Skip to content

Population in Belarus compared to Estonia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 1,366,475 people in Estonia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 1,347,027 in Estonia.

Population statistics:

  • Belarus' population is 6.7 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Estonia is the 155th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.02% for Estonia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +0.35% in Estonia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Estonia has grown from 1.35M to 1.35M (0.02% growth).

Belarus vs Estonia: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Estonia
2100 4,404,482 836,010
2099 4,455,490 841,611
2098 4,506,253 847,091
2097 4,556,987 852,580
2096 4,607,606 858,210
2095 4,658,472 863,813
2094 4,709,371 869,346
2093 4,760,574 874,966
2092 4,811,759 880,538
2091 4,863,122 886,175
2090 4,914,957 891,952
2089 4,967,252 897,814
2088 5,019,954 903,726
2087 5,073,478 909,938
2086 5,127,730 916,313
2085 5,182,931 922,817
2084 5,238,960 929,590
2083 5,295,887 936,429
2082 5,353,838 943,318
2081 5,412,731 950,224
2080 5,472,716 957,303
2079 5,533,470 964,518
2078 5,594,987 971,861
2077 5,657,609 979,290
2076 5,720,802 986,730
2075 5,784,826 994,224
2074 5,849,664 1,001,883
2073 5,915,527 1,009,652
2072 5,981,971 1,017,490
2071 6,049,588 1,025,441
2070 6,117,717 1,033,527
2069 6,186,679 1,041,579
2068 6,256,272 1,049,614
2067 6,326,913 1,057,732
2066 6,398,312 1,065,824
2065 6,470,244 1,073,994
2064 6,542,572 1,082,173
2063 6,615,256 1,090,322
2062 6,688,062 1,098,483
2061 6,760,917 1,106,624
2060 6,834,181 1,114,804
2059 6,907,379 1,122,732
2058 6,980,163 1,130,617
2057 7,052,874 1,138,317
2056 7,125,100 1,145,937
2055 7,196,662 1,153,485
2054 7,266,788 1,160,725
2053 7,335,794 1,167,900
2052 7,403,462 1,174,867
2051 7,469,442 1,181,816
2050 7,534,245 1,188,591
2049 7,598,150 1,195,231
2048 7,661,337 1,201,594
2047 7,722,913 1,207,963
2046 7,783,562 1,214,281
2045 7,843,981 1,220,553
2044 7,904,250 1,226,815
2043 7,964,339 1,232,969
2042 8,024,619 1,239,123
2041 8,085,991 1,245,261
2040 8,147,453 1,251,349
2039 8,209,389 1,257,523
2038 8,271,271 1,263,757
2037 8,332,989 1,270,161
2036 8,395,161 1,276,749
2035 8,457,882 1,283,416
2034 8,521,103 1,290,282
2033 8,584,879 1,297,198
2032 8,648,656 1,304,236
2031 8,712,030 1,311,342
2030 8,775,824 1,318,468
2029 8,839,704 1,325,543
2028 8,902,241 1,332,712
2027 8,964,035 1,339,889
2026 9,025,821 1,347,027
2025 9,085,991 1,366,475
2024 9,132,629 1,372,341
2023 9,178,298 1,370,286
2022 9,228,071 1,348,840
2021 9,302,585 1,330,932
2020 9,379,952 1,329,522
2019 9,419,758 1,326,898
2018 9,438,785 1,321,977
2017 9,458,989 1,317,384
2016 9,469,379 1,315,790
2015 9,461,076 1,315,407
2014 9,448,515 1,314,545
2013 9,443,211 1,317,997
2012 9,446,836 1,322,696
2011 9,461,643 1,327,439
2010 9,483,836 1,331,475
2009 9,504,583 1,334,515
2008 9,527,985 1,337,090
2007 9,560,953 1,340,680
2006 9,604,924 1,346,810
2005 9,663,915 1,354,775
2004 9,730,146 1,362,550
2003 9,796,749 1,370,720
2002 9,865,548 1,379,350
2001 9,928,549 1,388,115
2000 9,979,610 1,396,985
1999 10,026,738 1,390,244
1998 10,071,963 1,386,156
1997 10,117,433 1,399,535
1996 10,159,569 1,415,594
1995 10,193,831 1,436,634
1994 10,226,955 1,462,514
1993 10,239,050 1,494,128
1992 10,216,470 1,533,091
1991 10,194,050 1,561,314
1990 10,189,348 1,569,174
1989 10,170,000 1,568,131
1988 10,140,000 1,561,900
1987 10,111,000 1,552,221
1986 10,043,000 1,540,190
1985 9,975,000 1,528,781
1984 9,910,000 1,518,617
1983 9,843,000 1,508,745
1982 9,776,000 1,498,414
1981 9,710,000 1,487,666
1980 9,643,000 1,477,219
1979 9,584,000 1,468,333
1978 9,525,000 1,460,188
1977 9,463,000 1,450,211
1976 9,411,000 1,439,576
1975 9,367,000 1,429,352
1974 9,317,584 1,418,169
1973 9,257,272 1,405,951
1972 9,188,968 1,392,518
1971 9,115,576 1,376,955
1970 9,040,000 1,360,076
1969 8,960,304 1,345,249
1968 8,874,552 1,331,214
1967 8,785,648 1,318,946
1966 8,696,496 1,308,597
1965 8,610,000 1,294,566
1964 8,524,224 1,277,086
1963 8,437,232 1,258,857
1962 8,351,928 1,241,623
1961 8,271,216 1,225,077
1960 8,198,000 1,211,537

