The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 5,619,911 people in Finland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,011,944 people compared to 5,624,333 in Finland.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 1.6 times bigger than Finland's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Finland is the 120th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.07% for Finland.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.3% in Finland.
- Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.17% decline), while Finland has grown from 5.27M to 5.62M (6.8% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.8% of the population in Belarus and 11.5% in Finland.
Belarus vs Finland: live population counter
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| Current population |
9011944
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5624333
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| Population rank | 101/197 | 120/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
11.5 minutes
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14.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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8.56 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
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19.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +26,894 |
| Daily growth/decline | -125 | +99 |
| Annual growth/decline | -45,669 | +36,000 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.5% | +0.64% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 123/197 |
Belarus and Finland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 4,429,634 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 4,461,005 | 0.89% | 0.71% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 4,491,443 | 0.98% | 0.68% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 4,523,309 | 1.02% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 4,548,543 | 1.03% | 0.56% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 4,563,732 | 1.01% | 0.33% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 4,580,869 | 1% | 0.38% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 4,605,744 | 1.03% | 0.54% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 4,626,469 | 1.01% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 4,623,785 | 0.97% | -0.06% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 4,606,307 | 0.89% | -0.38% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 4,612,124 | 0.84% | 0.13% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 4,639,657 | 0.81% | 0.6% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 4,666,081 | 0.74% | 0.57% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 4,690,574 | 0.65% | 0.52% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 4,711,440 | 0.53% | 0.44% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 4,725,664 | 0.47% | 0.3% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 4,738,902 | 0.55% | 0.28% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 4,752,528 | 0.66% | 0.29% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 4,764,690 | 0.62% | 0.26% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 4,779,535 | 0.62% | 0.31% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 4,799,964 | 0.69% | 0.43% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 4,826,933 | 0.68% | 0.56% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 4,855,787 | 0.69% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 4,881,803 | 0.68% | 0.54% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 4,902,206 | 0.66% | 0.42% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 4,918,154 | 0.68% | 0.33% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 4,932,123 | 0.68% | 0.28% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 4,946,481 | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 4,964,371 | 0.3% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 4,986,431 | 0.19% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 5,013,740 | 0.05% | 0.55% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 5,041,992 | 0.22% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 5,066,447 | 0.22% | 0.49% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 5,088,333 | -0.12% | 0.43% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 5,107,790 | -0.32% | 0.38% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 5,124,573 | -0.34% | 0.33% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 5,139,835 | -0.41% | 0.3% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 5,153,498 | -0.45% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 5,165,474 | -0.45% | 0.23% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 5,176,209 | -0.47% | 0.21% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 5,188,008 | -0.51% | 0.23% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 5,200,598 | -0.63% | 0.24% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 5,213,014 | -0.7% | 0.24% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 5,228,172 | -0.68% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 5,246,096 | -0.68% | 0.34% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 5,266,268 | -0.61% | 0.38% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 5,288,720 | -0.46% | 0.43% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 5,313,399 | -0.34% | 0.47% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 5,338,871 | -0.25% | 0.48% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 5,363,352 | -0.22% | 0.46% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 5,388,272 | -0.23% | 0.46% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 5,413,971 | -0.16% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 5,438,972 | -0.04% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 5,461,512 | 0.06% | 0.41% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 5,479,531 | 0.13% | 0.33% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 5,495,303 | 0.09% | 0.29% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 5,508,214 | -0.11% | 0.23% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 5,515,525 | -0.21% | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 5,521,606 | -0.2% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 5,529,543 | -0.42% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 5,541,017 | -0.82% | 0.21% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 5,556,106 | -0.8% | 0.27% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 5,583,911 | -0.54% | 0.5% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | 5,619,911 | -0.5% | 0.64% |
| 2025 | 9,073,036 | 5,625,932 | -0.65% | 0.11% |
| 2026 | 9,011,944 | 5,624,333 | -0.67% | -0.03% |
| 2027 | 8,950,041 | 5,618,598 | -0.69% | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 8,887,762 | 5,611,400 | -0.7% | -0.13% |
| 2029 | 8,824,424 | 5,603,365 | -0.71% | -0.14% |
| 2030 | 8,760,466 | 5,594,631 | -0.72% | -0.16% |
| 2031 | 8,696,768 | 5,585,302 | -0.73% | -0.17% |
| 2032 | 8,633,068 | 5,575,456 | -0.73% | -0.18% |
| 2033 | 8,569,172 | 5,565,204 | -0.74% | -0.18% |
| 2034 | 8,505,555 | 5,554,448 | -0.74% | -0.19% |
| 2035 | 8,442,461 | 5,543,219 | -0.74% | -0.2% |
| 2036 | 8,379,897 | 5,531,603 | -0.74% | -0.21% |
| 2037 | 8,317,831 | 5,519,668 | -0.74% | -0.22% |
| 2038 | 8,255,917 | 5,507,536 | -0.74% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 8,193,893 | 5,495,296 | -0.75% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 8,132,083 | 5,483,053 | -0.75% | -0.22% |
| 2041 | 8,070,545 | 5,470,834 | -0.76% | -0.22% |
| 2042 | 8,009,602 | 5,458,532 | -0.76% | -0.22% |
| 2043 | 7,949,312 | 5,446,086 | -0.75% | -0.23% |
| 2044 | 7,889,014 | 5,433,513 | -0.76% | -0.23% |
| 2045 | 7,828,555 | 5,420,858 | -0.77% | -0.23% |
| 2046 | 7,767,902 | 5,408,069 | -0.77% | -0.24% |
| 2047 | 7,706,676 | 5,395,098 | -0.79% | -0.24% |
| 2048 | 7,644,179 | 5,381,776 | -0.81% | -0.25% |
| 2049 | 7,580,508 | 5,368,125 | -0.83% | -0.25% |
| 2050 | 7,516,034 | 5,354,121 | -0.85% | -0.26% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Finland gained 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost -457,435 (a 4.83% decline), while Finland's population increased by 129,030 (a 2.35% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Finland was ranked 111th in 2006 and ranked 120th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Finland will decrease by 4.8% to 5,354,121 people and rank change from 120th to 127th.
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Population differences between Belarus and Finland
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| Life expectancy | 75 years | 82.4 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 44 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 1.26 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 47.9 ppl/mi² |
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