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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 15.7 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.82% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Belarus vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Russia
2100 4,398,633 124,983,377
2099 4,449,573 125,086,144
2098 4,500,269 125,186,329
2097 4,550,935 125,264,415
2096 4,601,487 125,354,177
2095 4,652,286 125,422,006
2094 4,703,117 125,474,373
2093 4,754,252 125,529,632
2092 4,805,369 125,604,261
2091 4,856,664 125,652,742
2090 4,908,430 125,707,894
2089 4,960,656 125,760,026
2088 5,013,287 125,810,124
2087 5,066,741 125,858,116
2086 5,120,920 125,926,035
2085 5,176,048 126,001,913
2084 5,232,002 126,076,414
2083 5,288,854 126,151,046
2082 5,346,728 126,234,371
2081 5,405,543 126,317,768
2080 5,465,448 126,414,511
2079 5,526,121 126,534,688
2078 5,587,557 126,674,591
2077 5,650,096 126,830,956
2076 5,713,205 126,982,766
2075 5,777,144 127,165,304
2074 5,841,895 127,362,143
2073 5,907,671 127,576,856
2072 5,974,027 127,802,632
2071 6,041,554 128,080,998
2070 6,109,593 128,353,977
2069 6,178,463 128,642,208
2068 6,247,964 128,920,237
2067 6,318,511 129,203,483
2066 6,389,815 129,511,983
2065 6,461,651 129,842,007
2064 6,533,883 130,177,089
2063 6,606,470 130,522,107
2062 6,679,180 130,851,664
2061 6,751,939 131,200,160
2060 6,825,105 131,526,812
2059 6,898,206 131,884,461
2058 6,970,893 132,247,211
2057 7,043,508 132,584,941
2056 7,115,638 132,925,501
2055 7,187,104 133,271,436
2054 7,257,138 133,595,068
2053 7,326,052 133,914,243
2052 7,393,630 134,180,223
2051 7,459,522 134,443,510
2050 7,524,239 134,687,487
2049 7,588,059 134,909,323
2048 7,651,163 135,117,641
2047 7,712,657 135,311,492
2046 7,773,226 135,482,008
2045 7,833,564 135,664,379
2044 7,893,753 135,863,165
2043 7,953,762 136,085,277
2042 8,013,962 136,307,658
2041 8,075,253 136,557,818
2040 8,136,633 136,821,807
2039 8,198,487 137,122,219
2038 8,260,287 137,433,644
2037 8,321,922 137,770,811
2036 8,384,012 138,118,955
2035 8,446,649 138,478,809
2034 8,509,786 138,852,689
2033 8,573,478 139,237,595
2032 8,637,170 139,635,142
2031 8,700,460 140,058,187
2030 8,764,169 140,453,528
2029 8,827,965 140,840,370
2028 8,890,419 141,214,141
2027 8,952,131 141,580,416
2026 9,013,835 141,906,741
2025 9,073,924 142,772,403
2024 9,132,629 143,533,851
2023 9,178,298 143,826,130
2022 9,228,071 144,236,933
2021 9,302,585 144,746,762
2020 9,379,952 145,245,148
2019 9,419,758 145,453,291
2018 9,438,785 145,398,106
2017 9,458,989 145,293,260
2016 9,469,379 145,015,460
2015 9,461,076 144,640,716
2014 9,448,515 144,237,223
2013 9,443,211 143,805,638
2012 9,446,836 143,378,447
2011 9,461,643 143,018,195
2010 9,483,836 142,849,468
2009 9,504,583 142,785,348
2008 9,527,985 142,742,366
2007 9,560,953 142,805,114
2006 9,604,924 143,049,637
2005 9,663,915 143,518,814
2004 9,730,146 144,067,316
2003 9,796,749 144,648,618
2002 9,865,548 145,306,497
2001 9,928,549 145,976,482
2000 9,979,610 146,596,869
1999 10,026,738 147,214,776
1998 10,071,963 147,670,784
1997 10,117,433 147,915,361
1996 10,159,569 148,160,129
1995 10,193,831 148,375,787
1994 10,226,955 148,407,912
1993 10,239,050 148,458,777
1992 10,216,470 148,538,197
1991 10,194,050 148,394,216
1990 10,189,348 147,969,406
