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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 14,975,051 in Rwanda.

Population statistics:

  • Rwanda's population is 1.66 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.3M to 15M (61% growth).

Belarus vs Rwanda: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Rwanda
2100 4,398,633 33,092,520
2099 4,449,573 32,987,847
2098 4,500,269 32,907,335
2097 4,550,935 32,832,706
2096 4,601,487 32,747,490
2095 4,652,286 32,615,044
2094 4,703,117 32,529,590
2093 4,754,252 32,396,544
2092 4,805,369 32,274,083
2091 4,856,664 32,171,077
2090 4,908,430 32,068,626
2089 4,960,656 31,872,593
2088 5,013,287 31,726,882
2087 5,066,741 31,533,364
2086 5,120,920 31,379,315
2085 5,176,048 31,235,000
2084 5,232,002 31,092,940
2083 5,288,854 30,917,707
2082 5,346,728 30,733,578
2081 5,405,543 30,557,819
2080 5,465,448 30,367,298
2079 5,526,121 30,176,627
2078 5,587,557 29,997,866
2077 5,650,096 29,800,561
2076 5,713,205 29,627,021
2075 5,777,144 29,423,503
2074 5,841,895 29,225,643
2073 5,907,671 29,007,777
2072 5,974,027 28,780,763
2071 6,041,554 28,560,382
2070 6,109,593 28,316,533
2069 6,178,463 28,103,541
2068 6,247,964 27,854,906
2067 6,318,511 27,591,747
2066 6,389,815 27,355,659
2065 6,461,651 27,084,704
2064 6,533,883 26,821,315
2063 6,606,470 26,543,184
2062 6,679,180 26,296,132
2061 6,751,939 25,985,356
2060 6,825,105 25,712,904
2059 6,898,206 25,437,446
2058 6,970,893 25,106,242
2057 7,043,508 24,837,928
2056 7,115,638 24,566,784
2055 7,187,104 24,266,669
2054 7,257,138 23,976,914
2053 7,326,052 23,690,426
2052 7,393,630 23,406,346
2051 7,459,522 23,099,207
2050 7,524,239 22,800,250
2049 7,588,059 22,484,698
2048 7,651,163 22,157,938
2047 7,712,657 21,834,786
2046 7,773,226 21,540,566
2045 7,833,564 21,215,262
2044 7,893,753 20,902,695
2043 7,953,762 20,535,605
2042 8,013,962 20,201,608
2041 8,075,253 19,832,577
2040 8,136,633 19,463,015
2039 8,198,487 19,096,860
2038 8,260,287 18,761,626
2037 8,321,922 18,421,864
2036 8,384,012 18,116,691
2035 8,446,649 17,753,910
2034 8,509,786 17,421,234
2033 8,573,478 17,089,349
2032 8,637,170 16,811,505
2031 8,700,460 16,485,559
2030 8,764,169 16,167,916
2029 8,827,965 15,858,862
2028 8,890,419 15,544,959
2027 8,952,131 15,207,733
2026 9,013,835 14,888,776
2025 9,073,924 14,560,205
2024 9,132,629 14,256,567
2023 9,178,298 13,954,471
2022 9,228,071 13,651,030
2021 9,302,585 13,355,260
2020 9,379,952 13,065,837
2019 9,419,758 12,776,103
2018 9,438,785 12,487,996
2017 9,458,989 12,202,060
2016 9,469,379 11,919,183
2015 9,461,076 11,640,022
2014 9,448,515 11,364,757
2013 9,443,211 11,093,340
2012 9,446,836 10,829,901
2011 9,461,643 10,573,733
2010 9,483,836 10,317,553
2009 9,504,583 10,060,432
2008 9,527,985 9,804,269
2007 9,560,953 9,549,933
2006 9,604,924 9,299,246
2005 9,663,915 9,054,528
2004 9,730,146 8,816,844
2003 9,796,749 8,586,875
2002 9,865,548 8,400,180
2001 9,928,549 8,287,094
2000 9,979,610 8,213,931
1999 10,026,738 8,147,912
1998 10,071,963 8,081,681
1997 10,117,433 7,755,238
1996 10,159,569 6,708,764
1995 10,193,831 5,674,118
1994 10,226,955 6,792,352
1993 10,239,050 7,981,132
1992 10,216,470 7,683,266
1991 10,194,050 7,526,966
1990 10,189,348 7,375,307
1989 10,170,000 7,184,706
1988 10,140,000 6,968,071
1987 10,111,000 6,749,493
1986 10,043,000 6,531,881
1985 9,975,000 6,317,228
1984 9,910,000 6,107,627
1983 9,843,000 5,905,311
1982 9,776,000 5,711,549
1981 9,710,000 5,527,230
1980 9,643,000 5,353,259
1979 9,584,000 5,189,541
1978 9,525,000 5,035,171
1977 9,463,000 4,888,240
1976 9,411,000 4,745,954
1975 9,367,000 4,607,728
1974 9,317,584 4,474,228
1973 9,257,272 4,345,047
1972 9,188,968 4,220,335
1971 9,115,576 4,100,044
1970 9,040,000 3,980,669
1969 8,960,304 3,861,271
1968 8,874,552 3,744,010
1967 8,785,648 3,629,577
1966 8,696,496 3,521,626
1965 8,610,000 3,423,210
1964 8,524,224 3,334,834
1963 8,437,232 3,258,890
1962 8,351,928 3,186,025
1961 8,271,216 3,106,779
1960 8,198,000 3,022,294

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/rwanda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,055,868 people (a 25.6% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.3% to 22,800,250 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.

Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.1M 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
Rwanda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Rwanda
2100 -1.14% 0.32%
2099 -1.13% 0.24%
2098 -1.11% 0.23%
2097 -1.1% 0.26%
2096 -1.09% 0.41%
2095 -1.08% 0.26%
2094 -1.08% 0.41%
2093 -1.06% 0.38%
2092 -1.06% 0.32%
2091 -1.05% 0.32%
2090 -1.05% 0.62%
2089 -1.05% 0.46%
2088 -1.05% 0.61%
2087 -1.06% 0.49%
2086 -1.07% 0.46%
2085 -1.07% 0.46%
2084 -1.07% 0.57%
2083 -1.08% 0.6%
2082 -1.09% 0.58%
2081 -1.1% 0.63%
2080 -1.1% 0.63%
2079 -1.1% 0.6%
2078 -1.11% 0.66%
2077 -1.1% 0.59%
2076 -1.11% 0.69%
2075 -1.11% 0.68%
2074 -1.11% 0.75%
2073 -1.11% 0.79%
2072 -1.12% 0.77%
2071 -1.11% 0.86%
2070 -1.11% 0.76%
2069 -1.11% 0.89%
2068 -1.12% 0.95%
2067 -1.12% 0.86%
2066 -1.11% 1%
2065 -1.11% 0.98%
2064 -1.1% 1.05%
2063 -1.09% 0.94%
2062 -1.08% 1.2%
2061 -1.07% 1.06%
2060 -1.06% 1.08%
2059 -1.04% 1.32%
2058 -1.03% 1.08%
2057 -1.01% 1.1%
2056 -0.99% 1.24%
2055 -0.97% 1.21%
2054 -0.94% 1.21%
2053 -0.91% 1.21%
2052 -0.88% 1.33%
2051 -0.86% 1.31%
2050 -0.84% 1.4%
2049 -0.82% 1.47%
2048 -0.8% 1.48%
2047 -0.78% 1.37%
2046 -0.77% 1.53%
2045 -0.76% 1.5%
2044 -0.75% 1.79%
2043 -0.75% 1.65%
2042 -0.76% 1.86%
2041 -0.75% 1.9%
2040 -0.75% 1.92%
2039 -0.75% 1.79%
2038 -0.74% 1.84%
2037 -0.74% 1.68%
2036 -0.74% 2.04%
2035 -0.74% 1.91%
2034 -0.74% 1.94%
2033 -0.74% 1.65%
2032 -0.73% 1.98%
2031 -0.73% 1.96%
2030 -0.72% 1.95%
2029 -0.7% 2.02%
2028 -0.69% 2.22%
2027 -0.68% 2.14%
2026 -0.66% 2.26%
2025 -0.64% 2.13%
2024 -0.5% 2.16%
2023 -0.54% 2.22%
2022 -0.8% 2.21%
2021 -0.82% 2.22%
2020 -0.42% 2.27%
2019 -0.2% 2.31%
2018 -0.21% 2.34%
2017 -0.11% 2.37%
2016 0.09% 2.4%
2015 0.13% 2.42%
2014 0.06% 2.45%
2013 -0.04% 2.43%
2012 -0.16% 2.42%
2011 -0.23% 2.48%
2010 -0.22% 2.56%
2009 -0.25% 2.61%
2008 -0.34% 2.66%
2007 -0.46% 2.7%
2006 -0.61% 2.7%
2005 -0.68% 2.7%
2004 -0.68% 2.68%
2003 -0.7% 2.22%
2002 -0.63% 1.36%
2001 -0.51% 0.89%
2000 -0.47% 0.81%
1999 -0.45% 0.82%
1998 -0.45% 4.21%
1997 -0.41% 15.6%
1996 -0.34% 18.2%
1995 -0.32% -16.5%
1994 -0.12% -14.9%
1993 0.22% 3.88%
1992 0.22% 2.08%
1991 0.05% 2.06%
1990 0.19% 2.65%
1989 0.3% 3.11%
1988 0.29% 3.24%
1987 0.68% 3.33%
1986 0.68% 3.4%
1985 0.66% 3.43%
1984 0.68% 3.43%
1983 0.69% 3.39%
1982 0.68% 3.33%
1981 0.69% 3.25%
1980 0.62% 3.15%
1979 0.62% 3.07%
1978 0.66% 3.01%
1977 0.55% 3%
1976 0.47% 3%
1975 0.53% 2.98%
1974 0.65% 2.97%
1973 0.74% 2.96%
1972 0.81% 2.93%
1971 0.84% 3%
1970 0.89% 3.09%
1969 0.97% 3.13%
1968 1.01% 3.15%
1967 1.03% 3.07%
1966 1% 2.87%
1965 1.01% 2.65%
1964 1.03% 2.33%
1963 1.02% 2.29%
1962 0.98% 2.55%
1961 0.89% 2.8%

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/rwanda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Rwanda's population grew by 2.16%.

