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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 3.89 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Belarus vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Peru
2100 4,398,633 38,452,509
2099 4,449,573 38,619,608
2098 4,500,269 38,784,430
2097 4,550,935 38,947,717
2096 4,601,487 39,108,849
2095 4,652,286 39,267,786
2094 4,703,117 39,423,479
2093 4,754,252 39,578,294
2092 4,805,369 39,729,309
2091 4,856,664 39,877,488
2090 4,908,430 40,022,659
2089 4,960,656 40,164,228
2088 5,013,287 40,303,304
2087 5,066,741 40,438,644
2086 5,120,920 40,569,419
2085 5,176,048 40,695,935
2084 5,232,002 40,817,705
2083 5,288,854 40,933,831
2082 5,346,728 41,045,559
2081 5,405,543 41,151,529
2080 5,465,448 41,252,019
2079 5,526,121 41,345,682
2078 5,587,557 41,433,298
2077 5,650,096 41,514,392
2076 5,713,205 41,589,064
2075 5,777,144 41,656,726
2074 5,841,895 41,717,426
2073 5,907,671 41,770,225
2072 5,974,027 41,815,673
2071 6,041,554 41,853,504
2070 6,109,593 41,883,997
2069 6,178,463 41,906,365
2068 6,247,964 41,920,235
2067 6,318,511 41,925,717
2066 6,389,815 41,923,100
2065 6,461,651 41,912,338
2064 6,533,883 41,893,671
2063 6,606,470 41,866,010
2062 6,679,180 41,830,096
2061 6,751,939 41,785,364
2060 6,825,105 41,732,163
2059 6,898,206 41,670,843
2058 6,970,893 41,601,084
2057 7,043,508 41,522,014
2056 7,115,638 41,434,774
2055 7,187,104 41,338,448
2054 7,257,138 41,233,873
2053 7,326,052 41,120,477
2052 7,393,630 40,999,698
2051 7,459,522 40,870,773
2050 7,524,239 40,733,304
2049 7,588,059 40,588,072
2048 7,651,163 40,434,856
2047 7,712,657 40,272,431
2046 7,773,226 40,100,751
2045 7,833,564 39,920,558
2044 7,893,753 39,731,027
2043 7,953,762 39,534,093
2042 8,013,962 39,328,332
2041 8,075,253 39,114,174
2040 8,136,633 38,892,211
2039 8,198,487 38,662,243
2038 8,260,287 38,424,592
2037 8,321,922 38,178,789
2036 8,384,012 37,924,438
2035 8,446,649 37,662,565
2034 8,509,786 37,392,354
2033 8,573,478 37,114,776
2032 8,637,170 36,830,488
2031 8,700,460 36,538,688
2030 8,764,169 36,238,199
2029 8,827,965 35,929,085
2028 8,890,419 35,609,999
2027 8,952,131 35,280,410
2026 9,013,835 34,939,340
2025 9,073,924 34,585,730
2024 9,132,629 34,217,848
2023 9,178,298 33,845,617
2022 9,228,071 33,475,438
2021 9,302,585 33,155,882
2020 9,379,952 32,838,579
2019 9,419,758 32,449,303
2018 9,438,785 31,897,584
2017 9,458,989 31,324,637
2016 9,469,379 30,866,494
2015 9,461,076 30,457,600
2014 9,448,515 30,115,826
2013 9,443,211 29,817,919
2012 9,446,836 29,550,366
2011 9,461,643 29,304,086
2010 9,483,836 29,086,019
2009 9,504,583 28,896,811
2008 9,527,985 28,719,041
2007 9,560,953 28,530,699
2006 9,604,924 28,324,491
2005 9,663,915 28,101,180
2004 9,730,146 27,852,190
2003 9,796,749 27,580,490
2002 9,865,548 27,288,217
2001 9,928,549 26,964,601
2000 9,979,610 26,598,331
1999 10,026,738 26,186,504
1998 10,071,963 25,738,095
1997 10,117,433 25,274,147
1996 10,159,569 24,811,171
1995 10,193,831 24,348,919
1994 10,226,955 23,881,493
1993 10,239,050 23,413,783
1992 10,216,470 22,946,340
