belarus and by -61.4% in Indonesia — in 1960, it was 2.67 and 5.51, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Belarus is ranked 186/196 by birth rate compared to 98/196 for Indonesia.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 26.9 years in Belarus, compared to 22.4 years in Indonesia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.9 in Belarus — it's 29 in Indonesia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 8.6 in Belarus vs 26.4 in Indonesia.
  • In Belarus, 22.5% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 25.8% in Indonesia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.62% in Belarus and +0.84% in Indonesia.

Birth rate data compared

Belarus Indonesia
Fertility rate 1.21 2.13
Birth rate 7.14 15.9
Birth rate rank 186/196 98/196
Age at first childbirth 26.9 years 22.4 years
Average age at childbearing 28.9 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 7.91 24.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 69 110.5
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 9.04 23.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.5% 25.8%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 45.9% 51.6%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 94.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.001% 0.14%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.08% 1.05%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.19% 1.7%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.24% 2.06%
Population change due to births and deaths -56,924 +2,364,808
Natural population change rank 185/196 7/196
Natural population change rate -0.62% +0.84%
Population growth -0.49% +0.82%
Population growth rank 185/197 117/197
Life expectancy 74.8 years 71.4 years

Fertility rate in Belarus vs Indonesia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Belarus was 1.21 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.13 in Indonesia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Belarus vs Indonesia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Belarus
Factual

UN forecast
Indonesia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Belarus Indonesia
1960 2.67 5.51
1961 2.59 5.52
1962 2.5 5.53
1963 2.4 5.55
1964 2.31 5.57
1965 2.27 5.59
1966 2.29 5.59
1967 2.26 5.58
1968 2.22 5.57
1969 2.26 5.55
1970 2.31 5.49
1971 2.31 5.4
1972 2.28 5.32
1973 2.25 5.25
1974 2.21 5.09
1975 2.17 5.03
1976 2.12 4.92
1977 2.08 4.81
1978 2.06 4.73
1979 2.05 4.63
1980 2.03 4.5
1981 2.02 4.36
1982 2.05 4.25
1983 2.11 4.11
1984 2.11 3.96
1985 2.09 3.73
1986 2.09 3.53
1987 2.03 3.42
1988 2.03 3.35
1989 2.03 3.25
1990 1.91 3.11
1991 1.81 3.06
1992 1.76 2.95
1993 1.62 2.9
1994 1.53 2.85
1995 1.41 2.81
1996 1.34 2.78
1997 1.25 2.74
1998 1.3 2.66
1999 1.31 2.57
2000 1.32 2.5
2001 1.29 2.47
2002 1.24 2.44
2003 1.23 2.41
2004 1.23 2.42
2005 1.25 2.45
2006 1.34 2.46
2007 1.43 2.48
2008 1.49 2.44
2009 1.51 2.44
2010 1.49 2.46
2011 1.52 2.52
2012 1.62 2.51
2013 1.67 2.44
2014 1.7 2.39
2015 1.72 2.35
2016 1.73 2.31
2017 1.54 2.25
2018 1.45 2.22
2019 1.38 2.21
2020 1.37 2.19
2021 1.37 2.17
2022 1.33 2.15
2023 1.21 2.13
2024 1.22 2.11
2025 1.23 2.1
2026 1.23 2.08
2027 1.24 2.06
2028 1.25 2.04
2029 1.25 2.03
2030 1.26 2.01
2031 1.27 2
2032 1.28 1.99
2033 1.28 1.98
2034 1.29 1.97
2035 1.3 1.95
2036 1.31 1.94
2037 1.31 1.94
2038 1.32 1.93
2039 1.32 1.92
2040 1.33 1.91
2041 1.34 1.9
2042 1.34 1.89
2043 1.35 1.89
2044 1.35 1.88
2045 1.36 1.87
2046 1.36 1.87
2047 1.37 1.86
2048 1.37 1.86
2049 1.38 1.85
2050 1.38 1.85

