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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 68,551,653 people in France in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 68,788,006 in France.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 7.63 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while France is the 23rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.83% for France.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.35% in France.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while France has grown from 63.6M to 68.8M (8.12% growth).

Belarus vs France: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus France
2100 4,398,633 70,613,012
2099 4,449,573 70,629,584
2098 4,500,269 70,639,488
2097 4,550,935 70,644,570
2096 4,601,487 70,651,179
2095 4,652,286 70,644,818
2094 4,703,117 70,628,949
2093 4,754,252 70,603,242
2092 4,805,369 70,580,656
2091 4,856,664 70,553,277
2090 4,908,430 70,520,528
2089 4,960,656 70,486,909
2088 5,013,287 70,447,851
2087 5,066,741 70,408,245
2086 5,120,920 70,365,710
2085 5,176,048 70,328,248
2084 5,232,002 70,285,895
2083 5,288,854 70,234,175
2082 5,346,728 70,193,367
2081 5,405,543 70,148,354
2080 5,465,448 70,107,021
2079 5,526,121 70,065,621
2078 5,587,557 70,025,358
2077 5,650,096 69,983,383
2076 5,713,205 69,940,036
2075 5,777,144 69,897,457
2074 5,841,895 69,862,353
2073 5,907,671 69,830,973
2072 5,974,027 69,804,981
2071 6,041,554 69,777,127
2070 6,109,593 69,764,791
2069 6,178,463 69,754,867
2068 6,247,964 69,756,896
2067 6,318,511 69,764,705
2066 6,389,815 69,773,902
2065 6,461,651 69,794,612
2064 6,533,883 69,818,938
2063 6,606,470 69,848,255
2062 6,679,180 69,886,879
2061 6,751,939 69,926,483
2060 6,825,105 69,968,809
2059 6,898,206 70,014,435
2058 6,970,893 70,057,256
2057 7,043,508 70,102,722
2056 7,115,638 70,146,920
2055 7,187,104 70,196,482
2054 7,257,138 70,236,369
2053 7,326,052 70,270,537
2052 7,393,630 70,295,830
2051 7,459,522 70,321,018
2050 7,524,239 70,335,872
2049 7,588,059 70,345,142
2048 7,651,163 70,343,943
2047 7,712,657 70,332,332
2046 7,773,226 70,314,243
2045 7,833,564 70,283,430
2044 7,893,753 70,244,405
2043 7,953,762 70,198,284
2042 8,013,962 70,137,343
2041 8,075,253 70,071,925
2040 8,136,633 70,006,064
2039 8,198,487 69,936,874
2038 8,260,287 69,858,693
2037 8,321,922 69,770,244
2036 8,384,012 69,681,800
2035 8,446,649 69,590,103
2034 8,509,786 69,496,656
2033 8,573,478 69,406,955
2032 8,637,170 69,316,572
2031 8,700,460 69,227,320
2030 8,764,169 69,136,856
2029 8,827,965 69,043,072
2028 8,890,419 68,951,924
2027 8,952,131 68,856,735
2026 9,013,835 68,762,523
2025 9,073,924 68,659,633
2024 9,132,629 68,551,653
2023 9,178,298 68,372,286
2022 9,228,071 68,184,457
2021 9,302,585 67,842,811
2020 9,379,952 67,601,110
2019 9,419,758 67,382,061
2018 9,438,785 67,158,348
2017 9,458,989 66,918,020
2016 9,469,379 66,724,104
2015 9,461,076 66,548,272
2014 9,448,515 66,312,067
2013 9,443,211 65,997,932
2012 9,446,836 65,657,659
2011 9,461,643 65,340,830
2010 9,483,836 65,026,211
2009 9,504,583 64,706,436
2008 9,527,985 64,375,116
2007 9,560,953 64,016,890
2006 9,604,924 63,622,342
2005 9,663,915 63,180,854
2004 9,730,146 62,707,588
2003 9,796,749 62,249,855
2002 9,865,548 61,812,142
2001 9,928,549 61,364,377
2000 9,979,610 60,918,661
1999 10,026,738 60,501,986
1998 10,071,963 60,190,684
1997 10,117,433 59,968,066
1996 10,159,569 59,754,504
1995 10,193,831 59,541,294
1994 10,226,955 59,324,863
1993 10,239,050 59,103,094
1992 10,216,470 58,846,584
1991 10,194,050 58,554,242
1990 10,189,348 58,261,012
1989 10,170,000 57,943,062
1988 10,140,000 57,598,186
1987 10,111,000 57,266,167
1986 10,043,000 56,956,002
1985 9,975,000 56,665,619
1984 9,910,000 56,383,085
1983 9,843,000 56,108,330
1982 9,776,000 55,806,789
1981 9,710,000 55,603,353
1980 9,643,000 55,274,184
1979 9,584,000 54,979,851
1978 9,525,000 54,734,030
1977 9,463,000 54,486,467
1976 9,411,000 54,232,383
1975 9,367,000 54,002,853
1974 9,317,584 53,746,571
1973 9,257,272 53,392,161
1972 9,188,968 52,962,356
1971 9,115,576 52,499,553
1970 9,040,000 52,007,169
1969 8,960,304 51,536,014
1968 8,874,552 51,112,980
1967 8,785,648 50,722,791
1966 8,696,496 50,311,637
1965 8,610,000 49,877,725
1964 8,524,224 49,401,492
1963 8,437,232 48,877,567
1962 8,351,928 48,389,516
1961 8,271,216 47,905,982
1960 8,198,000 47,412,964

