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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 9.16 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

Belarus vs Germany: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Germany
2100 4,398,633 69,929,981
2099 4,449,573 69,956,854
2098 4,500,269 69,973,838
2097 4,550,935 70,015,834
2096 4,601,487 70,046,713
2095 4,652,286 70,067,131
2094 4,703,117 70,085,911
2093 4,754,252 70,106,718
2092 4,805,369 70,132,132
2091 4,856,664 70,178,440
2090 4,908,430 70,240,137
2089 4,960,656 70,294,005
2088 5,013,287 70,352,443
2087 5,066,741 70,434,814
2086 5,120,920 70,532,124
2085 5,176,048 70,627,602
2084 5,232,002 70,722,960
2083 5,288,854 70,829,392
2082 5,346,728 70,932,273
2081 5,405,543 71,045,881
2080 5,465,448 71,171,519
2079 5,526,121 71,305,544
2078 5,587,557 71,445,484
2077 5,650,096 71,601,117
2076 5,713,205 71,757,525
2075 5,777,144 71,891,567
2074 5,841,895 72,046,795
2073 5,907,671 72,206,145
2072 5,974,027 72,356,324
2071 6,041,554 72,517,749
2070 6,109,593 72,664,462
2069 6,178,463 72,828,330
2068 6,247,964 72,993,859
2067 6,318,511 73,178,408
2066 6,389,815 73,370,207
2065 6,461,651 73,561,648
2064 6,533,883 73,762,096
2063 6,606,470 73,971,537
2062 6,679,180 74,198,775
2061 6,751,939 74,426,082
2060 6,825,105 74,678,280
2059 6,898,206 74,932,496
2058 6,970,893 75,206,278
2057 7,043,508 75,482,742
2056 7,115,638 75,756,281
2055 7,187,104 76,041,477
2054 7,257,138 76,325,196
2053 7,326,052 76,595,801
2052 7,393,630 76,839,962
2051 7,459,522 77,084,029
2050 7,524,239 77,325,459
2049 7,588,059 77,569,721
2048 7,651,163 77,818,888
2047 7,712,657 78,049,343
2046 7,773,226 78,272,834
2045 7,833,564 78,497,690
2044 7,893,753 78,722,126
2043 7,953,762 78,936,540
2042 8,013,962 79,130,312
2041 8,075,253 79,324,161
2040 8,136,633 79,536,735
2039 8,198,487 79,754,631
2038 8,260,287 79,978,474
2037 8,321,922 80,194,225
2036 8,384,012 80,425,162
2035 8,446,649 80,640,951
2034 8,509,786 80,844,719
2033 8,573,478 81,069,119
2032 8,637,170 81,286,326
2031 8,700,460 81,520,272
2030 8,764,169 81,736,996
2029 8,827,965 81,963,002
2028 8,890,419 82,178,048
2027 8,952,131 82,384,302
2026 9,013,835 82,575,542
2025 9,073,924 83,233,941
2024 9,132,629 83,516,593
2023 9,178,298 83,287,273
2022 9,228,071 83,177,813
2021 9,302,585 83,196,078
2020 9,379,952 83,160,871
2019 9,419,758 83,092,962
2018 9,438,785 82,905,782
2017 9,458,989 82,657,002
2016 9,469,379 82,348,669
2015 9,461,076 81,686,611
2014 9,448,515 80,982,500
2013 9,443,211 80,645,605
2012 9,446,836 80,425,823
2011 9,461,643 80,274,983
2010 9,483,836 81,776,930
2009 9,504,583 81,902,307
2008 9,527,985 82,110,097
2007 9,560,953 82,266,372
2006 9,604,924 82,376,451
2005 9,663,915 82,469,422
2004 9,730,146 82,516,260
2003 9,796,749 82,534,176
2002 9,865,548 82,488,495
2001 9,928,549 82,349,925
2000 9,979,610 82,211,508
1999 10,026,738 82,100,243
1998 10,071,963 82,047,195
1997 10,117,433 82,034,771
1996 10,159,569 81,914,831
1995 10,193,831 81,678,051
1994 10,226,955 81,438,348
1993 10,239,050 81,156,363
1992 10,216,470 80,624,598
1991 10,194,050 80,013,896
1990 10,189,348 79,433,029
1989 10,170,000 78,751,283