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Belarus
Factual

UN forecast
Indonesia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Belarus Indonesia
1960 30.8% 39.8%
1961 31.2% 40%
1962 31.2% 40.3%
1963 31.1% 40.7%
1964 30.8% 41.1%
1965 30.5% 41.5%
1966 30.2% 41.9%
1967 29.9% 42.2%
1968 29.6% 42.5%
1969 29.3% 42.6%
1970 28.7% 42.6%
1971 27.9% 42.6%
1972 27.2% 42.5%
1973 26.4% 42.4%
1974 25.7% 42.3%
1975 25% 42%
1976 24.4% 41.8%
1977 23.9% 41.5%
1978 23.5% 41.2%
1979 23.1% 40.9%
1980 22.9% 40.6%
1981 22.8% 40.2%
1982 22.7% 39.8%
1983 22.7% 39.4%
1984 22.8% 39%
1985 22.9% 38.5%
1986 23% 38%
1987 23% 37.4%
1988 23.1% 36.9%
1989 23.1% 36.4%
1990 23.1% 35.9%
1991 23% 35.4%
1992 22.8% 34.8%
1993 22.6% 34.3%
1994 22.2% 33.7%
1995 21.8% 33.2%
1996 21.3% 32.7%
1997 20.7% 32.2%
1998 20% 31.7%
1999 19.3% 31.3%
2000 18.6% 30.8%
2001 17.9% 30.4%
2002 17.3% 30%
2003 16.6% 29.7%
2004 16% 29.3%
2005 15.5% 29.1%
2006 15.2% 28.8%
2007 14.9% 28.6%
2008 14.8% 28.4%
2009 14.8% 28.1%
2010 14.8% 27.9%
2011 15% 27.7%
2012 15.3% 27.5%
2013 15.6% 27.3%
2014 15.9% 27.2%
2015 16.2% 27%
2016 16.5% 26.8%
2017 16.7% 26.6%
2018 16.9% 26.3%
2019 17% 26.1%
2020 17% 25.8%
2021 17.1% 25.6%
2022 17% 25.3%
2023 16.7% 24.9%
2024 16.3% 24.6%
2025 15.9% 24.2%
2026 15.5% 23.9%
2027 15% 23.5%
2028 14.4% 23.1%
2029 13.8% 22.7%
2030 13.2% 22.4%
2031 12.6% 22.1%
2032 12.1% 21.9%
2033 11.7% 21.7%
2034 11.5% 21.5%
2035 11.3% 21.3%
2036 11.1% 21.1%
2037 11% 20.9%
2038 11% 20.8%
2039 11.1% 20.6%
2040 11.2% 20.5%
2041 11.3% 20.4%
2042 11.5% 20.2%
2043 11.6% 20.1%
2044 11.8% 20%
2045 12% 19.9%
2046 12.2% 19.7%
2047 12.3% 19.6%
2048 12.5% 19.5%
2049 12.6% 19.3%
2050 12.7% 19.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.3% of the population in Belarus and 24.6% in Indonesia in 2024, compared to 23.1% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Belarus and Indonesia compared.

Natural population change in Belarus vs Indonesia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.34% in Belarus and +0.94% in Indonesia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Belarus
Indonesia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Belarus Indonesia
1960 136,399 2,350,971
1961 134,490 2,434,113
1962 124,945 2,525,163
1963 113,160 2,609,526
1964 101,618 2,700,138
1965 90,611 2,278,891
1966 84,191 2,715,011
1967 81,136 2,909,981
1968 76,782 2,961,608
1969 74,567 3,034,825
1970 75,520 3,080,421
1971 77,464 3,111,304
1972 74,036 3,149,726
1973 70,911 3,210,643
1974 71,158 3,196,136
1975 65,494 3,263,794
1976 66,677 3,291,479
1977 67,434 3,334,779
1978 67,342 3,412,980
1979 64,481 3,460,621
1980 62,101 3,484,846
1981 65,057 3,497,244
1982 65,499 3,545,504
1983 75,791 3,558,949
1984 64,415 3,549,570
1985 58,852 3,419,412
1986 74,318 3,309,905
1987 62,689 3,304,520
1988 60,840 3,331,242
1989 49,833 3,316,792
1990 32,606 3,250,906
1991 18,349 3,288,791
1992 11,238 3,241,576
1993 -11,263 3,287,348
1994 -19,431 3,292,127
1995 -32,621 3,304,550
1996 -37,591 3,331,535
1997 -46,540 3,338,243
1998 -44,316 3,258,820
1999 -49,131 3,137,133
2000 -40,916 3,080,621
2001 -48,650 3,066,275
2002 -58,207 3,063,044
2003 -53,882 3,037,698
2004 -50,597 2,894,440
2005 -50,252 3,149,551
2006 -41,301 3,163,026
2007 -28,683 3,211,484
2008 -25,726 3,138,143
2009 -25,662 3,140,944
2010 -29,400 3,161,082
2011 -26,493 3,266,560
2012 -11,336 3,259,811
2013 -6,610 3,104,258
2014 -2,834 3,000,907
2015 -946 2,899,165
2016 -1,894 2,814,578
2017 -17,026 2,682,556
2018 -26,429 2,587,219
2019 -32,969 2,548,048
2020 -64,703 2,152,076
2021 -67,118 1,764,332
2022 -47,839 2,429,171
2023 -56,924 2,364,808