Live population counters

Belarus Rwanda
Current population
9013835
14975051
Population rank 102/197 77/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.18%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
1.74 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
1.33 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
6.35 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +828
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +302,096
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.16%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 45/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.4 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 +6,282
Net migration rank 109/196 48/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 513,316
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 80/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 109/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Rwanda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Rwanda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 6,282
2024 - -3,119 - -15,582
2023 -56,924 -3,034 312,762 -9,001
2022 -47,839 -8,000 312,145 -9,001
2021 -67,118 -33,954 309,895 -21,492
2020 -64,703 -33,954 312,692 -22,251
2019 -32,969 -33,954 313,525 -24,492
2018 -26,429 8,615 312,512 -25,323
2017 -17,026 3,337 310,323 -25,634
2016 -1,894 8,272 305,549 -24,474
2015 -946 18,088 299,114 -21,862
2014 -2,834 14,979 292,779 -19,505
2013 -6,610 10,550 286,331 -16,779
2012 -11,336 10,903 282,584 -25,260
2011 -26,493 5,686 282,922 -27,915
2010 -29,400 10,300 286,848 -29,501
2009 -25,662 13,610 287,034 -30,128
2008 -25,726 -495 287,334 -31,913
2007 -28,683 -4,013 285,791 -32,537
2006 -41,301 -8,303 282,149 -34,008
2005 -50,252 -15,451 275,121 -33,830
2004 -50,597 -10,424 265,273 -31,214
2003 -53,882 -10,795 251,243 -25,355
2002 -58,207 -11,945 239,036 -91,518
2001 -48,650 -4,469 230,845 -152,197
2000 -40,916 1,812 221,276 -153,588
1999 -49,131 2,028 210,518 -146,162
1998 -44,316 13,192 197,185 -129,089
1997 -46,540 -235 174,687 410,106
1996 -37,591 5,205 140,455 1,367,700
1995 -32,621 481 121,137 439,995
1994 -19,431 -12,570 -719,479 -2,078,111
1993 -11,263 19,652 183,926 236,110
1992 11,238 29,477 188,025 -12,334
1991 18,349 -5,876 196,431 -59,519
1990 32,606 -26,497 207,895 -41,483
1989 49,833 5,639 217,632 -2,826
1988 60,840 -5,424 223,759 -5,285
1987 62,689 -12,462 225,744 -7,062
1986 74,318 -11,499 225,526 -8,982
1985 58,852 -784 223,794 -11,031
1984 64,415 -3,051 219,337 -12,899
1983 75,791 -2,938 212,750 -14,560
1982 65,499 3,339 205,147 -15,818
1981 65,057 14,998 195,769 -16,453
1980 62,101 16,616 184,988 -16,359
1979 64,481 395 174,477 -15,669
1978 67,342 -11,143 163,779 -13,838
1977 67,434 -4,925 155,011 -11,084
1976 66,677 -5,350 147,665 -7,027
1975 65,494 -6,302 140,596 -4,791
1974 71,158 -5,157 135,743 -4,535
1973 70,911 -7,357 131,021 -3,862
1972 74,036 -7,966 126,403 -4,156
1971 77,464 -5,818 122,567 -4,230
1970 75,520 -8,643 119,273 1,149
1969 74,567 -12,833 115,394 2,983
1968 76,782 -7,511 111,422 4,728
1967 81,136 -13,409 108,053 4,655
1966 84,191 -14,544 105,128 -1,930
1965 90,611 -17,979 103,422 -9,774
1964 101,618 -17,837 102,562 -19,458
1963 113,160 -28,653 94,296 -25,524
1962 124,945 -32,996 102,548 -25,594
1961 134,490 -26,780 102,051 -20,508
1960 136,399 -27,382 100,627 -13,198

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/rwanda | 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 Rwanda 93.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,081,296 people) and 6.18% is from migration (a loss of 203,035 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 513,316 people or 3.6% in Rwanda.

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
Rwanda
City Population
Kigali 1.75M
Ruhengeri 153K
Gisenyi 53.6K
Byumba 36.4K
Cyangugu 27.4K
Nyanza 25.4K
Butare 19.9K
Kibuye 12.3K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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