The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,011,944 people compared to 2,975,619 in Qatar.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 3.03 times bigger than Qatar's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.04% for Qatar.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
- Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.17% decline), while Qatar has grown from 973K to 2.98M (205.9% growth).
- Qatar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 6.82M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Belarus vs Qatar: live population counter
Belarus
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Qatar
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| Current population |
9011944
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2975619
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| Population rank | 101/197 | 137/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
11.5 minutes
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2.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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20 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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3.55 hours
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
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11.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +46,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | -125 | +553 |
| Annual growth/decline | -45,669 | +201,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.5% | +7.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 1/197 |
Belarus and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
Qatar
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Belarus
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Qatar
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Belarus
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Qatar
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 36,010 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 39,680 | 0.89% | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 44,630 | 0.98% | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 50,380 | 1.02% | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 56,867 | 1.03% | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 64,065 | 1.01% | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 72,192 | 1% | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 81,439 | 1.03% | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 91,749 | 1.01% | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 103,025 | 0.97% | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 116,350 | 0.89% | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 131,346 | 0.84% | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 146,506 | 0.81% | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 161,841 | 0.74% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 177,362 | 0.65% | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 193,087 | 0.53% | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 209,052 | 0.47% | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 225,285 | 0.55% | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 241,808 | 0.66% | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 258,670 | 0.62% | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 275,913 | 0.62% | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 293,553 | 0.69% | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 311,537 | 0.68% | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 329,709 | 0.69% | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 347,878 | 0.68% | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 365,940 | 0.66% | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 382,422 | 0.68% | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 397,005 | 0.68% | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 411,264 | 0.29% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 425,646 | 0.3% | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 440,175 | 0.19% | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 454,853 | 0.05% | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 469,657 | 0.22% | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 484,545 | 0.22% | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 499,459 | -0.12% | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 514,325 | -0.32% | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 529,019 | -0.34% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 550,500 | -0.41% | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 580,540 | -0.45% | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 612,500 | -0.45% | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 644,989 | -0.47% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 677,925 | -0.51% | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 711,205 | -0.63% | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 744,682 | -0.7% | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 773,332 | -0.68% | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 825,408 | -0.68% | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 972,831 | -0.61% | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 1,208,595 | -0.46% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 1,426,938 | -0.34% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 1,608,903 | -0.25% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 1,616,832 | -0.22% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 1,624,761 | -0.23% | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 1,722,438 | -0.16% | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 1,916,426 | -0.04% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 2,151,745 | 0.06% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 2,344,557 | 0.13% | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 2,477,113 | 0.09% | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 2,545,820 | -0.11% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 2,580,734 | -0.21% | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 2,638,657 | -0.2% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 2,794,148 | -0.42% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 2,504,910 | -0.82% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 2,657,333 | -0.8% | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 2,656,032 | -0.54% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | 2,857,822 | -0.5% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 9,073,036 | 2,921,065 | -0.65% | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 9,011,944 | 2,975,134 | -0.67% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 8,950,041 | 3,019,526 | -0.69% | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 8,887,762 | 3,057,695 | -0.7% | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 8,824,424 | 3,092,803 | -0.71% | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 8,760,466 | 3,125,174 | -0.72% | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 8,696,768 | 3,156,754 | -0.73% | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 8,633,068 | 3,189,188 | -0.73% | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 8,569,172 | 3,222,500 | -0.74% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 8,505,555 | 3,256,691 | -0.74% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 8,442,461 | 3,291,711 | -0.74% | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 8,379,897 | 3,327,585 | -0.74% | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 8,317,831 | 3,364,333 | -0.74% | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 8,255,917 | 3,401,906 | -0.74% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 8,193,893 | 3,440,293 | -0.75% | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 8,132,083 | 3,479,439 | -0.75% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 8,070,545 | 3,519,302 | -0.76% | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 8,009,602 | 3,559,840 | -0.76% | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 7,949,312 | 3,601,019 | -0.75% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 7,889,014 | 3,642,784 | -0.76% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 7,828,555 | 3,685,111 | -0.77% | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 7,767,902 | 3,727,959 | -0.77% | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 7,706,676 | 3,771,287 | -0.79% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 7,644,179 | 3,815,108 | -0.81% | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 7,580,508 | 3,859,368 | -0.83% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 7,516,034 | 3,904,074 | -0.85% | 1.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Qatar gained 1,504,282 people (a 154.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost -457,435 (a 4.83% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 498,506 (a 20.1% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Qatar was ranked 156th in 2006 and ranked 137th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Qatar will increase by 31.2% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.
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Population differences between Belarus and Qatar
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Belarus
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Qatar
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 82.8 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 34.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 71.3:28.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 644 ppl/mi² |
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