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while France's population increased by 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of France will increase by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
France
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus France
2100 -1.14% -0.02%
2099 -1.13% -0.01%
2098 -1.11% -0.007%
2097 -1.1% -0.009%
2096 -1.09% 0.009%
2095 -1.08% 0.02%
2094 -1.08% 0.04%
2093 -1.06% 0.03%
2092 -1.06% 0.04%
2091 -1.05% 0.05%
2090 -1.05% 0.05%
2089 -1.05% 0.06%
2088 -1.05% 0.06%
2087 -1.06% 0.06%
2086 -1.07% 0.05%
2085 -1.07% 0.06%
2084 -1.07% 0.07%
2083 -1.08% 0.06%
2082 -1.09% 0.06%
2081 -1.1% 0.06%
2080 -1.1% 0.06%
2079 -1.1% 0.06%
2078 -1.11% 0.06%
2077 -1.1% 0.06%
2076 -1.11% 0.06%
2075 -1.11% 0.05%
2074 -1.11% 0.04%
2073 -1.11% 0.04%
2072 -1.12% 0.04%
2071 -1.11% 0.02%
2070 -1.11% 0.01%
2069 -1.11% -0.003%
2068 -1.12% -0.01%
2067 -1.12% -0.01%
2066 -1.11% -0.03%
2065 -1.11% -0.03%
2064 -1.1% -0.04%
2063 -1.09% -0.06%
2062 -1.08% -0.06%
2061 -1.07% -0.06%
2060 -1.06% -0.07%
2059 -1.04% -0.06%
2058 -1.03% -0.06%
2057 -1.01% -0.06%
2056 -0.99% -0.07%
2055 -0.97% -0.06%
2054 -0.94% -0.05%
2053 -0.91% -0.04%
2052 -0.88% -0.04%
2051 -0.86% -0.02%
2050 -0.84% -0.01%
2049 -0.82% 0.002%
2048 -0.8% 0.02%
2047 -0.78% 0.03%
2046 -0.77% 0.04%
2045 -0.76% 0.06%
2044 -0.75% 0.07%
2043 -0.75% 0.09%
2042 -0.76% 0.09%
2041 -0.75% 0.09%
2040 -0.75% 0.1%
2039 -0.75% 0.11%
2038 -0.74% 0.13%
2037 -0.74% 0.13%
2036 -0.74% 0.13%
2035 -0.74% 0.13%
2034 -0.74% 0.13%
2033 -0.74% 0.13%
2032 -0.73% 0.13%
2031 -0.73% 0.13%
2030 -0.72% 0.14%
2029 -0.7% 0.13%
2028 -0.69% 0.14%
2027 -0.68% 0.14%
2026 -0.66% 0.15%
2025 -0.64% 0.16%
2024 -0.5% 0.26%
2023 -0.54% 0.28%
2022 -0.8% 0.5%
2021 -0.82% 0.36%
2020 -0.42% 0.33%
2019 -0.2% 0.33%
2018 -0.21% 0.36%
2017 -0.11% 0.29%
2016 0.09% 0.26%
2015 0.13% 0.36%
2014 0.06% 0.48%
2013 -0.04% 0.52%
2012 -0.16% 0.48%
2011 -0.23% 0.48%
2010 -0.22% 0.49%
2009 -0.25% 0.51%
2008 -0.34% 0.56%
2007 -0.46% 0.62%
2006 -0.61% 0.7%
2005 -0.68% 0.75%
2004 -0.68% 0.74%
2003 -0.7% 0.71%
2002 -0.63% 0.73%
2001 -0.51% 0.73%
2000 -0.47% 0.69%
1999 -0.45% 0.52%
1998 -0.45% 0.37%
1997 -0.41% 0.36%
1996 -0.34% 0.36%
1995 -0.32% 0.36%
1994 -0.12% 0.38%
1993 0.22% 0.44%
1992 0.22% 0.5%
1991 0.05% 0.5%
1990 0.19% 0.55%
1989 0.3% 0.6%
1988 0.29% 0.58%
1987 0.68% 0.54%
1986 0.68% 0.51%
1985 0.66% 0.5%
1984 0.68% 0.49%
1983 0.69% 0.54%
1982 0.68% 0.37%
1981 0.69% 0.6%
1980 0.62% 0.54%
1979 0.62% 0.45%
1978 0.66% 0.45%
1977 0.55% 0.47%
1976 0.47% 0.43%
1975 0.53% 0.48%
1974 0.65% 0.66%
1973 0.74% 0.81%
1972 0.81% 0.88%
1971 0.84% 0.95%
1970 0.89% 0.91%
1969 0.97% 0.83%
1968 1.01% 0.77%
1967 1.03% 0.82%
1966 1% 0.87%
1965 1.01% 0.96%
1964 1.03% 1.07%
1963 1.02% 1.01%
1962 0.98% 1.01%
1961 0.89% 1.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while France's population grew by 0.26%.

