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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 6.5 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Belarus vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Italy
2100 4,398,633 35,208,261
2099 4,449,573 35,444,989
2098 4,500,269 35,676,340
2097 4,550,935 35,914,345
2096 4,601,487 36,150,501
2095 4,652,286 36,386,787
2094 4,703,117 36,619,396
2093 4,754,252 36,850,181
2092 4,805,369 37,089,746
2091 4,856,664 37,323,400
2090 4,908,430 37,560,976
2089 4,960,656 37,802,157
2088 5,013,287 38,040,056
2087 5,066,741 38,280,439
2086 5,120,920 38,517,279
2085 5,176,048 38,761,126
2084 5,232,002 39,008,873
2083 5,288,854 39,255,273
2082 5,346,728 39,509,964
2081 5,405,543 39,767,732
2080 5,465,448 40,030,977
2079 5,526,121 40,302,924
2078 5,587,557 40,579,648
2077 5,650,096 40,860,952
2076 5,713,205 41,151,772
2075 5,777,144 41,455,646
2074 5,841,895 41,779,503
2073 5,907,671 42,111,664
2072 5,974,027 42,459,257
2071 6,041,554 42,814,908
2070 6,109,593 43,187,953
2069 6,178,463 43,571,469
2068 6,247,964 43,964,515
2067 6,318,511 44,361,273
2066 6,389,815 44,771,926
2065 6,461,651 45,197,177
2064 6,533,883 45,628,630
2063 6,606,470 46,066,216
2062 6,679,180 46,517,561
2061 6,751,939 46,971,598
2060 6,825,105 47,424,830
2059 6,898,206 47,879,711
2058 6,970,893 48,332,818
2057 7,043,508 48,778,066
2056 7,115,638 49,222,515
2055 7,187,104 49,653,326
2054 7,257,138 50,073,600
2053 7,326,052 50,488,203
2052 7,393,630 50,886,354
2051 7,459,522 51,276,616
2050 7,524,239 51,663,176
2049 7,588,059 52,034,983
2048 7,651,163 52,392,012
2047 7,712,657 52,745,310
2046 7,773,226 53,080,828
2045 7,833,564 53,408,660
2044 7,893,753 53,723,325
2043 7,953,762 54,042,322
2042 8,013,962 54,342,628
2041 8,075,253 54,629,496
2040 8,136,633 54,916,374
2039 8,198,487 55,205,078
2038 8,260,287 55,481,637
2037 8,321,922 55,757,394
2036 8,384,012 56,025,224
2035 8,446,649 56,295,613
2034 8,509,786 56,562,648
2033 8,573,478 56,822,364
2032 8,637,170 57,078,534
2031 8,700,460 57,345,322
2030 8,764,169 57,606,120
2029 8,827,965 57,851,091
2028 8,890,419 58,091,760
2027 8,952,131 58,333,039
2026 9,013,835 58,562,681
2025 9,073,924 58,769,653
2024 9,132,629 58,952,704
2023 9,178,298 58,984,216
2022 9,228,071 59,013,667
2021 9,302,585 59,133,173
2020 9,379,952 59,438,851
2019 9,419,758 59,729,081
2018 9,438,785 60,148,658
2017 9,458,989 60,002,252
2016 9,469,379 60,115,223
2015 9,461,076 60,229,605
2014 9,448,515 60,320,707
2013 9,443,211 60,311,613
2012 9,446,836 60,191,247
2011 9,461,643 60,026,841
2010 9,483,836 59,819,407
2009 9,504,583 59,555,454
2008 9,527,985 59,211,181
2007 9,560,953 58,756,247
2006 9,604,924 58,399,861
2005 9,663,915 58,166,682
2004 9,730,146 57,828,179
2003 9,796,749 57,399,184
2002 9,865,548 57,089,824
2001 9,928,549 56,976,981
2000 9,979,610 56,942,108
1999 10,026,738 56,916,317
1998 10,071,963 56,906,744
1997 10,117,433 56,890,372
1996 10,159,569 56,860,281
1995 10,193,831 56,844,303
1994 10,226,955 56,843,400
1993 10,239,050 56,831,821
1992 10,216,470 56,797,087
1991 10,194,050 56,758,521
1990 10,189,348 56,719,240
1989 10,170,000 56,671,781
1988 10,140,000 56,629,288
