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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 2.98 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Belarus vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Syria
2100 4,398,633 44,620,090
2099 4,449,573 44,690,260
2098 4,500,269 44,750,249
2097 4,550,935 44,813,148
2096 4,601,487 44,867,740
2095 4,652,286 44,895,489
2094 4,703,117 44,945,231
2093 4,754,252 44,974,311
2092 4,805,369 45,003,795
2091 4,856,664 45,016,478
2090 4,908,430 45,048,083
2089 4,960,656 45,047,102
2088 5,013,287 45,041,864
2087 5,066,741 45,049,516
2086 5,120,920 45,068,928
2085 5,176,048 45,034,847
2084 5,232,002 44,999,929
2083 5,288,854 44,971,600
2082 5,346,728 44,910,859
2081 5,405,543 44,843,908
2080 5,465,448 44,744,718
2079 5,526,121 44,687,371
2078 5,587,557 44,649,760
2077 5,650,096 44,604,175
2076 5,713,205 44,520,132
2075 5,777,144 44,426,423
2074 5,841,895 44,328,795
2073 5,907,671 44,221,016
2072 5,974,027 44,084,262
2071 6,041,554 43,939,848
2070 6,109,593 43,795,999
2069 6,178,463 43,648,130
2068 6,247,964 43,465,442
2067 6,318,511 43,271,173
2066 6,389,815 43,060,752
2065 6,461,651 42,810,442
2064 6,533,883 42,559,554
2063 6,606,470 42,311,907
2062 6,679,180 42,062,193
2061 6,751,939 41,808,082
2060 6,825,105 41,522,274
2059 6,898,206 41,208,825
2058 6,970,893 40,925,728
2057 7,043,508 40,643,453
2056 7,115,638 40,332,578
2055 7,187,104 40,026,632
2054 7,257,138 39,691,425
2053 7,326,052 39,348,020
2052 7,393,630 39,045,268
2051 7,459,522 38,733,827
2050 7,524,239 38,410,423
2049 7,588,059 38,089,455
2048 7,651,163 37,784,449
2047 7,712,657 37,492,636
2046 7,773,226 37,181,526
2045 7,833,564 36,843,579
2044 7,893,753 36,526,509
2043 7,953,762 36,188,225
2042 8,013,962 35,825,419
2041 8,075,253 35,447,414
2040 8,136,633 35,042,107
2039 8,198,487 34,626,945
2038 8,260,287 34,183,740
2037 8,321,922 33,703,682
2036 8,384,012 33,223,843
2035 8,446,649 32,696,648
2034 8,509,786 32,148,814
2033 8,573,478 31,562,427
2032 8,637,170 30,967,322
2031 8,700,460 30,329,874
2030 8,764,169 29,672,629
2029 8,827,965 28,949,535
2028 8,890,419 28,217,748
2027 8,952,131 27,428,807
2026 9,013,835 26,607,148
2025 9,073,924 25,689,551
2024 9,132,629 24,672,760
2023 9,178,298 23,594,623
2022 9,228,071 22,462,173
2021 9,302,585 21,628,839
2020 9,379,952 21,049,429
2019 9,419,758 20,353,534
2018 9,438,785 19,577,845
2017 9,458,989 19,224,668
2016 9,469,379 19,193,834
2015 9,461,076 19,424,618
2014 9,448,515 20,273,659
2013 9,443,211 21,666,917
2012 9,446,836 22,759,763
2011 9,461,643 22,878,098
2010 9,483,836 22,482,421
2009 9,504,583 21,976,969
2008 9,527,985 21,636,564
2007 9,560,953 20,884,125
2006 9,604,924 19,637,022
2005 9,663,915 18,814,091
2004 9,730,146 18,336,875
2003 9,796,749 17,889,296
2002 9,865,548 17,468,332
2001 9,928,549 17,051,338
2000 9,979,610 16,637,888
1999 10,026,738 16,228,061
1998 10,071,963 15,820,413
1997 10,117,433 15,417,542
1996 10,159,569 15,018,104
1995 10,193,831 14,616,801
1994 10,226,955 14,208,583
1993 10,239,050 13,795,686
1992 10,216,470 13,385,571
1991 10,194,050 12,980,821
1990 10,189,348 12,579,208
