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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Belarus' population is 2.66 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Belarus vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Uruguay
2100 4,398,633 2,256,741
2099 4,449,573 2,279,899
2098 4,500,269 2,303,351
2097 4,550,935 2,326,987
2096 4,601,487 2,350,799
2095 4,652,286 2,374,835
2094 4,703,117 2,398,960
2093 4,754,252 2,423,269
2092 4,805,369 2,447,646
2091 4,856,664 2,472,126
2090 4,908,430 2,496,514
2089 4,960,656 2,520,852
2088 5,013,287 2,545,052
2087 5,066,741 2,569,100
2086 5,120,920 2,592,974
2085 5,176,048 2,616,629
2084 5,232,002 2,640,001
2083 5,288,854 2,663,150
2082 5,346,728 2,686,021
2081 5,405,543 2,708,594
2080 5,465,448 2,730,883
2079 5,526,121 2,752,831
2078 5,587,557 2,774,432
2077 5,650,096 2,795,709
2076 5,713,205 2,816,677
2075 5,777,144 2,837,308
2074 5,841,895 2,857,709
2073 5,907,671 2,877,721
2072 5,974,027 2,897,543
2071 6,041,554 2,917,097
2070 6,109,593 2,936,478
2069 6,178,463 2,955,616
2068 6,247,964 2,974,445
2067 6,318,511 2,992,987
2066 6,389,815 3,011,309
2065 6,461,651 3,029,441
2064 6,533,883 3,047,343
2063 6,606,470 3,065,064
2062 6,679,180 3,082,642
2061 6,751,939 3,100,006
2060 6,825,105 3,117,149
2059 6,898,206 3,133,952
2058 6,970,893 3,150,250
2057 7,043,508 3,166,055
2056 7,115,638 3,181,373
2055 7,187,104 3,196,072
2054 7,257,138 3,210,110
2053 7,326,052 3,223,395
2052 7,393,630 3,235,973
2051 7,459,522 3,247,888
2050 7,524,239 3,259,108
2049 7,588,059 3,269,675
2048 7,651,163 3,279,610
2047 7,712,657 3,288,969
2046 7,773,226 3,297,696
2045 7,833,564 3,305,917
2044 7,893,753 3,313,556
2043 7,953,762 3,320,565
2042 8,013,962 3,326,955
2041 8,075,253 3,332,884
2040 8,136,633 3,338,277
2039 8,198,487 3,343,295
2038 8,260,287 3,347,790
2037 8,321,922 3,351,911
2036 8,384,012 3,355,671
2035 8,446,649 3,359,126
2034 8,509,786 3,362,276
2033 8,573,478 3,365,250
2032 8,637,170 3,368,057
2031 8,700,460 3,370,727
2030 8,764,169 3,373,273
2029 8,827,965 3,375,805
2028 8,890,419 3,378,198
2027 8,952,131 3,380,504
2026 9,013,835 3,382,789
2025 9,073,924 3,384,805
2024 9,132,629 3,386,588
2023 9,178,298 3,388,081
2022 9,228,071 3,390,913
2021 9,302,585 3,396,695
2020 9,379,952 3,398,968
2019 9,419,758 3,397,206
2018 9,438,785 3,394,534
2017 9,458,989 3,388,438
2016 9,469,379 3,379,283
2015 9,461,076 3,368,017
2014 9,448,515 3,356,334
2013 9,443,211 3,345,337
2012 9,446,836 3,335,401
2011 9,461,643 3,326,825
2010 9,483,836 3,318,580
2009 9,504,583 3,310,091
2008 9,527,985 3,302,177
2007 9,560,953 3,295,153
2006 9,604,924 3,289,506
2005 9,663,915 3,285,771
2004 9,730,146 3,283,148
2003 9,796,749 3,281,186
2002 9,865,548 3,278,867
2001 9,928,549 3,274,251
2000 9,979,610 3,266,206
1999 10,026,738 3,254,015
1998 10,071,963 3,239,280
1997 10,117,433 3,223,345
1996 10,159,569 3,206,324
1995 10,193,831 3,189,440
1994 10,226,955 3,172,834
1993 10,239,050 3,156,345
1992 10,216,470 3,139,702
1991 10,194,050 3,122,354
1990 10,189,348 3,104,403
1989 10,170,000 3,086,255
1988 10,140,000 3,067,961
1987 10,111,000 3,049,896