1988 10,140,000 78,144,619
1987 10,111,000 77,839,920
1986 10,043,000 77,720,436
1985 9,975,000 77,684,873
1984 9,910,000 77,858,685
1983 9,843,000 78,128,282
1982 9,776,000 78,333,366
1981 9,710,000 78,407,907
1980 9,643,000 78,288,576
1979 9,584,000 78,126,350
1978 9,525,000 78,091,820
1977 9,463,000 78,159,814
1976 9,411,000 78,336,950
1975 9,367,000 78,673,554
1974 9,317,584 78,967,433
1973 9,257,272 78,936,666
1972 9,188,968 78,688,452
1971 9,115,576 78,312,842
1970 9,040,000 78,169,289
1969 8,960,304 77,909,682
1968 8,874,552 77,294,314
1967 8,785,648 76,951,336
1966 8,696,496 76,600,311
1965 8,610,000 75,963,695
1964 8,524,224 75,318,337
1963 8,437,232 74,714,353
1962 8,351,928 74,025,784
1961 8,271,216 73,377,632
1960 8,198,000 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 13.1% in Germany.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Germany
2100 -1.14% -0.04%
2099 -1.13% -0.02%
2098 -1.11% -0.06%
2097 -1.1% -0.04%
2096 -1.09% -0.03%
2095 -1.08% -0.03%
2094 -1.08% -0.03%
2093 -1.06% -0.04%
2092 -1.06% -0.07%
2091 -1.05% -0.09%
2090 -1.05% -0.08%
2089 -1.05% -0.08%
2088 -1.05% -0.12%
2087 -1.06% -0.14%
2086 -1.07% -0.14%
2085 -1.07% -0.13%
2084 -1.07% -0.15%
2083 -1.08% -0.15%
2082 -1.09% -0.16%
2081 -1.1% -0.18%
2080 -1.1% -0.19%
2079 -1.1% -0.2%
2078 -1.11% -0.22%
2077 -1.1% -0.22%
2076 -1.11% -0.19%
2075 -1.11% -0.22%
2074 -1.11% -0.22%
2073 -1.11% -0.21%
2072 -1.12% -0.22%
2071 -1.11% -0.2%
2070 -1.11% -0.23%
2069 -1.11% -0.23%
2068 -1.12% -0.25%
2067 -1.12% -0.26%
2066 -1.11% -0.26%
2065 -1.11% -0.27%
2064 -1.1% -0.28%
2063 -1.09% -0.31%
2062 -1.08% -0.31%
2061 -1.07% -0.34%
2060 -1.06% -0.34%
2059 -1.04% -0.36%
2058 -1.03% -0.37%
2057 -1.01% -0.36%
2056 -0.99% -0.38%
2055 -0.97% -0.37%
2054 -0.94% -0.35%
2053 -0.91% -0.32%
2052 -0.88% -0.32%
2051 -0.86% -0.31%
2050 -0.84% -0.31%
2049 -0.82% -0.32%
2048 -0.8% -0.3%
2047 -0.78% -0.29%
2046 -0.77% -0.29%
2045 -0.76% -0.29%
2044 -0.75% -0.27%
2043 -0.75% -0.24%
2042 -0.76% -0.24%
2041 -0.75% -0.27%
2040 -0.75% -0.27%
2039 -0.75% -0.28%
2038 -0.74% -0.27%
2037 -0.74% -0.29%
2036 -0.74% -0.27%
2035 -0.74% -0.25%
2034 -0.74% -0.28%
2033 -0.74% -0.27%
2032 -0.73% -0.29%
2031 -0.73% -0.27%
2030 -0.72% -0.28%
2029 -0.7% -0.26%
2028 -0.69% -0.25%
2027 -0.68% -0.23%
2026 -0.66% -0.79%
2025 -0.64% -0.34%
2024 -0.5% 0.28%
2023 -0.54% 0.13%
2022 -0.8% -0.02%
2021 -0.82% 0.04%
2020 -0.42% 0.08%
2019 -0.2% 0.23%
2018 -0.21% 0.3%
2017 -0.11% 0.37%
2016 0.09% 0.81%
2015 0.13% 0.87%
2014 0.06% 0.42%
2013 -0.04% 0.27%
2012 -0.16% 0.19%
2011 -0.23% -1.84%
2010 -0.22% -0.15%
2009 -0.25% -0.25%
2008 -0.34% -0.19%
2007 -0.46% -0.13%
2006 -0.61% -0.11%
2005 -0.68% -0.06%
2004 -0.68% -0.02%
2003 -0.7% 0.06%
2002 -0.63% 0.17%
2001 -0.51% 0.17%
2000 -0.47% 0.14%
1999 -0.45% 0.06%
1998 -0.45% 0.02%
1997 -0.41% 0.15%
1996 -0.34% 0.29%
1995 -0.32% 0.29%
1994 -0.12% 0.35%
1993 0.22% 0.66%
1992 0.22% 0.76%
1991 0.05% 0.73%
1990 0.19% 0.87%
1989 0.3% 0.78%
1988 0.29% 0.39%
1987 0.68% 0.15%
1986 0.68% 0.05%
1985 0.66% -0.22%
1984 0.68% -0.35%
1983 0.69% -0.26%
1982 0.68% -0.1%
1981 0.69% 0.15%
1980 0.62% 0.21%
1979 0.62% 0.04%
1978 0.66% -0.09%
1977 0.55% -0.23%
