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

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 2.35 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Belarus vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Kazakhstan
2100 4,404,482 33,837,050
2099 4,455,490 33,761,154
2098 4,506,253 33,683,919
2097 4,556,987 33,603,915
2096 4,607,606 33,512,477
2095 4,658,472 33,413,253
2094 4,709,371 33,314,594
2093 4,760,574 33,213,155
2092 4,811,759 33,116,688
2091 4,863,122 33,013,240
2090 4,914,957 32,907,211
2089 4,967,252 32,798,108
2088 5,019,954 32,686,460
2087 5,073,478 32,563,627
2086 5,127,730 32,439,780
2085 5,182,931 32,315,125
2084 5,238,960 32,187,026
2083 5,295,887 32,051,485
2082 5,353,838 31,925,242
2081 5,412,731 31,787,284
2080 5,472,716 31,648,962
2079 5,533,470 31,514,214
2078 5,594,987 31,366,796
2077 5,657,609 31,219,906
2076 5,720,802 31,072,192
2075 5,784,826 30,923,546
2074 5,849,664 30,771,280
2073 5,915,527 30,625,478
2072 5,981,971 30,477,563
2071 6,049,588 30,326,181
2070 6,117,717 30,173,109
2069 6,186,679 30,013,948
2068 6,256,272 29,862,364
2067 6,326,913 29,712,186
2066 6,398,312 29,557,994
2065 6,470,244 29,396,139
2064 6,542,572 29,235,466
2063 6,615,256 29,071,908
2062 6,688,062 28,907,357
2061 6,760,917 28,738,535
2060 6,834,181 28,568,026
2059 6,907,379 28,391,809
2058 6,980,163 28,215,085
2057 7,052,874 28,037,220
2056 7,125,100 27,842,554
2055 7,196,662 27,643,057
2054 7,266,788 27,444,561
2053 7,335,794 27,234,548
2052 7,403,462 27,022,716
2051 7,469,442 26,809,526
2050 7,534,245 26,593,675
2049 7,598,150 26,376,242
2048 7,661,337 26,146,925
2047 7,722,913 25,911,330
2046 7,783,562 25,678,409
2045 7,843,981 25,442,326
2044 7,904,250 25,206,576
2043 7,964,339 24,971,131
2042 8,024,619 24,737,722
2041 8,085,991 24,507,695
2040 8,147,453 24,273,388
2039 8,209,389 24,047,108
2038 8,271,271 23,821,741
2037 8,332,989 23,600,163
2036 8,395,161 23,374,793
2035 8,457,882 23,151,259
2034 8,521,103 22,926,675
2033 8,584,879 22,700,937
2032 8,648,656 22,470,522
2031 8,712,030 22,247,053
2030 8,775,824 22,020,172
2029 8,839,704 21,792,016
2028 8,902,241 21,558,709
2027 8,964,035 21,326,341
2026 9,025,821 21,090,850
2025 9,085,991 20,843,754
2024 9,132,629 20,592,571
2023 9,178,298 20,330,104
2022 9,228,071 20,034,609
2021 9,302,585 19,743,603
2020 9,379,952 19,482,117
2019 9,419,758 19,209,555
2018 9,438,785 18,932,727
2017 9,458,989 18,651,931
2016 9,469,379 18,363,600
2015 9,461,076 18,084,169
2014 9,448,515 17,816,285
2013 9,443,211 17,556,502
2012 9,446,836 17,306,106
2011 9,461,643 17,066,002
2010 9,483,836 16,836,810
2009 9,504,583 16,619,846
2008 9,527,985 16,426,525
2007 9,560,953 16,257,214
2006 9,604,924 16,103,716
2005 9,663,915 15,968,117
2004 9,730,146 15,850,159
2003 9,796,749 15,747,380
2002 9,865,548 15,656,677
2001 9,928,549 15,575,550
2000 9,979,610 15,501,103
1999 10,026,738 15,455,874
1998 10,071,963 15,647,785
1997 10,117,433 16,043,251
1996 10,159,569 16,416,027
1995 10,193,831 16,730,536
1994 10,226,955 17,043,771
1993 10,239,050 17,274,487
1992 10,216,470 17,332,625
1991 10,194,050 17,278,600
1990 10,189,348 17,154,054
1989 10,170,000 16,997,013
1988 10,140,000 16,781,168
1987 10,111,000 16,527,715
1986 10,043,000 16,262,702
1985 9,975,000 16,031,090
1984 9,910,000 15,844,621
1983 9,843,000 15,665,551
1982 9,776,000 15,492,595
1981 9,710,000 15,323,082
1980 9,643,000 15,152,949
1979 9,584,000 14,978,696
1978 9,525,000 14,711,497
1977 9,463,000 14,353,265
1976 9,411,000 13,998,738
1975 9,367,000 13,700,843
1974 9,317,584 13,454,570
1973 9,257,272 13,208,121
1972 9,188,968 12,951,798
1971 9,115,576 12,684,813
1970 9,040,000 12,419,057
1969 8,960,304 12,156,212
1968 8,874,552 11,879,182
1967 8,785,648 11,584,428
1966 8,696,496 11,288,989
1965 8,610,000 10,993,183
1964 8,524,224 10,690,309
1963 8,437,232 10,377,466
1962 8,351,928 10,058,928
1961 8,271,216 9,742,085
1960 8,198,000 9,429,981