1989 10,170,000 147,721,000
1988 10,140,000 146,857,000
1987 10,111,000 145,908,000
1986 10,043,000 144,894,000
1985 9,975,000 143,858,000
1984 9,910,000 142,745,000
1983 9,843,000 141,668,000
1982 9,776,000 140,823,000
1981 9,710,000 139,941,000
1980 9,643,000 139,010,000
1979 9,584,000 138,027,000
1978 9,525,000 137,060,000
1977 9,463,000 136,100,000
1976 9,411,000 135,147,000
1975 9,367,000 134,200,000
1974 9,317,584 133,432,000
1973 9,257,272 132,669,000
1972 9,188,968 131,909,000
1971 9,115,576 131,155,000
1970 9,040,000 130,404,000
1969 8,960,304 129,664,000
1968 8,874,552 128,928,000
1967 8,785,648 128,196,000
1966 8,696,496 127,468,000
1965 8,610,000 126,745,000
1964 8,524,224 125,345,000
1963 8,437,232 123,960,000
1962 8,351,928 122,591,000
1961 8,271,216 121,236,000
1960 8,198,000 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Russia
2100 -1.14% -0.08%
2099 -1.13% -0.08%
2098 -1.11% -0.06%
2097 -1.1% -0.07%
2096 -1.09% -0.05%
2095 -1.08% -0.04%
2094 -1.08% -0.04%
2093 -1.06% -0.06%
2092 -1.06% -0.04%
2091 -1.05% -0.04%
2090 -1.05% -0.04%
2089 -1.05% -0.04%
2088 -1.05% -0.04%
2087 -1.06% -0.05%
2086 -1.07% -0.06%
2085 -1.07% -0.06%
2084 -1.07% -0.06%
2083 -1.08% -0.07%
2082 -1.09% -0.07%
2081 -1.1% -0.08%
2080 -1.1% -0.09%
2079 -1.1% -0.11%
2078 -1.11% -0.12%
2077 -1.1% -0.12%
2076 -1.11% -0.14%
2075 -1.11% -0.15%
2074 -1.11% -0.17%
2073 -1.11% -0.18%
2072 -1.12% -0.22%
2071 -1.11% -0.21%
2070 -1.11% -0.22%
2069 -1.11% -0.22%
2068 -1.12% -0.22%
2067 -1.12% -0.24%
2066 -1.11% -0.25%
2065 -1.11% -0.26%
2064 -1.1% -0.26%
2063 -1.09% -0.25%
2062 -1.08% -0.27%
2061 -1.07% -0.25%
2060 -1.06% -0.27%
2059 -1.04% -0.27%
2058 -1.03% -0.25%
2057 -1.01% -0.26%
2056 -0.99% -0.26%
2055 -0.97% -0.24%
2054 -0.94% -0.24%
2053 -0.91% -0.2%
2052 -0.88% -0.2%
2051 -0.86% -0.18%
2050 -0.84% -0.16%
2049 -0.82% -0.15%
2048 -0.8% -0.14%
2047 -0.78% -0.13%
2046 -0.77% -0.13%
2045 -0.76% -0.15%
2044 -0.75% -0.16%
2043 -0.75% -0.16%
2042 -0.76% -0.18%
2041 -0.75% -0.19%
2040 -0.75% -0.22%
2039 -0.75% -0.23%
2038 -0.74% -0.24%
2037 -0.74% -0.25%
2036 -0.74% -0.26%
2035 -0.74% -0.27%
2034 -0.74% -0.28%
2033 -0.74% -0.28%
2032 -0.73% -0.3%
2031 -0.73% -0.28%
2030 -0.72% -0.27%
2029 -0.7% -0.26%
2028 -0.69% -0.26%
2027 -0.68% -0.23%
2026 -0.66% -0.61%
2025 -0.64% -0.53%
2024 -0.5% -0.2%
2023 -0.54% -0.28%
2022 -0.8% -0.35%
2021 -0.82% -0.34%
2020 -0.42% -0.14%
2019 -0.2% 0.04%
2018 -0.21% 0.07%
2017 -0.11% 0.19%
2016 0.09% 0.26%
2015 0.13% 0.28%
2014 0.06% 0.3%
2013 -0.04% 0.3%
2012 -0.16% 0.25%
2011 -0.23% 0.12%
2010 -0.22% 0.04%
2009 -0.25% 0.03%
2008 -0.34% -0.04%
2007 -0.46% -0.17%
2006 -0.61% -0.33%
2005 -0.68% -0.38%
2004 -0.68% -0.4%
2003 -0.7% -0.45%
2002 -0.63% -0.46%
2001 -0.51% -0.42%
2000 -0.47% -0.42%
1999 -0.45% -0.31%
1998 -0.45% -0.17%
1997 -0.41% -0.17%
1996 -0.34% -0.15%
1995 -0.32% -0.02%
1994 -0.12% -0.03%
1993 0.22% -0.05%
1992 0.22% 0.1%
1991 0.05% 0.29%
1990 0.19% 0.17%
1989 0.3% 0.59%
1988 0.29% 0.65%
1987 0.68% 0.7%
1986 0.68% 0.72%
1985 0.66% 0.78%
1984 0.68% 0.76%
1983 0.69% 0.6%
1982 0.68% 0.63%
1981 0.69% 0.67%
1980 0.62% 0.71%
1979 0.62% 0.71%
1978 0.66% 0.71%
1977 0.55% 0.71%
1976 0.47% 0.71%
1975 0.53% 0.58%
1974 0.65% 0.58%
1973 0.74% 0.58%
1972 0.81% 0.57%
1971 0.84% 0.58%
1970 0.89% 0.57%
1969 0.97% 0.57%
1968 1.01% 0.57%