1976 0.47% -0.43%
1975 0.53% -0.37%
1974 0.65% 0.04%
1973 0.74% 0.32%
1972 0.81% 0.48%
1971 0.84% 0.18%
1970 0.89% 0.33%
1969 0.97% 0.8%
1968 1.01% 0.45%
1967 1.03% 0.46%
1966 1% 0.84%
1965 1.01% 0.86%
1964 1.03% 0.81%
1963 1.02% 0.93%
1962 0.98% 0.88%
1961 0.89% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Belarus Germany
Current population
9013835
82575542
Population rank 102/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +628
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 151/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -334,072
Net migration rank 109/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -334,072
2024 - -3,119 - 36,954
2023 -56,924 -3,034 -333,149 609,553
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -324,394 981,552
2021 -67,118 -33,954 -224,629 310,264
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -216,218 203,468
2019 -32,969 -33,954 -157,877 319,082
2018 -26,429 8,615 -165,812 403,908
2017 -17,026 3,337 -148,783 452,988
2016 -1,894 8,272 -123,523 517,480
2015 -946 18,088 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 -2,834 14,979 -153,866 592,338
2013 -6,610 10,550 -209,679 462,384
2012 -11,336 10,903 -193,022 199,143
2011 -26,493 5,686 -184,632 295,282
2010 -29,400 10,300 -179,909 130,116
2009 -25,662 13,610 -188,375 46,533
2008 -25,726 -495 -164,220 -23,341
2007 -28,683 -4,013 -148,080 -24,772
2006 -41,301 -8,303 -148,278 -489,056
2005 -50,252 -15,451 -148,445 81,351
2004 -50,597 -10,424 -107,271 81,735
2003 -53,882 -10,795 -140,309 142,009
2002 -58,207 -11,945 -123,733 218,795
2001 -48,650 -4,469 -98,820 272,875
2000 -40,916 1,812 -73,990 174,594
1999 -49,131 2,028 -73,890 219,280
1998 -44,316 13,192 -65,637 -754,469
1997 -46,540 -235 -49,221 93,281
1996 -37,591 5,205 -90,107 281,280
1995 -32,621 481 -114,349 398,077
1994 -19,431 -12,570 -114,013 315,585
1993 -11,263 19,652 -105,503 462,096
1992 11,238 29,477 -80,625 811,606
1991 18,349 -5,876 -80,014 602,638
1990 32,606 -26,497 -15,887 679,702
1989 49,833 5,639 -23,625 761,002
1988 60,840 -5,424 -7,815 515,962
1987 62,689 -12,462 -31,136 174,272
1986 74,318 -11,499 -77,721 212,822
1985 58,852 -784 -116,527 103,556
1984 64,415 -3,051 -109,002 -150,771
1983 75,791 -2,938 -109,380 -81,349
1982 65,499 3,339 -78,333 -58,121
1981 65,057 14,998 -94,090 130,713
1980 62,101 16,616 -86,117 324,203
1979 64,481 395 -125,002 237,705
1978 67,342 -11,143 -140,566 117,167
1977 67,434 -4,925 -125,055 33,881
1976 66,677 -5,350 -164,508 -79,761
1975 65,494 -6,302 -212,418 -207,740
1974 71,158 -5,157 -150,038 -15,126
1973 70,911 -7,357 -149,980 386,881
1972 74,036 -7,966 -62,950 336,015
1971 77,464 -5,818 46,988 450,328
1970 75,520 -8,643 70,352 -273,498
1969 74,567 -12,833 155,820 584,017
1968 76,782 -7,511 239,612 293,307
1967 81,136 -13,409 353,977 -174,155
1966 84,191 -14,544 405,982 134,107
1965 90,611 -17,979 410,204 338,258
1964 101,618 -17,837 482,038 69,825
1963 113,160 -28,653 455,757 205,976
1962 124,945 -32,996 436,752 276,505
1961 134,490 -26,780 462,279 27,534
1960 136,399 -27,382 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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