1991 10,194,050 22,483,775
1990 10,189,348 22,014,771
1989 10,170,000 21,532,589
1988 10,140,000 21,054,702
1987 10,111,000 20,582,320
1986 10,043,000 20,117,122
1985 9,975,000 19,648,204
1984 9,910,000 19,174,716
1983 9,843,000 18,705,957
1982 9,776,000 18,246,503
1981 9,710,000 17,798,805
1980 9,643,000 17,360,949
1979 9,584,000 16,933,139
1978 9,525,000 16,516,059
1977 9,463,000 16,109,806
1976 9,411,000 15,716,809
1975 9,367,000 15,333,957
1974 9,317,584 14,956,552
1973 9,257,272 14,582,867
1972 9,188,968 14,210,147
1971 9,115,576 13,838,067
1970 9,040,000 13,501,237
1969 8,960,304 13,166,767
1968 8,874,552 12,803,993
1967 8,785,648 12,448,814
1966 8,696,496 12,101,297
1965 8,610,000 11,761,085
1964 8,524,224 11,427,978
1963 8,437,232 11,102,099
1962 8,351,928 10,784,612
1961 8,271,216 10,475,123
1960 8,198,000 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Peru
2100 -1.14% -0.43%
2099 -1.13% -0.42%
2098 -1.11% -0.42%
2097 -1.1% -0.41%
2096 -1.09% -0.4%
2095 -1.08% -0.39%
2094 -1.08% -0.39%
2093 -1.06% -0.38%
2092 -1.06% -0.37%
2091 -1.05% -0.36%
2090 -1.05% -0.35%
2089 -1.05% -0.35%
2088 -1.05% -0.33%
2087 -1.06% -0.32%
2086 -1.07% -0.31%
2085 -1.07% -0.3%
2084 -1.07% -0.28%
2083 -1.08% -0.27%
2082 -1.09% -0.26%
2081 -1.1% -0.24%
2080 -1.1% -0.23%
2079 -1.1% -0.21%
2078 -1.11% -0.2%
2077 -1.1% -0.18%
2076 -1.11% -0.16%
2075 -1.11% -0.15%
2074 -1.11% -0.13%
2073 -1.11% -0.11%
2072 -1.12% -0.09%
2071 -1.11% -0.07%
2070 -1.11% -0.05%
2069 -1.11% -0.03%
2068 -1.12% -0.01%
2067 -1.12% 0.006%
2066 -1.11% 0.03%
2065 -1.11% 0.04%
2064 -1.1% 0.07%
2063 -1.09% 0.09%
2062 -1.08% 0.11%
2061 -1.07% 0.13%
2060 -1.06% 0.15%
2059 -1.04% 0.17%
2058 -1.03% 0.19%
2057 -1.01% 0.21%
2056 -0.99% 0.23%
2055 -0.97% 0.25%
2054 -0.94% 0.28%
2053 -0.91% 0.29%
2052 -0.88% 0.32%
2051 -0.86% 0.34%
2050 -0.84% 0.36%
2049 -0.82% 0.38%
2048 -0.8% 0.4%
2047 -0.78% 0.43%
2046 -0.77% 0.45%
2045 -0.76% 0.48%
2044 -0.75% 0.5%
2043 -0.75% 0.52%
2042 -0.76% 0.55%
2041 -0.75% 0.57%
2040 -0.75% 0.59%
2039 -0.75% 0.62%
2038 -0.74% 0.64%
2037 -0.74% 0.67%
2036 -0.74% 0.7%
2035 -0.74% 0.72%
2034 -0.74% 0.75%
2033 -0.74% 0.77%
2032 -0.73% 0.8%
2031 -0.73% 0.83%
2030 -0.72% 0.86%
2029 -0.7% 0.9%
2028 -0.69% 0.93%
2027 -0.68% 0.98%
2026 -0.66% 1.02%
2025 -0.64% 1.08%
2024 -0.5% 1.1%
2023 -0.54% 1.11%
2022 -0.8% 0.96%
2021 -0.82% 0.97%
2020 -0.42% 1.2%
2019 -0.2% 1.73%
2018 -0.21% 1.83%
2017 -0.11% 1.48%
2016 0.09% 1.34%
2015 0.13% 1.13%
2014 0.06% 1%
2013 -0.04% 0.91%
2012 -0.16% 0.84%
2011 -0.23% 0.75%
2010 -0.22% 0.65%
2009 -0.25% 0.62%
2008 -0.34% 0.66%
2007 -0.46% 0.73%
2006 -0.61% 0.79%
2005 -0.68% 0.89%
2004 -0.68% 0.99%
2003 -0.7% 1.07%
2002 -0.63% 1.2%
2001 -0.51% 1.38%
2000 -0.47% 1.57%
1999 -0.45% 1.74%
1998 -0.45% 1.84%
1997 -0.41% 1.87%
1996 -0.34% 1.9%
1995 -0.32% 1.96%
1994 -0.12% 2%
1993 0.22% 2.04%
1992 0.22% 2.06%
1991 0.05% 2.13%
1990 0.19% 2.24%
1989 0.3% 2.27%
1988 0.29% 2.3%
1987 0.68% 2.31%
1986 0.68% 2.39%
1985 0.66% 2.47%
1984 0.68% 2.51%
1983 0.69% 2.52%
1982 0.68% 2.52%
1981 0.69% 2.52%
1980 0.62% 2.53%
1979 0.62% 2.53%
1978 0.66% 2.52%
1977 0.55% 2.5%
