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Population in Belarus compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 7.78 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Belarus vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus United Kingdom
2100 4,398,633 74,700,585
2099 4,449,573 74,831,175
2098 4,500,269 74,950,267
2097 4,550,935 75,064,397
2096 4,601,487 75,176,691
2095 4,652,286 75,287,063
2094 4,703,117 75,383,856
2093 4,754,252 75,482,205
2092 4,805,369 75,575,769
2091 4,856,664 75,666,091
2090 4,908,430 75,753,129
2089 4,960,656 75,835,723
2088 5,013,287 75,907,614
2087 5,066,741 75,978,712
2086 5,120,920 76,046,742
2085 5,176,048 76,105,680
2084 5,232,002 76,156,223
2083 5,288,854 76,205,894
2082 5,346,728 76,246,844
2081 5,405,543 76,274,040
2080 5,465,448 76,306,205
2079 5,526,121 76,334,949
2078 5,587,557 76,353,484
2077 5,650,096 76,371,123
2076 5,713,205 76,373,520
2075 5,777,144 76,386,071
2074 5,841,895 76,397,426
2073 5,907,671 76,406,554
2072 5,974,027 76,398,941
2071 6,041,554 76,388,223
2070 6,109,593 76,378,505
2069 6,178,463 76,371,827
2068 6,247,964 76,370,973
2067 6,318,511 76,363,548
2066 6,389,815 76,356,638
2065 6,461,651 76,355,841
2064 6,533,883 76,352,770
2063 6,606,470 76,353,175
2062 6,679,180 76,346,535
2061 6,751,939 76,344,206
2060 6,825,105 76,344,725
2059 6,898,206 76,345,215
2058 6,970,893 76,326,961
2057 7,043,508 76,307,006
2056 7,115,638 76,274,247
2055 7,187,104 76,235,304
2054 7,257,138 76,167,710
2053 7,326,052 76,094,051
2052 7,393,630 76,001,979
2051 7,459,522 75,895,690
2050 7,524,239 75,777,445
2049 7,588,059 75,646,044
2048 7,651,163 75,499,380
2047 7,712,657 75,338,951
2046 7,773,226 75,171,300
2045 7,833,564 74,993,186
2044 7,893,753 74,807,530
2043 7,953,762 74,607,485
2042 8,013,962 74,407,783
2041 8,075,253 74,203,292
2040 8,136,633 73,994,525
2039 8,198,487 73,782,112
2038 8,260,287 73,559,085
2037 8,321,922 73,335,723
2036 8,384,012 73,101,646
2035 8,446,649 72,850,722
2034 8,509,786 72,597,177
2033 8,573,478 72,322,802
2032 8,637,170 72,046,316
2031 8,700,460 71,757,868
2030 8,764,169 71,442,811
2029 8,827,965 71,123,782
2028 8,890,419 70,783,199
2027 8,952,131 70,421,923
2026 9,013,835 70,055,911
2025 9,073,924 69,658,188
2024 9,132,629 69,226,000
2023 9,178,298 68,492,000
2022 9,228,071 67,604,000
2021 9,302,585 66,984,000
2020 9,379,952 66,744,000
2019 9,419,758 66,631,000
2018 9,438,785 66,289,000
2017 9,458,989 65,966,000
2016 9,469,379 65,607,000
2015 9,461,076 65,088,000
2014 9,448,515 64,620,000
2013 9,443,211 64,139,000
2012 9,446,836 63,711,000
2011 9,461,643 63,258,810
2010 9,483,836 62,766,365
2009 9,504,583 62,276,270
2008 9,527,985 61,806,995
2007 9,560,953 61,322,463
2006 9,604,924 60,846,820
2005 9,663,915 60,401,206
2004 9,730,146 59,987,905
2003 9,796,749 59,647,577
2002 9,865,548 59,370,479
2001 9,928,549 59,119,673
2000 9,979,610 58,892,514
1999 10,026,738 58,682,466
1998 10,071,963 58,487,141
1997 10,117,433 58,316,954
1996 10,159,569 58,166,950
1995 10,193,831 58,019,030
1994 10,226,955 57,865,745
1993 10,239,050 57,718,614