1987 10,111,000 56,601,931
1986 10,043,000 56,596,155
1985 9,975,000 56,593,071
1984 9,910,000 56,576,718
1983 9,843,000 56,564,074
1982 9,776,000 56,543,548
1981 9,710,000 56,501,675
1980 9,643,000 56,433,883
1979 9,584,000 56,317,749
1978 9,525,000 56,155,143
1977 9,463,000 55,955,411
1976 9,411,000 55,718,260
1975 9,367,000 55,441,001
1974 9,317,584 55,110,868
1973 9,257,272 54,751,406
1972 9,188,968 54,381,345
1971 9,115,576 54,073,490
1970 9,040,000 53,821,850
1969 8,960,304 53,537,950
1968 8,874,552 53,235,750
1967 8,785,648 52,900,500
1966 8,696,496 52,519,000
1965 8,610,000 52,112,350
1964 8,524,224 51,675,350
1963 8,437,232 51,252,000
1962 8,351,928 50,879,450
1961 8,271,216 50,536,350
1960 8,198,000 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 29.7% in Italy.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Italy
2100 -1.14% -0.67%
2099 -1.13% -0.65%
2098 -1.11% -0.66%
2097 -1.1% -0.65%
2096 -1.09% -0.65%
2095 -1.08% -0.64%
2094 -1.08% -0.63%
2093 -1.06% -0.65%
2092 -1.06% -0.63%
2091 -1.05% -0.63%
2090 -1.05% -0.64%
2089 -1.05% -0.63%
2088 -1.05% -0.63%
2087 -1.06% -0.61%
2086 -1.07% -0.63%
2085 -1.07% -0.64%
2084 -1.07% -0.63%
2083 -1.08% -0.64%
2082 -1.09% -0.65%
2081 -1.1% -0.66%
2080 -1.1% -0.67%
2079 -1.1% -0.68%
2078 -1.11% -0.69%
2077 -1.1% -0.71%
2076 -1.11% -0.73%
2075 -1.11% -0.78%
2074 -1.11% -0.79%
2073 -1.11% -0.82%
2072 -1.12% -0.83%
2071 -1.11% -0.86%
2070 -1.11% -0.88%
2069 -1.11% -0.89%
2068 -1.12% -0.89%
2067 -1.12% -0.92%
2066 -1.11% -0.94%
2065 -1.11% -0.95%
2064 -1.1% -0.95%
2063 -1.09% -0.97%
2062 -1.08% -0.97%
2061 -1.07% -0.96%
2060 -1.06% -0.95%
2059 -1.04% -0.94%
2058 -1.03% -0.91%
2057 -1.01% -0.9%
2056 -0.99% -0.87%
2055 -0.97% -0.84%
2054 -0.94% -0.82%
2053 -0.91% -0.78%
2052 -0.88% -0.76%
2051 -0.86% -0.75%
2050 -0.84% -0.71%
2049 -0.82% -0.68%
2048 -0.8% -0.67%
2047 -0.78% -0.63%
2046 -0.77% -0.61%
2045 -0.76% -0.59%
2044 -0.75% -0.59%
2043 -0.75% -0.55%
2042 -0.76% -0.53%
2041 -0.75% -0.52%
2040 -0.75% -0.52%
2039 -0.75% -0.5%
2038 -0.74% -0.49%
2037 -0.74% -0.48%
2036 -0.74% -0.48%
2035 -0.74% -0.47%
2034 -0.74% -0.46%
2033 -0.74% -0.45%
2032 -0.73% -0.47%
2031 -0.73% -0.45%
2030 -0.72% -0.42%
2029 -0.7% -0.41%
2028 -0.69% -0.41%
2027 -0.68% -0.39%
2026 -0.66% -0.35%
2025 -0.64% -0.31%
2024 -0.5% -0.05%
2023 -0.54% -0.05%
2022 -0.8% -0.2%
2021 -0.82% -0.51%
2020 -0.42% -0.49%
2019 -0.2% -0.7%
2018 -0.21% 0.24%
2017 -0.11% -0.19%
2016 0.09% -0.19%
2015 0.13% -0.15%
2014 0.06% 0.02%
2013 -0.04% 0.2%
2012 -0.16% 0.27%
2011 -0.23% 0.35%
2010 -0.22% 0.44%
2009 -0.25% 0.58%
2008 -0.34% 0.77%
2007 -0.46% 0.61%
2006 -0.61% 0.4%
2005 -0.68% 0.59%
2004 -0.68% 0.75%
2003 -0.7% 0.54%
2002 -0.63% 0.2%
2001 -0.51% 0.06%
2000 -0.47% 0.05%
1999 -0.45% 0.02%
1998 -0.45% 0.03%
1997 -0.41% 0.05%
1996 -0.34% 0.03%
1995 -0.32% 0.002%
1994 -0.12% 0.02%
1993 0.22% 0.06%
1992 0.22% 0.07%
1991 0.05% 0.07%
1990 0.19% 0.08%
1989 0.3% 0.08%
1988 0.29% 0.05%
1987 0.68% 0.01%
1986 0.68% 0.005%
1985 0.66% 0.03%
1984 0.68% 0.02%
1983 0.69% 0.04%
1982 0.68% 0.07%
1981 0.69% 0.12%
1980 0.62% 0.21%
1979 0.62% 0.29%
1978 0.66% 0.36%
1977 0.55% 0.43%
1976 0.47% 0.5%
1975 0.53% 0.6%
1974 0.65% 0.66%
