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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 14.8 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.72% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Belarus vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Mexico
2100 4,398,633 131,182,639
2099 4,449,573 131,943,283
2098 4,500,269 132,700,369
2097 4,550,935 133,455,010
2096 4,601,487 134,204,227
2095 4,652,286 134,949,218
2094 4,703,117 135,687,085
2093 4,754,252 136,415,232
2092 4,805,369 137,127,644
2091 4,856,664 137,833,985
2090 4,908,430 138,527,198
2089 4,960,656 139,208,862
2088 5,013,287 139,874,924
2087 5,066,741 140,530,483
2086 5,120,920 141,174,372
2085 5,176,048 141,805,496
2084 5,232,002 142,415,948
2083 5,288,854 143,009,187
2082 5,346,728 143,579,768
2081 5,405,543 144,138,842
2080 5,465,448 144,677,451
2079 5,526,121 145,195,172
2078 5,587,557 145,691,242
2077 5,650,096 146,165,064
2076 5,713,205 146,616,674
2075 5,777,144 147,046,928
2074 5,841,895 147,455,761
2073 5,907,671 147,841,295
2072 5,974,027 148,201,143
2071 6,041,554 148,534,057
2070 6,109,593 148,848,168
2069 6,178,463 149,134,711
2068 6,247,964 149,395,717
2067 6,318,511 149,630,386
2066 6,389,815 149,842,125
2065 6,461,651 150,029,268
2064 6,533,883 150,187,992
2063 6,606,470 150,319,846
2062 6,679,180 150,424,224
2061 6,751,939 150,502,250
2060 6,825,105 150,555,648
2059 6,898,206 150,577,220
2058 6,970,893 150,569,044
2057 7,043,508 150,535,337
2056 7,115,638 150,475,242
2055 7,187,104 150,384,336
2054 7,257,138 150,263,237
2053 7,326,052 150,110,615
2052 7,393,630 149,923,918
2051 7,459,522 149,705,066
2050 7,524,239 149,450,774
2049 7,588,059 149,166,038
2048 7,651,163 148,836,849
2047 7,712,657 148,478,965
2046 7,773,226 148,081,688
2045 7,833,564 147,647,318
2044 7,893,753 147,173,101
2043 7,953,762 146,667,761
2042 8,013,962 146,123,566
2041 8,075,253 145,543,650
2040 8,136,633 144,931,633
2039 8,198,487 144,286,278
2038 8,260,287 143,601,872
2037 8,321,922 142,883,005
2036 8,384,012 142,138,929
2035 8,446,649 141,359,885
2034 8,509,786 140,554,653
2033 8,573,478 139,713,048
2032 8,637,170 138,843,644
2031 8,700,460 137,947,334
2030 8,764,169 137,023,304
2029 8,827,965 136,071,720
2028 8,890,419 135,090,755
2027 8,952,131 134,081,337
2026 9,013,835 133,042,003
2025 9,073,924 131,970,909
2024 9,132,629 130,861,007
2023 9,178,298 129,739,759
2022 9,228,071 128,613,117
2021 9,302,585 127,648,148
2020 9,379,952 126,799,054
2019 9,419,758 125,762,982
2018 9,438,785 124,573,711
2017 9,458,989 123,400,057
2016 9,469,379 122,251,351
2015 9,461,076 121,072,306
2014 9,448,515 119,784,261
2013 9,443,211 118,343,573
2012 9,446,836 116,818,208
2011 9,461,643 115,243,504
2010 9,483,836 113,623,895
2009 9,504,583 111,999,721
2008 9,527,985 110,374,288
2007 9,560,953 108,774,360
2006 9,604,924 107,253,666
2005 9,663,915 105,811,504
2004 9,730,146 104,394,131
2003 9,796,749 102,978,515
2002 9,865,548 101,548,624
2001 9,928,549 100,099,099
2000 9,979,610 98,625,552
1999 10,026,738 97,115,707
1998 10,071,963 95,575,245
1997 10,117,433 94,021,207
1996 10,159,569 92,452,702
1995 10,193,831 90,862,455
1994 10,226,955 89,259,205
1993 10,239,050 87,653,807
1992 10,216,470 86,044,809
1991 10,194,050 84,430,572
1990 10,189,348 82,820,170
1989 10,170,000 81,247,182
1988 10,140,000 79,695,531
1987 10,111,000 78,136,651
1986 10,043,000 76,585,637
1985 9,975,000 75,043,414
1984 9,910,000 73,506,846
1983 9,843,000 71,971,240
1982 9,776,000 70,433,260
1981 9,710,000 68,892,108