Live population counters

Belarus France
Current population
9013835
68788006
Population rank 102/197 23/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.83%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
2.93 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
50.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +491
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +179,367
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.26%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 152/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
5.75 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +91,737
Net migration rank 109/196 18/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 9,186,757
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 5/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 13.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 49/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
France
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus France
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 91,737
2024 - -3,119 - 90,527
2023 -56,924 -3,034 47,860 91,862
2022 -47,839 -8,000 54,547 179,377
2021 -67,118 -33,954 74,627 131,465
2020 -64,703 -33,954 67,602 145,593
2019 -32,969 -33,954 141,503 71,972
2018 -26,429 8,615 147,749 132,925
2017 -17,026 3,337 160,604 102,984
2016 -1,894 8,272 193,500 15,548
2015 -946 18,088 206,300 -345
2014 -2,834 14,979 265,248 52,342
2013 -6,610 10,550 244,192 116,297
2012 -11,336 10,903 256,065 103,287
2011 -26,493 5,686 280,966 70,178
2010 -29,400 10,300 286,116 52,644
2009 -25,662 13,610 278,238 58,032
2008 -25,726 -495 283,250 79,528
2007 -28,683 -4,013 288,076 91,973
2006 -41,301 -8,303 305,387 132,512
2005 -50,252 -15,451 271,677 191,417
2004 -50,597 -10,424 282,185 200,629
2003 -53,882 -10,795 230,325 195,616
2002 -58,207 -11,945 253,430 191,373
2001 -48,650 -4,469 263,867 179,476
2000 -40,916 1,812 268,042 171,637
1999 -49,131 2,028 229,907 169,448
1998 -44,316 13,192 222,705 20,216
1997 -46,540 -235 215,885 -15,255
1996 -37,591 5,205 221,092 -21,463
1995 -32,621 481 220,303 -17,128
1994 -19,431 -12,570 201,704 -4,232
1993 -11,263 19,652 224,592 16,892
1992 11,238 29,477 229,502 61,964
1991 18,349 -5,876 234,216 35,201
1990 32,606 -26,497 238,870 43,323
1989 49,833 5,639 243,361 82,052
1988 60,840 -5,424 247,672 69,935
1987 62,689 -12,462 251,971 59,890
1986 74,318 -11,499 250,606 51,642
1985 58,852 -784 249,328 66,149
1984 64,415 -3,051 248,086 76,175
1983 75,791 -2,938 235,655 88,166
1982 65,499 3,339 234,389 81,084
1981 65,057 14,998 222,414 69,365
1980 62,101 16,616 210,042 54,718
1979 64,481 395 208,923 34,295
1978 67,342 -11,143 213,462 18,692
1977 67,434 -4,925 217,946 44,918
1976 66,677 -5,350 227,776 59,515
1975 65,494 -6,302 248,413 16,139
1974 71,158 -5,157 268,733 26,203
1973 70,911 -7,357 282,979 103,910
1972 74,036 -7,966 296,589 101,223
1971 77,464 -5,818 309,747 144,321
1970 75,520 -8,643 322,444 182,941
1969 74,567 -12,833 329,831 160,403
1968 76,782 -7,511 337,346 113,115
1967 81,136 -13,409 339,843 63,018
1966 84,191 -14,544 352,181 96,097
1965 90,611 -17,979 354,132 82,879
1964 101,618 -17,837 360,631 163,039
1963 113,160 -28,653 361,694 190,925
1962 124,945 -32,996 358,082 141,634
1961 134,490 -26,780 354,504 128,618
1960 136,399 -27,382 346,115 143,032

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In France 59.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 9,186,757 people or 13.8% in France.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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