1986 10,043,000 3,032,845
1985 9,975,000 3,017,037
1984 9,910,000 3,002,488
1983 9,843,000 2,988,778
1982 9,776,000 2,975,492
1981 9,710,000 2,963,246
1980 9,643,000 2,951,953
1979 9,584,000 2,939,903
1978 9,525,000 2,925,715
1977 9,463,000 2,909,461
1976 9,411,000 2,891,392
1975 9,367,000 2,872,320
1974 9,317,584 2,853,944
1973 9,257,272 2,837,133
1972 9,188,968 2,821,644
1971 9,115,576 2,806,462
1970 9,040,000 2,790,807
1969 8,960,304 2,773,974
1968 8,874,552 2,754,606
1967 8,785,648 2,732,277
1966 8,696,496 2,707,646
1965 8,610,000 2,681,169
1964 8,524,224 2,653,180
1963 8,437,232 2,623,766
1962 8,351,928 2,593,298
1961 8,271,216 2,562,044
1960 8,198,000 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 36.6% of the population in Belarus and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Uruguay
2100 -1.14% -1.02%
2099 -1.13% -1.02%
2098 -1.11% -1.02%
2097 -1.1% -1.01%
2096 -1.09% -1.01%
2095 -1.08% -1.01%
2094 -1.08% -1%
2093 -1.06% -1%
2092 -1.06% -0.99%
2091 -1.05% -0.98%
2090 -1.05% -0.97%
2089 -1.05% -0.95%
2088 -1.05% -0.94%
2087 -1.06% -0.92%
2086 -1.07% -0.9%
2085 -1.07% -0.89%
2084 -1.07% -0.87%
2083 -1.08% -0.85%
2082 -1.09% -0.83%
2081 -1.1% -0.82%
2080 -1.1% -0.8%
2079 -1.1% -0.78%
2078 -1.11% -0.76%
2077 -1.1% -0.74%
2076 -1.11% -0.73%
2075 -1.11% -0.71%
2074 -1.11% -0.7%
2073 -1.11% -0.68%
2072 -1.12% -0.67%
2071 -1.11% -0.66%
2070 -1.11% -0.65%
2069 -1.11% -0.63%
2068 -1.12% -0.62%
2067 -1.12% -0.61%
2066 -1.11% -0.6%
2065 -1.11% -0.59%
2064 -1.1% -0.58%
2063 -1.09% -0.57%
2062 -1.08% -0.56%
2061 -1.07% -0.55%
2060 -1.06% -0.54%
2059 -1.04% -0.52%
2058 -1.03% -0.5%
2057 -1.01% -0.48%
2056 -0.99% -0.46%
2055 -0.97% -0.44%
2054 -0.94% -0.41%
2053 -0.91% -0.39%
2052 -0.88% -0.37%
2051 -0.86% -0.34%
2050 -0.84% -0.32%
2049 -0.82% -0.3%
2048 -0.8% -0.28%
2047 -0.78% -0.26%
2046 -0.77% -0.25%
2045 -0.76% -0.23%
2044 -0.75% -0.21%
2043 -0.75% -0.19%
2042 -0.76% -0.18%
2041 -0.75% -0.16%
2040 -0.75% -0.15%
2039 -0.75% -0.13%
2038 -0.74% -0.12%
2037 -0.74% -0.11%
2036 -0.74% -0.1%
2035 -0.74% -0.09%
2034 -0.74% -0.09%
2033 -0.74% -0.08%
2032 -0.73% -0.08%
2031 -0.73% -0.08%
2030 -0.72% -0.08%
2029 -0.7% -0.07%
2028 -0.69% -0.07%
2027 -0.68% -0.07%
2026 -0.66% -0.06%
2025 -0.64% -0.05%
2024 -0.5% -0.04%
2023 -0.54% -0.08%
2022 -0.8% -0.17%
2021 -0.82% -0.07%
2020 -0.42% 0.05%
2019 -0.2% 0.08%
2018 -0.21% 0.18%
2017 -0.11% 0.27%
2016 0.09% 0.33%
2015 0.13% 0.35%
2014 0.06% 0.33%
2013 -0.04% 0.3%
2012 -0.16% 0.26%
2011 -0.23% 0.25%
2010 -0.22% 0.26%
2009 -0.25% 0.24%
2008 -0.34% 0.21%
2007 -0.46% 0.17%
2006 -0.61% 0.11%
2005 -0.68% 0.08%
2004 -0.68% 0.06%
2003 -0.7% 0.07%
2002 -0.63% 0.14%
2001 -0.51% 0.25%
2000 -0.47% 0.37%
1999 -0.45% 0.45%
1998 -0.45% 0.49%
1997 -0.41% 0.53%
1996 -0.34% 0.53%
1995 -0.32% 0.52%
1994 -0.12% 0.52%
1993 0.22% 0.53%
1992 0.22% 0.56%
1991 0.05% 0.58%
1990 0.19% 0.59%
1989 0.3% 0.6%
1988 0.29% 0.59%
1987 0.68% 0.56%
1986 0.68% 0.52%
1985 0.66% 0.48%
1984 0.68% 0.46%
1983 0.69% 0.45%
1982 0.68% 0.41%
1981 0.69% 0.38%
1980 0.62% 0.41%
1979 0.62% 0.48%
1978 0.66% 0.56%
1977 0.55% 0.62%
1976 0.47% 0.66%