1989 10,170,000 12,179,060
1988 10,140,000 11,782,264
1987 10,111,000 11,388,923
1986 10,043,000 11,002,844
1985 9,975,000 10,625,672
1984 9,910,000 10,258,398
1983 9,843,000 9,904,809
1982 9,776,000 9,572,511
1981 9,710,000 9,260,189
1980 9,643,000 8,957,663
1979 9,584,000 8,661,909
1978 9,525,000 8,372,759
1977 9,463,000 8,090,501
1976 9,411,000 7,817,320
1975 9,367,000 7,554,364
1974 9,317,584 7,302,160
1973 9,257,272 7,060,321
1972 9,188,968 6,826,024
1971 9,115,576 6,598,094
1970 9,040,000 6,380,609
1969 8,960,304 6,175,166
1968 8,874,552 5,978,742
1967 8,785,648 5,790,198
1966 8,696,496 5,609,047
1965 8,610,000 5,435,267
1964 8,524,224 5,269,087
1963 8,437,232 5,110,467
1962 8,351,928 4,959,340
1961 8,271,216 4,815,466
1960 8,198,000 4,673,500

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/syria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Syria
2100 -1.14% -0.16%
2099 -1.13% -0.13%
2098 -1.11% -0.14%
2097 -1.1% -0.12%
2096 -1.09% -0.06%
2095 -1.08% -0.11%
2094 -1.08% -0.06%
2093 -1.06% -0.07%
2092 -1.06% -0.03%
2091 -1.05% -0.07%
2090 -1.05% 0.002%
2089 -1.05% 0.01%
2088 -1.05% -0.02%
2087 -1.06% -0.04%
2086 -1.07% 0.08%
2085 -1.07% 0.08%
2084 -1.07% 0.06%
2083 -1.08% 0.14%
2082 -1.09% 0.15%
2081 -1.1% 0.22%
2080 -1.1% 0.13%
2079 -1.1% 0.08%
2078 -1.11% 0.1%
2077 -1.1% 0.19%
2076 -1.11% 0.21%
2075 -1.11% 0.22%
2074 -1.11% 0.24%
2073 -1.11% 0.31%
2072 -1.12% 0.33%
2071 -1.11% 0.33%
2070 -1.11% 0.34%
2069 -1.11% 0.42%
2068 -1.12% 0.45%
2067 -1.12% 0.49%
2066 -1.11% 0.58%
2065 -1.11% 0.59%
2064 -1.1% 0.59%
2063 -1.09% 0.59%
2062 -1.08% 0.61%
2061 -1.07% 0.69%
2060 -1.06% 0.76%
2059 -1.04% 0.69%
2058 -1.03% 0.69%
2057 -1.01% 0.77%
2056 -0.99% 0.76%
2055 -0.97% 0.84%
2054 -0.94% 0.87%
2053 -0.91% 0.78%
2052 -0.88% 0.8%
2051 -0.86% 0.84%
2050 -0.84% 0.84%
2049 -0.82% 0.81%
2048 -0.8% 0.78%
2047 -0.78% 0.84%
2046 -0.77% 0.92%
2045 -0.76% 0.87%
2044 -0.75% 0.93%
2043 -0.75% 1.01%
2042 -0.76% 1.07%
2041 -0.75% 1.16%
2040 -0.75% 1.2%
2039 -0.75% 1.3%
2038 -0.74% 1.42%
2037 -0.74% 1.44%
2036 -0.74% 1.61%
2035 -0.74% 1.7%
2034 -0.74% 1.86%
2033 -0.74% 1.92%
2032 -0.73% 2.1%
2031 -0.73% 2.21%
2030 -0.72% 2.5%
2029 -0.7% 2.59%
2028 -0.69% 2.88%
2027 -0.68% 3.09%
2026 -0.66% 3.57%
2025 -0.64% 4.12%
2024 -0.5% 4.57%
2023 -0.54% 5.04%
2022 -0.8% 3.85%
2021 -0.82% 2.75%
2020 -0.42% 3.42%
2019 -0.2% 3.96%
2018 -0.21% 1.84%
2017 -0.11% 0.16%
2016 0.09% -1.19%
2015 0.13% -4.19%
2014 0.06% -6.43%
2013 -0.04% -4.8%
2012 -0.16% -0.52%
2011 -0.23% 1.76%
2010 -0.22% 2.3%
2009 -0.25% 1.57%
2008 -0.34% 3.6%
2007 -0.46% 6.35%
2006 -0.61% 4.37%
2005 -0.68% 2.6%
2004 -0.68% 2.5%
2003 -0.7% 2.41%
2002 -0.63% 2.45%
2001 -0.51% 2.48%
2000 -0.47% 2.53%
1999 -0.45% 2.58%
1998 -0.45% 2.61%
1997 -0.41% 2.66%
1996 -0.34% 2.75%
1995 -0.32% 2.87%
1994 -0.12% 2.99%
1993 0.22% 3.06%
1992 0.22% 3.12%
1991 0.05% 3.19%
1990 0.19% 3.29%
1989 0.3% 3.37%
1988 0.29% 3.45%
1987 0.68% 3.51%
1986 0.68% 3.55%
1985 0.66% 3.58%
1984 0.68% 3.57%
1983 0.69% 3.47%
1982 0.68% 3.37%
1981 0.69% 3.38%
1980 0.62% 3.41%
1979 0.62% 3.45%
1978 0.66% 3.49%
1977 0.55% 3.49%
1976 0.47% 3.48%
1975 0.53% 3.45%