1976 0.47% 2.5%
1975 0.53% 2.52%
1974 0.65% 2.56%
1973 0.74% 2.62%
1972 0.81% 2.69%
1971 0.84% 2.49%
1970 0.89% 2.54%
1969 0.97% 2.83%
1968 1.01% 2.85%
1967 1.03% 2.87%
1966 1% 2.89%
1965 1.01% 2.91%
1964 1.03% 2.94%
1963 1.02% 2.94%
1962 0.98% 2.95%
1961 0.89% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Belarus Peru
Current population
9013835
35031596
Population rank 102/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.42%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.41 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 95/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +11,931
Net migration rank 109/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 11,931
2024 - -3,119 - 18,406
2023 -56,924 -3,034 353,788 24,783
2022 -47,839 -8,000 327,859 33,982
2021 -67,118 -33,954 235,440 41,868
2020 -64,703 -33,954 301,950 55,375
2019 -32,969 -33,954 346,981 74,270
2018 -26,429 8,615 343,123 339,067
2017 -17,026 3,337 349,333 114,382
2016 -1,894 8,272 355,859 96,740
2015 -946 18,088 362,781 2,421
2014 -2,834 14,979 368,708 -50,383
2013 -6,610 10,550 372,694 -95,214
2012 -11,336 10,903 376,501 -118,863
2011 -26,493 5,686 383,268 -148,339
2010 -29,400 10,300 382,510 -181,302
2009 -25,662 13,610 396,522 -219,314
2008 -25,726 -495 413,640 -235,307
2007 -28,683 -4,013 435,122 -236,745
2006 -41,301 -8,303 445,884 -231,851
2005 -50,252 -15,451 454,199 -221,652
2004 -50,597 -10,424 459,617 -194,171
2003 -53,882 -10,795 459,243 -181,276
2002 -58,207 -11,945 463,709 -157,158
2001 -48,650 -4,469 470,154 -129,481
2000 -40,916 1,812 484,222 -92,353
1999 -49,131 2,028 487,095 -55,325
1998 -44,316 13,192 489,436 -24,388
1997 -46,540 -235 495,348 -32,515
1996 -37,591 5,205 501,855 -38,749
1995 -32,621 481 507,894 -46,499
1994 -19,431 -12,570 512,735 -39,299
1993 -11,263 19,652 513,769 -51,775
1992 11,238 29,477 514,618 -41,702
1991 18,349 -5,876 513,867 -61,645
1990 32,606 -26,497 515,233 -29,437
1989 49,833 5,639 512,152 -33,569
1988 60,840 -5,424 508,429 -31,238
1987 62,689 -12,462 502,229 -34,651
1986 74,318 -11,499 496,712 -33,891
1985 58,852 -784 488,887 -13,887
1984 64,415 -3,051 477,968 -6,007
1983 75,791 -2,938 469,781 -4,243
1982 65,499 3,339 461,107 -7,748
1981 65,057 14,998 453,158 -11,123
1980 62,101 16,616 445,100 -11,446
1979 64,481 395 439,110 -17,148
1978 67,342 -11,143 432,127 -19,939
1977 67,434 -4,925 425,428 -25,117
1976 66,677 -5,350 420,284 -34,602
1975 65,494 -6,302 414,400 -34,382
1974 71,158 -5,157 408,299 -33,493
1973 70,911 -7,357 400,752 -28,191
1972 74,036 -7,966 396,960 -24,100
1971 77,464 -5,818 391,506 -20,209
1970 75,520 -8,643 318,022 -15,653
1969 74,567 -12,833 379,347 -12,776
1968 76,782 -7,511 372,379 -13,389
1967 81,136 -13,409 365,224 -13,837
1966 84,191 -14,544 356,819 -13,166
1965 90,611 -17,979 349,245 -12,470
1964 101,618 -17,837 341,570 -12,129
1963 113,160 -28,653 332,352 -10,040
1962 124,945 -32,996 321,716 -9,051
1961 134,490 -26,780 313,385 -7,063
1960 136,399 -27,382 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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