1973 0.74% 0.68%
1972 0.81% 0.57%
1971 0.84% 0.47%
1970 0.89% 0.53%
1969 0.97% 0.57%
1968 1.01% 0.63%
1967 1.03% 0.73%
1966 1% 0.78%
1965 1.01% 0.85%
1964 1.03% 0.83%
1963 1.02% 0.73%
1962 0.98% 0.68%
1961 0.89% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Belarus Italy
Current population
9013835
58562681
Population rank 102/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.71%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 -86
Annual growth/decline -45,669 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 170/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +75,448
Net migration rank 109/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 75,448
2024 - -3,119 - 95,246
2023 -56,924 -3,034 -283,125 150,189
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -318,674 231,228
2021 -67,118 -33,954 -301,579 157,327
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -338,801 85,281
2019 -32,969 -33,954 -215,025 46,634
2018 -26,429 8,615 -192,475 83,686
2017 -17,026 3,337 -192,007 95,147
2016 -1,894 8,272 -138,265 84,568
2015 -946 18,088 -162,620 39,389
2014 -2,834 14,979 -96,513 52,679
2013 -6,610 10,550 -90,468 158,090
2012 -11,336 10,903 -78,248 252,524
2011 -26,493 5,686 -48,021 198,544
2010 -29,400 10,300 -23,928 274,387
2009 -25,662 13,610 -17,866 283,676
2008 -25,726 -495 -11,842 422,534
2007 -28,683 -4,013 -5,876 495,092
2006 -41,301 -8,303 0 215,995
2005 -50,252 -15,451 -17,450 258,702
2004 -50,597 -10,424 11,566 417,970
2003 -53,882 -10,795 -40,179 478,578
2002 -58,207 -11,945 -22,836 223,861
2001 -48,650 -4,469 -11,396 48,903
2000 -40,916 1,812 -17,082 56,065
1999 -49,131 2,028 -22,766 54,405
1998 -44,316 13,192 -39,835 67,985
1997 -46,540 -235 -22,756 50,539
1996 -37,591 5,205 -22,744 53,450
1995 -32,621 481 -34,107 -460,287
1994 -19,431 -12,570 -17,053 502,750
1993 -11,263 19,652 0 24,321
1992 11,238 29,477 22,718 51,747
1991 18,349 -5,876 11,352 19,721
1990 32,606 -26,497 22,688 35,317
1989 49,833 5,639 28,336 19,540
1988 60,840 -5,424 33,977 18,553
1987 62,689 -12,462 16,980 7,825
1986 74,318 -11,499 11,319 -6,206
1985 58,852 -784 28,297 6,911
1984 64,415 -3,051 50,919 203
1983 75,791 -2,938 33,939 -3,733
1982 65,499 3,339 79,161 -24,223
1981 65,057 14,998 73,452 7,182
1980 62,101 16,616 84,650 295,642
1979 64,481 395 129,531 42,637
1978 67,342 -11,143 168,465 43,932
1977 67,434 -4,925 190,248 42,246
1976 66,677 -5,350 228,445 40,885
1975 65,494 -6,302 271,660 43,051
1974 71,158 -5,157 336,176 42,487
1973 70,911 -7,357 328,508 41,631
1972 74,036 -7,966 364,355 43,182
1971 77,464 -5,818 383,922 -58,627
1970 75,520 -8,643 376,753 -62,216
1969 74,567 -12,833 390,827 -45,346
1968 76,782 -7,511 399,268 -50,149
1967 81,136 -13,409 439,074 -37,992
1966 84,191 -14,544 488,427 -35,352
1965 90,611 -17,979 474,222 -36,267
1964 101,618 -17,837 527,089 -27,368
1963 113,160 -28,653 440,767 -28,198
1962 124,945 -32,996 427,387 -25,840
1961 134,490 -26,780 459,880 -129,761
1960 136,399 -27,382 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/italy | 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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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