1974 0.65% 3.43%
1973 0.74% 3.43%
1972 0.81% 3.45%
1971 0.84% 3.41%
1970 0.89% 3.33%
1969 0.97% 3.29%
1968 1.01% 3.26%
1967 1.03% 3.23%
1966 1% 3.2%
1965 1.01% 3.15%
1964 1.03% 3.1%
1963 1.02% 3.05%
1962 0.98% 2.99%
1961 0.89% 3.04%

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/syria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Belarus Syria
Current population
9013835
26829400
Population rank 102/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.32%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 6/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +421,693
Net migration rank 109/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 421,693
2024 - -3,119 - 546,494
2023 -56,924 -3,034 402,713 757,309
2022 -47,839 -8,000 369,750 735,142
2021 -67,118 -33,954 350,560 211,220
2020 -64,703 -33,954 327,992 269,050
2019 -32,969 -33,954 293,762 500,985
2018 -26,429 8,615 242,530 514,102
2017 -17,026 3,337 237,214 -287,501
2016 -1,894 8,272 236,007 -124,063
2015 -946 18,088 253,977 -827,496
2014 -2,834 14,979 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -6,610 10,550 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -11,336 10,903 475,520 -999,267
2011 -26,493 5,686 543,950 -256,888
2010 -29,400 10,300 558,666 -54,359
2009 -25,662 13,610 559,314 -52,703
2008 -25,726 -495 576,593 -402,393
2007 -28,683 -4,013 529,162 801,514
2006 -41,301 -8,303 480,616 682,911
2005 -50,252 -15,451 468,960 13,382
2004 -50,597 -10,424 461,209 10,881
2003 -53,882 -10,795 457,000 -33,920
2002 -58,207 -11,945 453,967 -35,096
2001 -48,650 -4,469 451,503 -36,383
2000 -40,916 1,812 446,211 -34,425
1999 -49,131 2,028 439,261 -31,394
1998 -44,316 13,192 433,447 -26,025
1997 -46,540 -235 429,887 -31,571
1996 -37,591 5,205 430,765 -30,197
1995 -32,621 481 430,172 -28,122
1994 -19,431 -12,570 426,996 -12,630
1993 -11,263 19,652 420,244 -8,828
1992 11,238 29,477 412,878 -4,063
1991 18,349 -5,876 410,830 -10,154
1990 32,606 -26,497 409,177 -6,620
1989 49,833 5,639 406,111 -8,379
1988 60,840 -5,424 404,285 -8,426
1987 62,689 -12,462 399,159 -8,335
1986 74,318 -11,499 390,821 -9,485
1985 58,852 -784 379,231 -6,221
1984 64,415 -3,051 366,768 -5,245
1983 75,791 -2,938 355,375 -9,729
1982 65,499 3,339 319,664 -721
1981 65,057 14,998 330,237 -24,536
1980 62,101 16,616 332,464 -33,114
1979 64,481 395 324,943 -32,793
1978 67,342 -11,143 316,724 -30,567
1977 67,434 -4,925 306,630 -28,275
1976 66,677 -5,350 294,267 -26,268
1975 65,494 -6,302 282,299 -24,389
1974 71,158 -5,157 270,735 -24,242
1973 70,911 -7,357 254,687 -17,502
1972 74,036 -7,966 249,027 -17,610
1971 77,464 -5,818 239,610 -15,167
1970 75,520 -8,643 230,117 -19,594
1969 74,567 -12,833 219,114 -18,749
1968 76,782 -7,511 209,454 -16,968
1967 81,136 -13,409 199,223 -14,618
1966 84,191 -14,544 191,122 -13,434
1965 90,611 -17,979 182,560 -12,704
1964 101,618 -17,837 174,549 -12,044
1963 113,160 -28,653 166,555 -11,817
1962 124,945 -32,996 159,155 -11,641
1961 134,490 -26,780 151,485 -11,237
1960 136,399 -27,382 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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