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/estonia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Estonia lost 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Estonia's population increased by 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Estonia was ranked 149th in 2006 and ranked 155th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Estonia will decrease by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people and rank change from 155th to 159th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 26.7% in Estonia.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Estonia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Estonia
2100 -1.14% -0.67%
2099 -1.13% -0.65%
2098 -1.11% -0.64%
2097 -1.1% -0.66%
2096 -1.09% -0.65%
2095 -1.08% -0.64%
2094 -1.08% -0.64%
2093 -1.06% -0.63%
2092 -1.06% -0.64%
2091 -1.05% -0.65%
2090 -1.05% -0.65%
2089 -1.05% -0.65%
2088 -1.05% -0.68%
2087 -1.06% -0.7%
2086 -1.07% -0.7%
2085 -1.07% -0.73%
2084 -1.07% -0.73%
2083 -1.08% -0.73%
2082 -1.09% -0.73%
2081 -1.1% -0.74%
2080 -1.1% -0.75%
2079 -1.1% -0.76%
2078 -1.11% -0.76%
2077 -1.1% -0.75%
2076 -1.11% -0.75%
2075 -1.11% -0.76%
2074 -1.11% -0.77%
2073 -1.11% -0.77%
2072 -1.12% -0.78%
2071 -1.11% -0.78%
2070 -1.11% -0.77%
2069 -1.11% -0.77%
2068 -1.12% -0.77%
2067 -1.12% -0.76%
2066 -1.11% -0.76%
2065 -1.11% -0.76%
2064 -1.1% -0.75%
2063 -1.09% -0.74%
2062 -1.08% -0.74%
2061 -1.07% -0.73%
2060 -1.06% -0.71%
2059 -1.04% -0.7%
2058 -1.03% -0.68%
2057 -1.01% -0.66%
2056 -0.99% -0.65%
2055 -0.97% -0.62%
2054 -0.94% -0.61%
2053 -0.91% -0.59%
2052 -0.88% -0.59%
2051 -0.86% -0.57%
2050 -0.84% -0.56%
2049 -0.82% -0.53%
2048 -0.8% -0.53%
2047 -0.78% -0.52%
2046 -0.77% -0.51%
2045 -0.76% -0.51%
2044 -0.75% -0.5%
2043 -0.75% -0.5%
2042 -0.76% -0.49%
2041 -0.75% -0.49%
2040 -0.75% -0.49%
2039 -0.75% -0.49%
2038 -0.74% -0.5%
2037 -0.74% -0.52%
2036 -0.74% -0.52%
2035 -0.74% -0.53%
2034 -0.74% -0.53%
2033 -0.74% -0.54%
2032 -0.73% -0.54%
2031 -0.73% -0.54%
2030 -0.72% -0.53%
2029 -0.7% -0.54%
2028 -0.69% -0.54%
2027 -0.68% -0.53%
2026 -0.66% -1.42%
2025 -0.51% -0.43%
2024 -0.5% 0.15%
2023 -0.54% 1.59%
2022 -0.8% 1.35%
2021 -0.82% 0.11%
2020 -0.42% 0.2%
2019 -0.2% 0.37%
2018 -0.21% 0.35%
2017 -0.11% 0.12%
2016 0.09% 0.03%
2015 0.13% 0.07%
2014 0.06% -0.26%
2013 -0.04% -0.36%
2012 -0.16% -0.36%
2011 -0.23% -0.3%
2010 -0.22% -0.23%
2009 -0.25% -0.19%
2008 -0.34% -0.27%
2007 -0.46% -0.46%
2006 -0.61% -0.59%
2005 -0.68% -0.57%
2004 -0.68% -0.6%
2003 -0.7% -0.63%
2002 -0.63% -0.63%
2001 -0.51% -0.63%
2000 -0.47% 0.48%
1999 -0.45% 0.29%
1998 -0.45% -0.96%
1997 -0.41% -1.13%
1996 -0.34% -1.46%
1995 -0.32% -1.77%
1994 -0.12% -2.12%
1993 0.22% -2.54%
1992 0.22% -1.81%
1991 0.05% -0.5%
1990 0.19% 0.07%
1989 0.3% 0.4%
1988 0.29% 0.62%
1987 0.68% 0.78%
1986 0.68% 0.75%
1985 0.66% 0.67%
1984 0.68% 0.65%
1983 0.69% 0.69%
1982 0.68% 0.72%
1981 0.69% 0.71%
1980 0.62% 0.61%
1979 0.62% 0.56%
1978 0.66% 0.69%
1977 0.55% 0.74%
1976 0.47% 0.72%
1975 0.53% 0.79%
1974 0.65% 0.87%
1973 0.74% 0.96%
1972 0.81% 1.13%
1971 0.84% 1.24%
1970 0.89% 1.1%
1969 0.97% 1.05%
1968 1.01% 0.93%
1967 1.03% 0.79%
1966 1% 1.08%
1965 1.01% 1.37%
1964 1.03% 1.45%
1963 1.02% 1.39%
1962 0.98% 1.35%
1961 0.89% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/estonia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Estonia's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Belarus Estonia