1992 10,216,470 57,580,402
1991 10,194,050 57,424,897
1990 10,189,348 57,247,586
1989 10,170,000 57,076,711
1988 10,140,000 56,928,327
1987 10,111,000 56,802,050
1986 10,043,000 56,681,396
1985 9,975,000 56,550,268
1984 9,910,000 56,422,072
1983 9,843,000 56,332,848
1982 9,776,000 56,313,641
1981 9,710,000 56,333,829
1980 9,643,000 56,314,216
1979 9,584,000 56,246,951
1978 9,525,000 56,196,504
1977 9,463,000 56,193,492
1976 9,411,000 56,211,968
1975 9,367,000 56,225,800
1974 9,317,584 56,229,974
1973 9,257,272 56,194,527
1972 9,188,968 56,086,065
1971 9,115,576 55,896,223
1970 9,040,000 55,663,250
1969 8,960,304 55,441,750
1968 8,874,552 55,211,700
1967 8,785,648 54,943,600
1966 8,696,496 54,648,500
1965 8,610,000 54,348,050
1964 8,524,224 54,000,000
1963 8,437,232 53,650,000
1962 8,351,928 53,250,000
1961 8,271,216 52,800,000
1960 8,198,000 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus United Kingdom
2100 -1.14% -0.17%
2099 -1.13% -0.16%
2098 -1.11% -0.15%
2097 -1.1% -0.15%
2096 -1.09% -0.15%
2095 -1.08% -0.13%
2094 -1.08% -0.13%
2093 -1.06% -0.12%
2092 -1.06% -0.12%
2091 -1.05% -0.11%
2090 -1.05% -0.11%
2089 -1.05% -0.09%
2088 -1.05% -0.09%
2087 -1.06% -0.09%
2086 -1.07% -0.08%
2085 -1.07% -0.07%
2084 -1.07% -0.07%
2083 -1.08% -0.05%
2082 -1.09% -0.04%
2081 -1.1% -0.04%
2080 -1.1% -0.04%
2079 -1.1% -0.02%
2078 -1.11% -0.02%
2077 -1.1% -0.003%
2076 -1.11% -0.02%
2075 -1.11% -0.01%
2074 -1.11% -0.01%
2073 -1.11% 0.01%
2072 -1.12% 0.01%
2071 -1.11% 0.01%
2070 -1.11% 0.009%
2069 -1.11% 0.001%
2068 -1.12% 0.01%
2067 -1.12% 0.009%
2066 -1.11% 0.001%
2065 -1.11% 0.004%
2064 -1.1% -0%
2063 -1.09% 0.009%
2062 -1.08% 0.003%
2061 -1.07% -0.001%
2060 -1.06% -0.001%
2059 -1.04% 0.02%
2058 -1.03% 0.03%
2057 -1.01% 0.04%
2056 -0.99% 0.05%
2055 -0.97% 0.09%
2054 -0.94% 0.1%
2053 -0.91% 0.12%
2052 -0.88% 0.14%
2051 -0.86% 0.16%
2050 -0.84% 0.17%
2049 -0.82% 0.19%
2048 -0.8% 0.21%
2047 -0.78% 0.22%
2046 -0.77% 0.24%
2045 -0.76% 0.25%
2044 -0.75% 0.27%
2043 -0.75% 0.27%
2042 -0.76% 0.28%
2041 -0.75% 0.28%
2040 -0.75% 0.29%
2039 -0.75% 0.3%
2038 -0.74% 0.3%
2037 -0.74% 0.32%
2036 -0.74% 0.34%
2035 -0.74% 0.35%
2034 -0.74% 0.38%
2033 -0.74% 0.38%
2032 -0.73% 0.4%
2031 -0.73% 0.44%
2030 -0.72% 0.45%
2029 -0.7% 0.48%
2028 -0.69% 0.51%
2027 -0.68% 0.52%
2026 -0.66% 0.57%
2025 -0.64% 0.62%
2024 -0.5% 1.07%
2023 -0.54% 1.31%
2022 -0.8% 0.93%
2021 -0.82% 0.36%
2020 -0.42% 0.17%
2019 -0.2% 0.52%
2018 -0.21% 0.49%
2017 -0.11% 0.55%
2016 0.09% 0.8%
2015 0.13% 0.72%
2014 0.06% 0.75%
2013 -0.04% 0.67%
2012 -0.16% 0.71%
2011 -0.23% 0.78%
2010 -0.22% 0.79%
2009 -0.25% 0.76%
2008 -0.34% 0.79%
2007 -0.46% 0.78%
2006 -0.61% 0.74%
2005 -0.68% 0.69%
2004 -0.68% 0.57%
2003 -0.7% 0.47%
2002 -0.63% 0.42%
2001 -0.51% 0.39%
2000 -0.47% 0.36%
1999 -0.45% 0.33%
1998 -0.45% 0.29%
1997 -0.41% 0.26%
1996 -0.34% 0.25%
1995 -0.32% 0.26%
1994 -0.12% 0.25%
1993 0.22% 0.24%
1992 0.22% 0.27%
1991 0.05% 0.31%
1990 0.19% 0.3%
1989 0.3% 0.26%
1988 0.29% 0.22%
1987 0.68% 0.21%
1986 0.68% 0.23%
1985 0.66% 0.23%
1984 0.68% 0.16%
1983 0.69% 0.03%
1982 0.68% -0.04%