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M 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
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Kazakhstan
2100 -1.14% 0.22%
2099 -1.13% 0.23%
2098 -1.11% 0.24%
2097 -1.1% 0.27%
2096 -1.09% 0.3%
2095 -1.08% 0.3%
2094 -1.08% 0.31%
2093 -1.06% 0.29%
2092 -1.06% 0.31%
2091 -1.05% 0.32%
2090 -1.05% 0.33%
2089 -1.05% 0.34%
2088 -1.05% 0.38%
2087 -1.06% 0.38%
2086 -1.07% 0.39%
2085 -1.07% 0.4%
2084 -1.07% 0.42%
2083 -1.08% 0.4%
2082 -1.09% 0.43%
2081 -1.1% 0.44%
2080 -1.1% 0.43%
2079 -1.1% 0.47%
2078 -1.11% 0.47%
2077 -1.1% 0.48%
2076 -1.11% 0.48%
2075 -1.11% 0.49%
2074 -1.11% 0.48%
2073 -1.11% 0.49%
2072 -1.12% 0.5%
2071 -1.11% 0.51%
2070 -1.11% 0.53%
2069 -1.11% 0.51%
2068 -1.12% 0.51%
2067 -1.12% 0.52%
2066 -1.11% 0.55%
2065 -1.11% 0.55%
2064 -1.1% 0.56%
2063 -1.09% 0.57%
2062 -1.08% 0.59%
2061 -1.07% 0.6%
2060 -1.06% 0.62%
2059 -1.04% 0.63%
2058 -1.03% 0.63%
2057 -1.01% 0.7%
2056 -0.99% 0.72%
2055 -0.97% 0.72%
2054 -0.94% 0.77%
2053 -0.91% 0.78%
2052 -0.88% 0.8%
2051 -0.86% 0.81%
2050 -0.84% 0.82%
2049 -0.82% 0.88%
2048 -0.8% 0.91%
2047 -0.78% 0.91%
2046 -0.77% 0.93%
2045 -0.76% 0.94%
2044 -0.75% 0.94%
2043 -0.75% 0.94%
2042 -0.76% 0.94%
2041 -0.75% 0.97%
2040 -0.75% 0.94%
2039 -0.75% 0.95%
2038 -0.74% 0.94%
2037 -0.74% 0.96%
2036 -0.74% 0.97%
2035 -0.74% 0.98%
2034 -0.74% 0.99%
2033 -0.74% 1.03%
2032 -0.73% 1%
2031 -0.73% 1.03%
2030 -0.72% 1.05%
2029 -0.7% 1.08%
2028 -0.69% 1.09%
2027 -0.68% 1.12%
2026 -0.66% 1.19%
2025 -0.51% 1.22%
2024 -0.5% 1.29%
2023 -0.54% 1.47%
2022 -0.8% 1.47%
2021 -0.82% 1.34%
2020 -0.42% 1.42%
2019 -0.2% 1.46%
2018 -0.21% 1.51%
2017 -0.11% 1.57%
2016 0.09% 1.55%
2015 0.13% 1.5%
2014 0.06% 1.48%
2013 -0.04% 1.45%
2012 -0.16% 1.41%
2011 -0.23% 1.36%
2010 -0.22% 1.31%
2009 -0.25% 1.18%
2008 -0.34% 1.04%
2007 -0.46% 0.95%
2006 -0.61% 0.85%
2005 -0.68% 0.74%
2004 -0.68% 0.65%
2003 -0.7% 0.58%
2002 -0.63% 0.52%
2001 -0.51% 0.48%
2000 -0.47% 0.29%
1999 -0.45% -1.23%
1998 -0.45% -2.46%
1997 -0.41% -2.27%
1996 -0.34% -1.88%
1995 -0.32% -1.84%
1994 -0.12% -1.34%
1993 0.22% -0.34%
1992 0.22% 0.31%
1991 0.05% 0.73%
1990 0.19% 0.92%
1989 0.3% 1.29%
1988 0.29% 1.53%
1987 0.68% 1.63%
1986 0.68% 1.44%
1985 0.66% 1.18%
1984 0.68% 1.14%
1983 0.69% 1.12%
1982 0.68% 1.11%
1981 0.69% 1.12%
1980 0.62% 1.16%
1979 0.62% 1.82%
1978 0.66% 2.5%
1977 0.55% 2.53%
1976 0.47% 2.17%
1975 0.53% 1.83%
1974 0.65% 1.87%
1973 0.74% 1.98%
1972 0.81% 2.1%
1971 0.84% 2.14%
1970 0.89% 2.16%
1969 0.97% 2.33%
1968 1.01% 2.54%
1967 1.03% 2.62%
1966 1% 2.69%
1965 1.01% 2.83%
1964 1.03% 3.01%
1963 1.02% 3.17%
1962 0.98% 3.25%
1961 0.89% 3.31%