Current population
9025821
1347027
Population rank 101/197 155/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.02%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
1.5 hours
One birth every
8.19 minutes
53.9 minutes
One death every
4.38 minutes
33.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 -16
Annual growth/decline -46,638 -5,866
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 182/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
39.5 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -13,350
Net migration rank 109/196 141/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 203,046
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 110/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 43/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Estonia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Estonia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -13,350
2024 -55,755 -3,119 -6,038 -7,742
2023 -56,924 -3,034 -5,070 5,717
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -5,665 39,754
2021 -67,118 -33,954 -5,324 7,043
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -2,659 3,694
2019 -32,969 -33,954 -1,327 5,386
2018 -26,429 8,615 -1,322 7,089
2017 -17,026 3,337 -1,713 5,202
2016 -1,894 8,272 -1,316 1,081
2015 -946 18,088 -1,315 4,261
2014 -2,834 14,979 -1,972 -674
2013 -6,610 10,550 -1,713 -2,688
2012 -11,336 10,903 -1,455 -3,674
2011 -26,493 5,686 -531 -3,941
2010 -29,400 10,300 0 -3,781
2009 -25,662 13,610 -400 -2,089
2008 -25,726 -495 -668 -2,034
2007 -28,683 -4,013 -1,608 -2,941
2006 -41,301 -8,303 -2,559 -5,351
2005 -50,252 -15,451 -2,981 -5,208
2004 -50,597 -10,424 -3,679 -3,681
2003 -53,882 -10,795 -5,072 -3,705
2002 -58,207 -11,945 -5,380 -2,889
2001 -48,650 -4,469 -5,830 -3,280
2000 -40,916 1,812 -5,309 -3,083
1999 -49,131 2,028 -6,117 1,419
1998 -44,316 13,192 -7,208 -3,296
1997 -46,540 -235 -6,018 -4,066
1996 -37,591 5,205 -5,662 -10,540
1995 -32,621 481 -7,327 -12,655
1994 -19,431 -12,570 -8,044 -17,984
1993 -11,263 19,652 -5,976 -25,501
1992 11,238 29,477 -1,993 -38,391
1991 18,349 -5,876 -312 -9,712
1990 32,606 -26,497 2,825 -2,660
1989 49,833 5,639 5,803 -368
1988 60,840 -5,424 6,404 5,256
1987 62,689 -12,462 6,829 5,389
1986 74,318 -11,499 6,160 5,260
1985 58,852 -784 4,281 5,097
1984 64,415 -3,051 5,163 5,006
1983 75,791 -2,938 5,884 4,986
1982 65,499 3,339 5,244 4,832
1981 65,057 14,998 4,612 4,789
1980 62,101 16,616 3,989 4,619
1979 64,481 395 3,818 4,521
1978 67,342 -11,143 4,088 7,234
1977 67,434 -4,925 4,931 7,189
1976 66,677 -5,350 4,319 6,942
1975 65,494 -6,302 4,717 6,737
1974 71,158 -5,157 5,956 6,594
1973 70,911 -7,357 5,623 6,488
1972 74,036 -7,966 6,267 6,432
1971 77,464 -5,818 7,160 6,392
1970 75,520 -8,643 6,257 6,158
1969 74,567 -12,833 5,515 8,650
1968 76,782 -7,511 5,592 9,403
1967 81,136 -13,409 5,012 9,115
1966 84,191 -14,544 4,842 8,998
1965 90,611 -17,979 5,437 8,851
1964 101,618 -17,837 6,897 8,734
1963 113,160 -28,653 6,043 8,410
1962 124,945 -32,996 6,457 8,248
1961 134,490 -26,780 7,228 7,991
1960 136,399 -27,382 7,511 7,762

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/estonia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Estonia 30.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 203,046 people or 14.9% in Estonia.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/estonia | CC BY

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.