1967 1.03% 0.57%
1966 1% 0.57%
1965 1.01% 1.12%
1964 1.03% 1.12%
1963 1.02% 1.12%
1962 0.98% 1.12%
1961 0.89% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Belarus Russia
Current population
9013835
141906741
Population rank 102/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.71%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 -801
Annual growth/decline -45,669 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 177/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -251,822
Net migration rank 109/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -251,822
2024 - -3,119 - -178,042
2023 -56,924 -3,034 -503,392 27,807
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -576,948 765,629
2021 -67,118 -33,954 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -697,177 334,094
2019 -32,969 -33,954 -319,997 336,494
2018 -26,429 8,615 -232,637 339,972
2017 -17,026 3,337 -130,764 396,619
2016 -1,894 8,272 0 447,645
2015 -946 18,088 43,392 384,756
2014 -2,834 14,979 28,848 264,698
2013 -6,610 10,550 28,761 289,872
2012 -11,336 10,903 0 285,977
2011 -26,493 5,686 -128,716 309,377
2010 -29,400 10,300 -242,844 307,555
2009 -25,662 13,610 -257,014 350,206
2008 -25,726 -495 -356,856 360,840
2007 -28,683 -4,013 -471,257 365,717
2006 -41,301 -8,303 -686,638 308,370
2005 -50,252 -15,451 -846,761 263,541
2004 -50,597 -10,424 -792,370 261,519
2003 -53,882 -10,795 -896,822 256,804
2002 -58,207 -11,945 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 -48,650 -4,469 -963,445 259,614
2000 -40,916 1,812 -967,540 550,401
1999 -49,131 2,028 -927,453 375,468
1998 -44,316 13,192 -694,053 528,135
1997 -46,540 -235 -769,159 541,387
1996 -37,591 5,205 -785,248 587,171
1995 -32,621 481 -845,742 723,875
1994 -19,431 -12,570 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 -11,263 19,652 -757,140 507,229
1992 11,238 29,477 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 18,349 -5,876 103,876 125,505
1990 32,606 -26,497 325,533 299,863
1989 49,833 5,639 576,112 89,400
1988 60,840 -5,424 778,343 269,862
1987 62,689 -12,462 977,583 275,611
1986 74,318 -11,499 985,279 283,553
1985 58,852 -784 762,447 280,614
1984 64,415 -3,051 756,548 247,026
1983 75,791 -2,938 906,676 200,159
1982 65,499 3,339 830,855 107,520
1981 65,057 14,998 713,700 36,686
1980 62,101 16,616 681,149 10,440
1979 64,481 395 690,135 -5,791
1978 67,342 -11,143 812,766 108,882
1977 67,434 -4,925 832,932 122,316
1976 66,677 -5,350 852,237 113,851
1975 65,494 -6,302 843,850 80,069
1974 71,158 -5,157 883,186 -51,759
1973 70,911 -7,357 846,561 -107,568
1972 74,036 -7,966 872,050 -111,168
1971 77,464 -5,818 854,999 -134,968
1970 75,520 -8,643 785,554 -264,464
1969 74,567 -12,833 753,088 -64,643
1968 76,782 -7,511 787,621 -83,221
1967 81,136 -13,409 854,554 -116,029
1966 84,191 -14,544 989,279 -111,360
1965 90,611 -17,979 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 101,618 -17,837 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 113,160 -28,653 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 124,945 -32,996 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 134,490 -26,780 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 136,399 -27,382 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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