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

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In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Belarus Kazakhstan
Current population
9025821
21211812
Population rank 101/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.26%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
2.1 minutes
One birth every
8.19 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
4.38 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 +688
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 85/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -8,834
Net migration rank 109/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -8,834
2024 -55,755 -3,119 264,079 -7,368
2023 -56,924 -3,034 273,013 -4,822
2022 -47,839 -8,000 277,019 45,755
2021 -67,118 -33,954 269,026 -9,804
2020 -64,703 -33,954 272,458 -8,716
2019 -32,969 -33,954 278,788 2,594
2018 -26,429 8,615 278,917 -6,644
2017 -17,026 3,337 268,066 21,248
2016 -1,894 8,272 277,878 9,478
2015 -946 18,088 273,523 -2,011
2014 -2,834 14,979 274,406 -10,170
2013 -6,610 10,550 259,239 -3,925
2012 -11,336 10,903 249,987 -4,512
2011 -26,493 5,686 237,883 -3,160
2010 -29,400 10,300 230,479 -6,840
2009 -25,662 13,610 218,036 -7,758
2008 -25,726 -495 214,169 -37,796
2007 -28,683 -4,013 188,486 -26,237
2006 -41,301 -8,303 166,480 -21,728
2005 -50,252 -15,451 146,619 -20,171
2004 -50,597 -10,424 132,286 -22,841
2003 -53,882 -10,795 112,137 -16,027
2002 -58,207 -11,945 93,564 -8,272
2001 -48,650 -4,469 84,279 -7,333
2000 -40,916 1,812 80,699 -8,754
1999 -49,131 2,028 79,536 -61,031
1998 -44,316 13,192 85,735 -488,075
1997 -46,540 -235 92,778 -481,380
1996 -37,591 5,205 112,384 -469,331
1995 -32,621 481 140,721 -412,775
1994 -19,431 -12,570 165,631 -520,028
1993 -11,263 19,652 185,649 -292,682
1992 11,238 29,477 204,785 -214,015
1991 18,349 -5,876 221,581 -104,271
1990 32,606 -26,497 235,113 -103,336
1989 49,833 5,639 254,394 -72,096
1988 60,840 -5,424 275,278 -25,892
1987 62,689 -12,462 290,227 -32,724
1986 74,318 -11,499 295,818 -23,297
1985 58,852 -784 293,834 -103,115
1984 64,415 -3,051 278,485 -96,266
1983 75,791 -2,938 260,471 -84,566
1982 65,499 3,339 246,983 -76,976
1981 65,057 14,998 243,652 -74,624
1980 62,101 16,616 238,977 -67,731
1979 64,481 395 237,442 -60,198
1978 67,342 -11,143 225,895 131,248
1977 67,434 -4,925 224,284 135,047
1976 66,677 -5,350 221,992 127,735
1975 65,494 -6,302 219,748 26,332
1974 71,158 -5,157 217,668 28,807
1973 70,911 -7,357 215,940 30,467
1972 74,036 -7,966 212,319 53,914
1971 77,464 -5,818 202,450 65,291
1970 75,520 -8,643 191,775 72,000
1969 74,567 -12,833 184,118 77,805
1968 76,782 -7,511 186,254 105,890
1967 81,136 -13,409 191,536 105,830
1966 84,191 -14,544 191,506 101,999
1965 90,611 -17,979 194,470 103,626
1964 101,618 -17,837 208,899 98,761
1963 113,160 -28,653 223,105 94,932
1962 124,945 -32,996 228,177 90,842
1961 134,490 -26,780 228,686 85,981
1960 136,399 -27,382 226,027 83,525

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

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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 Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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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).

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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)

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