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Belarus vs Indonesia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 1 deaths per 100,000 live births in Belarus, compared to 140 deaths in Indonesia.

Belarus
Indonesia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Belarus Indonesia
1985 30 474
1986 30 455
1987 30 437
1988 32 431
1989 33 402
1990 33 392
1991 32 378
1992 32 359
1993 31 327
1994 30 333
1995 29 334
1996 28 331
1997 27 323
1998 25 317
1999 23 321
2000 20 311
2001 18 300
2002 16 283
2003 14 279
2004 12 283
2005 9 268
2006 7 264
2007 6 257
2008 4 251
2009 4 246
2010 3 242
2011 2 230
2012 2 220
2013 2 208
2014 2 198
2015 1 190
2016 1 182
2017 1 173
2018 1 168
2019 1 161
2020 2 184
2021 2 226
2022 1 148
2023 1 140

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.24% in Belarus and 2.06% in Indonesia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Belarus
Indonesia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Belarus Indonesia
1960 4.49% 22.4%
1961 4.05% 21.8%
1962 3.68% 21.2%
1963 3.36% 20.6%
1964 3.1% 20%
1965 2.88% 22.9%
1966 2.7% 18.9%
1967 2.56% 18.3%
1968 2.45% 17.7%
1969 2.37% 17.2%
1970 2.3% 16.6%
1971 2.25% 16.1%
1972 2.22% 15.5%
1973 2.2% 15%
1974 2.19% 14.6%
1975 2.18% 14.1%
1976 2.18% 13.7%
1977 2.16% 13.2%
1978 2.14% 12.8%
1979 2.11% 12.5%
1980 2.06% 12.1%
1981 2% 11.7%
1982 1.94% 11.3%
1983 1.88% 11%
1984 1.82% 10.6%
1985 1.76% 10.2%
1986 1.7% 9.88%
1987 1.64% 9.51%
1988 1.59% 9.14%
1989 1.55% 8.76%
1990 1.52% 8.39%
1991 1.52% 8.01%
1992 1.53% 7.64%
1993 1.55% 7.28%
1994 1.57% 6.94%
1995 1.57% 6.61%
1996 1.55% 6.29%
1997 1.51% 5.99%
1998 1.45% 5.71%
1999 1.37% 5.44%
2000 1.28% 5.19%
2001 1.18% 4.96%
2002 1.1% 4.73%
2003 1.02% 4.52%
2004 0.94% 4.91%
2005 0.87% 4.14%
2006 0.8% 3.96%
2007 0.73% 3.8%
2008 0.66% 3.64%
2009 0.61% 3.5%
2010 0.56% 3.36%
2011 0.52% 3.22%
2012 0.49% 3.1%
2013 0.46% 2.97%
2014 0.43% 2.86%
2015 0.41% 2.74%
2016 0.39% 2.64%
2017 0.36% 2.54%
2018 0.34% 2.45%
2019 0.31% 2.36%
2020 0.29% 2.28%
2021 0.27% 2.2%
2022 0.26% 2.13%
2023 0.24% 2.06%

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