1980 9,643,000 67,300,334
1979 9,584,000 65,648,865
1978 9,525,000 63,979,046
1977 9,463,000 62,308,493
1976 9,411,000 60,645,512
1975 9,367,000 58,982,400
1974 9,317,584 57,320,149
1973 9,257,272 55,667,284
1972 9,188,968 54,030,168
1971 9,115,576 52,412,558
1970 9,040,000 50,814,953
1969 8,960,304 49,233,194
1968 8,874,552 47,668,303
1967 8,785,648 46,129,608
1966 8,696,496 44,629,106
1965 8,610,000 43,174,477
1964 8,524,224 41,772,049
1963 8,437,232 40,424,065
1962 8,351,928 39,129,200
1961 8,271,216 37,890,118
1960 8,198,000 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Mexico
2100 -1.14% -0.58%
2099 -1.13% -0.57%
2098 -1.11% -0.57%
2097 -1.1% -0.56%
2096 -1.09% -0.55%
2095 -1.08% -0.54%
2094 -1.08% -0.53%
2093 -1.06% -0.52%
2092 -1.06% -0.51%
2091 -1.05% -0.5%
2090 -1.05% -0.49%
2089 -1.05% -0.48%
2088 -1.05% -0.47%
2087 -1.06% -0.46%
2086 -1.07% -0.45%
2085 -1.07% -0.43%
2084 -1.07% -0.41%
2083 -1.08% -0.4%
2082 -1.09% -0.39%
2081 -1.1% -0.37%
2080 -1.1% -0.36%
2079 -1.1% -0.34%
2078 -1.11% -0.32%
2077 -1.1% -0.31%
2076 -1.11% -0.29%
2075 -1.11% -0.28%
2074 -1.11% -0.26%
2073 -1.11% -0.24%
2072 -1.12% -0.22%
2071 -1.11% -0.21%
2070 -1.11% -0.19%
2069 -1.11% -0.17%
2068 -1.12% -0.16%
2067 -1.12% -0.14%
2066 -1.11% -0.12%
2065 -1.11% -0.11%
2064 -1.1% -0.09%
2063 -1.09% -0.07%
2062 -1.08% -0.05%
2061 -1.07% -0.04%
2060 -1.06% -0.01%
2059 -1.04% 0.005%
2058 -1.03% 0.02%
2057 -1.01% 0.04%
2056 -0.99% 0.06%
2055 -0.97% 0.08%
2054 -0.94% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.88% 0.15%
2051 -0.86% 0.17%
2050 -0.84% 0.19%
2049 -0.82% 0.22%
2048 -0.8% 0.24%
2047 -0.78% 0.27%
2046 -0.77% 0.29%
2045 -0.76% 0.32%
2044 -0.75% 0.34%
2043 -0.75% 0.37%
2042 -0.76% 0.4%
2041 -0.75% 0.42%
2040 -0.75% 0.45%
2039 -0.75% 0.48%
2038 -0.74% 0.5%
2037 -0.74% 0.52%
2036 -0.74% 0.55%
2035 -0.74% 0.57%
2034 -0.74% 0.6%
2033 -0.74% 0.63%
2032 -0.73% 0.65%
2031 -0.73% 0.67%
2030 -0.72% 0.7%
2029 -0.7% 0.73%
2028 -0.69% 0.75%
2027 -0.68% 0.78%
2026 -0.66% 0.81%
2025 -0.64% 0.85%
2024 -0.5% 0.86%
2023 -0.54% 0.88%
2022 -0.8% 0.76%
2021 -0.82% 0.67%
2020 -0.42% 0.82%
2019 -0.2% 0.95%
2018 -0.21% 0.95%
2017 -0.11% 0.94%
2016 0.09% 0.97%
2015 0.13% 1.08%
2014 0.06% 1.22%
2013 -0.04% 1.31%
2012 -0.16% 1.37%
2011 -0.23% 1.43%
2010 -0.22% 1.45%
2009 -0.25% 1.47%
2008 -0.34% 1.47%
2007 -0.46% 1.42%
2006 -0.61% 1.36%
2005 -0.68% 1.36%
2004 -0.68% 1.37%
2003 -0.7% 1.41%
2002 -0.63% 1.45%
2001 -0.51% 1.49%
2000 -0.47% 1.55%
1999 -0.45% 1.61%
1998 -0.45% 1.65%
1997 -0.41% 1.7%
1996 -0.34% 1.75%
1995 -0.32% 1.8%
1994 -0.12% 1.83%
1993 0.22% 1.87%
1992 0.22% 1.91%
1991 0.05% 1.94%
1990 0.19% 1.94%
1989 0.3% 1.95%
1988 0.29% 2%
1987 0.68% 2.03%
1986 0.68% 2.06%
1985 0.66% 2.09%
1984 0.68% 2.13%
1983 0.69% 2.18%
1982 0.68% 2.24%
1981 0.69% 2.37%
1980 0.62% 2.52%
1979 0.62% 2.61%
1978 0.66% 2.68%
1977 0.55% 2.74%
1976 0.47% 2.82%
1975 0.53% 2.9%
1974 0.65% 2.97%
1973 0.74% 3.03%
1972 0.81% 3.09%
1971 0.84% 3.14%
1970 0.89% 3.21%
1969 0.97% 3.28%
1968 1.01% 3.34%
1967 1.03% 3.36%
1966 1% 3.37%
1965 1.01% 3.36%
1964 1.03% 3.33%
1963 1.02% 3.31%
1962 0.98% 3.27%
1961 0.89% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Belarus Mexico
Current population
9013835
133323134
Population rank 102/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.61%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 110/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -108,037
Net migration rank 109/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -108,037
2024 - -3,119 - -104,581