1981 0.69% 0.03%
1980 0.62% 0.12%
1979 0.62% 0.09%
1978 0.66% 0.005%
1977 0.55% -0.03%
1976 0.47% -0.02%
1975 0.53% -0.007%
1974 0.65% 0.06%
1973 0.74% 0.19%
1972 0.81% 0.34%
1971 0.84% 0.42%
1970 0.89% 0.4%
1969 0.97% 0.42%
1968 1.01% 0.49%
1967 1.03% 0.54%
1966 1% 0.55%
1965 1.01% 0.64%
1964 1.03% 0.65%
1963 1.02% 0.75%
1962 0.98% 0.85%
1961 0.89% 0.76%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Belarus United Kingdom
Current population
9013835
70154914
Population rank 102/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.85%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 97/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 +389,911
Net migration rank 109/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - 389,911
2024 - -3,119 - 417,114
2023 -56,924 -3,034 34,589 445,523
2022 -47,839 -8,000 39,751 487,029
2021 -67,118 -33,954 30,612 462,967
2020 -64,703 -33,954 -4,272 144,221
2019 -32,969 -33,954 108,342 232,727
2018 -26,429 8,615 119,321 259,744
2017 -17,026 3,337 145,125 272,311
2016 -1,894 8,272 177,139 324,649
2015 -946 18,088 175,738 347,839
2014 -2,834 14,979 206,784 306,091
2013 -6,610 10,550 198,830 237,272
2012 -11,336 10,903 248,473 172,088
2011 -26,493 5,686 259,361 228,773
2010 -29,400 10,300 251,066 274,811
2009 -25,662 13,610 230,422 249,639
2008 -25,726 -495 216,325 263,390
2007 -28,683 -4,013 196,232 309,385
2006 -41,301 -8,303 176,455 288,923
2005 -50,252 -15,451 144,963 308,279
2004 -50,597 -10,424 131,974 276,077
2003 -53,882 -10,795 89,471 211,846
2002 -58,207 -11,945 65,308 203,577
2001 -48,650 -4,469 65,032 175,133
2000 -40,916 1,812 70,671 153,917
1999 -49,131 2,028 64,551 152,653
1998 -44,316 13,192 87,730 125,541
1997 -46,540 -235 99,138 59,723
1996 -37,591 5,205 98,884 54,964
1995 -32,621 481 87,028 61,385
1994 -19,431 -12,570 127,304 45,339
1993 -11,263 19,652 103,893 27,403
1992 11,238 29,477 149,709 17,846
1991 18,349 -5,876 143,562 27,601
1990 32,606 -26,497 154,569 57,132
1989 49,833 5,639 119,861 49,586
1988 60,840 -5,424 136,628 13,952
1987 62,689 -12,462 136,325 8,266
1986 74,318 -11,499 90,690 41,836
1985 58,852 -784 79,170 83,164
1984 64,415 -3,051 84,633 71,107
1983 75,791 -2,938 61,966 27,063
1982 65,499 3,339 56,314 -61,152
1981 65,057 14,998 73,234 -83,876
1980 62,101 16,616 95,734 -25,187
1979 64,481 395 61,872 11,255
1978 67,342 -11,143 16,859 3,783
1977 67,434 -4,925 0 -21,636
1976 66,677 -5,350 -5,621 -19,135
1975 65,494 -6,302 33,735 -40,241
1974 71,158 -5,157 67,476 -65,710
1973 70,911 -7,357 112,389 -33,840
1972 74,036 -7,966 162,650 -1,406
1971 77,464 -5,818 257,123 1,175
1970 75,520 -8,643 244,918 -15,254
1969 74,567 -12,833 260,577 -60,655
1968 76,782 -7,511 292,622 -38,852
1967 81,136 -13,409 346,145 -39,659
1966 84,191 -14,544 333,356 -27,935
1965 90,611 -17,979 364,132 -24,955
1964 101,618 -17,837 405,000 -23,885
1963 113,160 -28,653 337,995 8,271
1962 124,945 -32,996 340,800 76,443
1961 134,490 -26,780 311,519 52,295
1960 136,399 -27,382 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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