1975 0.53% 0.64%
1974 0.65% 0.59%
1973 0.74% 0.55%
1972 0.81% 0.54%
1971 0.84% 0.56%
1970 0.89% 0.61%
1969 0.97% 0.7%
1968 1.01% 0.82%
1967 1.03% 0.91%
1966 1% 0.99%
1965 1.01% 1.05%
1964 1.03% 1.12%
1963 1.02% 1.17%
1962 0.98% 1.22%
1961 0.89% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Belarus Uruguay
Current population
9013835
3382789
Population rank 102/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.04%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
8.02 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 -4
Annual growth/decline -45,669 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 167/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -1,338
Net migration rank 109/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -1,338
2024 - -3,119 - -1,348
2023 -56,924 -3,034 298 -1,501
2022 -47,839 -8,000 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -67,118 -33,954 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -64,703 -33,954 4,048 -1,482
2019 -32,969 -33,954 3,873 -2,899
2018 -26,429 8,615 7,322 -2,963
2017 -17,026 3,337 10,907 -3,091
2016 -1,894 8,272 14,008 -3,506
2015 -946 18,088 16,194 -4,157
2014 -2,834 14,979 16,238 -4,919
2013 -6,610 10,550 16,318 -5,647
2012 -11,336 10,903 15,520 -6,317
2011 -26,493 5,686 14,934 -6,982
2010 -29,400 10,300 16,231 -7,696
2009 -25,662 13,610 16,947 -8,510
2008 -25,726 -495 16,838 -9,458
2007 -28,683 -4,013 17,422 -10,750
2006 -41,301 -8,303 17,783 -13,161
2005 -50,252 -15,451 18,926 -16,086
2004 -50,597 -10,424 18,067 -15,668
2003 -53,882 -10,795 18,628 -17,105
2002 -58,207 -11,945 20,073 -16,957
2001 -48,650 -4,469 20,729 -14,620
2000 -40,916 1,812 21,060 -11,076
1999 -49,131 2,028 21,844 -7,441
1998 -44,316 13,192 22,114 -7,048
1997 -46,540 -235 23,737 -6,938
1996 -37,591 5,205 24,635 -7,397
1995 -32,621 481 24,872 -8,339
1994 -19,431 -12,570 24,637 -7,955
1993 -11,263 19,652 24,212 -7,922
1992 11,238 29,477 24,847 -7,850
1991 18,349 -5,876 25,422 -7,714
1990 32,606 -26,497 25,699 -7,499
1989 49,833 5,639 25,322 -7,229
1988 60,840 -5,424 25,071 -6,582
1987 62,689 -12,462 24,469 -6,833
1986 74,318 -11,499 24,505 -8,046
1985 58,852 -784 23,988 -8,832
1984 64,415 -3,051 23,684 -9,730
1983 75,791 -2,938 24,146 -10,671
1982 65,499 3,339 25,224 -12,131
1981 65,057 14,998 24,968 -13,577
1980 62,101 16,616 25,451 -14,252
1979 64,481 395 27,456 -14,552
1978 67,342 -11,143 30,076 -14,611
1977 67,434 -4,925 31,321 -14,280
1976 66,677 -5,350 33,199 -14,096
1975 65,494 -6,302 33,393 -14,350
1974 71,158 -5,157 32,221 -14,512
1973 70,911 -7,357 30,213 -14,312
1972 74,036 -7,966 28,896 -13,817
1971 77,464 -5,818 28,584 -13,288
1970 75,520 -8,643 28,737 -12,727
1969 74,567 -12,833 28,805 -11,149
1968 76,782 -7,511 29,103 -8,028
1967 81,136 -13,409 29,514 -5,938
1966 84,191 -14,544 30,293 -4,599
1965 90,611 -17,979 30,807 -3,542
1964 101,618 -17,837 31,340 -2,623
1963 113,160 -28,653 31,824 -1,707
1962 124,945 -32,996 31,441 -623
1961 134,490 -26,780 30,975 703
1960 136,399 -27,382 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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