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -67,118 -33,954 936,682 -122,791
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 -946 18,088 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 -25,726 -495 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 -28,683 -4,013 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 -41,301 -8,303 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 -50,252 -15,451 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 -50,597 -10,424 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 -53,882 -10,795 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 -58,207 -11,945 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 -48,650 -4,469 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 -40,916 1,812 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 -49,131 2,028 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 -44,316 13,192 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 -46,540 -235 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 -37,591 5,205 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 -32,621 481 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 -19,431 -12,570 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 -11,263 19,652 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 11,238 29,477 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 18,349 -5,876 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 32,606 -26,497 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 49,833 5,639 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 60,840 -5,424 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 62,689 -12,462 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 74,318 -11,499 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 58,852 -784 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 64,415 -3,051 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 75,791 -2,938 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 65,499 3,339 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 65,057 14,998 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 62,101 16,616 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 64,481 395 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 67,342 -11,143 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 67,434 -4,925 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 65,494 -6,302 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 71,158 -5,157 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 70,911 -7,357 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 74,036 -7,966 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 77,464 -5,818 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 75,520 -8,643 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 74,567 -12,833 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 76,782 -7,511 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 81,136 -13,409 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 84,191 -14,544 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 90,611 -17,979 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 101,618 -17,837 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 113,160 -28,653 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 124,945 -32,996 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 134,490 -26,780 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 136,399 -27,382 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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