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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 36,361,859 people in Uzbekistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 37,939,105 in Uzbekistan.

Population statistics:

  • Uzbekistan's population is 4.21 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Uzbekistan is the 42nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.57% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.46% for Uzbekistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +1.85% in Uzbekistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Uzbekistan has grown from 26.7M to 37.9M (42.1% growth).

Belarus vs Uzbekistan: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Uzbekistan
2100 4,398,633 74,950,276
2099 4,449,573 74,687,562
2098 4,500,269 74,412,253
2097 4,550,935 74,120,787
2096 4,601,487 73,822,520
2095 4,652,286 73,512,493
2094 4,703,117 73,187,441
2093 4,754,252 72,852,823
2092 4,805,369 72,509,869
2091 4,856,664 72,158,109
2090 4,908,430 71,795,130
2089 4,960,656 71,419,019
2088 5,013,287 71,037,131
2087 5,066,741 70,645,917
2086 5,120,920 70,250,312
2085 5,176,048 69,845,645
2084 5,232,002 69,430,096
2083 5,288,854 69,009,654
2082 5,346,728 68,591,369
2081 5,405,543 68,161,432
2080 5,465,448 67,729,509
2079 5,526,121 67,293,106
2078 5,587,557 66,849,622
2077 5,650,096 66,394,934
2076 5,713,205 65,946,007
2075 5,777,144 65,494,544
2074 5,841,895 65,041,409
2073 5,907,671 64,584,034
2072 5,974,027 64,126,554
2071 6,041,554 63,662,468
2070 6,109,593 63,197,548
2069 6,178,463 62,728,854
2068 6,247,964 62,256,069
2067 6,318,511 61,779,846
2066 6,389,815 61,296,688
2065 6,461,651 60,808,437
2064 6,533,883 60,310,657
2063 6,606,470 59,805,006
2062 6,679,180 59,290,829
2061 6,751,939 58,769,606
2060 6,825,105 58,237,257
2059 6,898,206 57,693,970
2058 6,970,893 57,141,935
2057 7,043,508 56,580,336
2056 7,115,638 56,012,936
2055 7,187,104 55,434,251
2054 7,257,138 54,845,302
2053 7,326,052 54,247,246
2052 7,393,630 53,641,903
2051 7,459,522 53,028,742
2050 7,524,239 52,411,754
2049 7,588,059 51,787,458
2048 7,651,163 51,159,295
2047 7,712,657 50,526,830
2046 7,773,226 49,892,416
2045 7,833,564 49,257,909
2044 7,893,753 48,629,333
2043 7,953,762 48,007,917
2042 8,013,962 47,394,130
2041 8,075,253 46,789,557
2040 8,136,633 46,197,382
2039 8,198,487 45,613,886
2038 8,260,287 45,033,877
2037 8,321,922 44,458,257
2036 8,384,012 43,884,266
2035 8,446,649 43,308,578
2034 8,509,786 42,729,398
2033 8,573,478 42,143,548
2032 8,637,170 41,549,754
2031 8,700,460 40,948,133
2030 8,764,169 40,333,867
2029 8,827,965 39,708,371
2028 8,890,419 39,074,978
2027 8,952,131 38,426,208
2026 9,013,835 37,758,494
2025 9,073,924 37,071,527
2024 9,132,629 36,361,859
2023 9,178,298 35,652,307
2022 9,228,071 34,938,955
2021 9,302,585 34,243,696
2020 9,379,952 33,586,372
2019 9,419,758 32,964,701
2018 9,438,785 32,373,490
2017 9,458,989 31,819,178
2016 9,469,379 31,284,568
2015 9,461,076 30,749,346
2014 9,448,515 30,222,994
2013 9,443,211 29,724,065
2012 9,446,836 29,261,903
2011 9,461,643 28,823,196
2010 9,483,836 28,385,506
2009 9,504,583 27,939,328
2008 9,527,985 27,494,774
2007 9,560,953 27,076,008
2006 9,604,924 26,699,043
2005 9,663,915 26,356,975
2004 9,730,146 26,029,350
2003 9,796,749 25,711,259
2002 9,865,548 25,399,980
2001 9,928,549 25,090,283
2000 9,979,610 24,787,054
1999 10,026,738 24,476,008
1998 10,071,963 24,134,929
1997 10,117,433 23,758,960
1996 10,159,569 23,351,981
1995 10,193,831 22,917,589
1994 10,226,955 22,463,291
1993 10,239,050 21,987,955
1992 10,216,470 21,485,090
1991 10,194,050 20,962,910
1990 10,189,348 20,464,956
1989 10,170,000 19,977,183
1988 10,140,000 19,460,630
1987 10,111,000 18,930,070
1986 10,043,000 18,395,621
1985 9,975,000 17,875,339
1984 9,910,000 17,378,846
1983 9,843,000 16,908,400
1982 9,776,000 16,462,736
1981 9,710,000 16,035,032
1980 9,643,000 15,619,936
1979 9,584,000 15,215,587
1978 9,525,000 14,816,349
1977 9,463,000 14,408,822
1976 9,411,000 13,998,620
1975 9,367,000 13,598,521
1974 9,317,584 13,209,011
1973 9,257,272 12,831,047
1972 9,188,968 12,465,106
1971 9,115,576 12,111,511
1970 9,040,000 11,762,638
1969 8,960,304 11,403,150
1968 8,874,552 11,032,155
1967 8,785,648 10,659,180
1966 8,696,496 10,289,294
1965 8,610,000 9,921,681
1964 8,524,224 9,557,611
1963 8,437,232 9,202,246
1962 8,351,928 8,854,368
1961 8,271,216 8,517,711
1960 8,198,000 8,209,109

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Uzbekistan gained 4,585,525 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Uzbekistan's population increased by 6,654,537 people (a 21.3% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Uzbekistan was ranked 42nd in 2006 and still ranked 42nd 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 Uzbekistan will increase by 38.1% to 52,411,754 people and rank change from 42nd to 39th.

Uzbekistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 75M 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
Uzbekistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Uzbekistan
2100 -1.14% 0.35%
2099 -1.13% 0.37%
2098 -1.11% 0.39%
2097 -1.1% 0.4%
2096 -1.09% 0.42%
2095 -1.08% 0.44%
2094 -1.08% 0.46%
2093 -1.06% 0.47%
2092 -1.06% 0.49%
2091 -1.05% 0.51%
2090 -1.05% 0.53%
2089 -1.05% 0.54%
2088 -1.05% 0.55%
2087 -1.06% 0.56%
2086 -1.07% 0.58%
2085 -1.07% 0.6%
2084 -1.07% 0.61%
2083 -1.08% 0.61%
2082 -1.09% 0.63%
2081 -1.1% 0.64%
2080 -1.1% 0.65%
2079 -1.1% 0.66%
2078 -1.11% 0.68%
2077 -1.1% 0.68%
2076 -1.11% 0.69%
2075 -1.11% 0.7%
2074 -1.11% 0.71%
2073 -1.11% 0.71%
2072 -1.12% 0.73%
2071 -1.11% 0.74%
2070 -1.11% 0.75%
2069 -1.11% 0.76%
2068 -1.12% 0.77%
2067 -1.12% 0.79%
2066 -1.11% 0.8%
2065 -1.11% 0.83%
2064 -1.1% 0.85%
2063 -1.09% 0.87%
2062 -1.08% 0.89%
2061 -1.07% 0.91%
2060 -1.06% 0.94%
2059 -1.04% 0.97%
2058 -1.03% 0.99%
2057 -1.01% 1.01%
2056 -0.99% 1.04%
2055 -0.97% 1.07%
2054 -0.94% 1.1%
2053 -0.91% 1.13%
2052 -0.88% 1.16%
2051 -0.86% 1.18%
2050 -0.84% 1.21%
2049 -0.82% 1.23%
2048 -0.8% 1.25%
2047 -0.78% 1.27%
2046 -0.77% 1.29%
2045 -0.76% 1.29%
2044 -0.75% 1.29%
2043 -0.75% 1.3%
2042 -0.76% 1.29%
2041 -0.75% 1.28%
2040 -0.75% 1.28%
2039 -0.75% 1.29%
2038 -0.74% 1.29%
2037 -0.74% 1.31%
2036 -0.74% 1.33%
2035 -0.74% 1.36%
2034 -0.74% 1.39%
2033 -0.74% 1.43%
2032 -0.73% 1.47%
2031 -0.73% 1.52%
2030 -0.72% 1.58%
2029 -0.7% 1.62%
2028 -0.69% 1.69%
2027 -0.68% 1.77%
2026 -0.66% 1.85%
2025 -0.64% 1.95%
2024 -0.5% 1.99%
2023 -0.54% 2.04%
2022 -0.8% 2.03%
2021 -0.82% 1.96%
2020 -0.42% 1.89%
2019 -0.2% 1.83%
2018 -0.21% 1.74%
2017 -0.11% 1.71%
2016 0.09% 1.74%
2015 0.13% 1.74%
2014 0.06% 1.68%
2013 -0.04% 1.58%
2012 -0.16% 1.52%
2011 -0.23% 1.54%
2010 -0.22% 1.6%
2009 -0.25% 1.62%
2008 -0.34% 1.55%
2007 -0.46% 1.41%
2006 -0.61% 1.3%
2005 -0.68% 1.26%
2004 -0.68% 1.24%
2003 -0.7% 1.23%
2002 -0.63% 1.23%
2001 -0.51% 1.22%
2000 -0.47% 1.27%
1999 -0.45% 1.41%
1998 -0.45% 1.58%
1997 -0.41% 1.74%
1996 -0.34% 1.9%
1995 -0.32% 2.02%
1994 -0.12% 2.16%
1993 0.22% 2.34%
1992 0.22% 2.49%
1991 0.05% 2.43%
1990 0.19% 2.44%
1989 0.3% 2.65%
1988 0.29% 2.8%
1987 0.68% 2.91%
1986 0.68% 2.91%
1985 0.66% 2.86%
1984 0.68% 2.78%
1983 0.69% 2.71%
1982 0.68% 2.67%
1981 0.69% 2.66%
1980 0.62% 2.66%
1979 0.62% 2.69%
1978 0.66% 2.83%
1977 0.55% 2.93%
1976 0.47% 2.94%
1975 0.53% 2.95%
1974 0.65% 2.95%
1973 0.74% 2.94%
1972 0.81% 2.92%
1971 0.84% 2.97%
1970 0.89% 3.15%
1969 0.97% 3.36%
1968 1.01% 3.5%
1967 1.03% 3.59%
1966 1% 3.71%
1965 1.01% 3.81%
1964 1.03% 3.86%
1963 1.02% 3.93%
1962 0.98% 3.95%
1961 0.89% 3.76%

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/uzbekistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Uzbekistan's population grew by 1.99%.

Live population counters

Belarus Uzbekistan
Current population
9013835
37939105
Population rank 102/197 42/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.46%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
44.4 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
33.4 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
2.38 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +709,552
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +1.99%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 52/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.26 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -6,987
Net migration rank 109/196 123/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 1,154,963
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 54/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 3.2%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 114/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Uzbekistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Uzbekistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -6,987
2024 - -3,119 - -7,066
2023 -56,924 -3,034 722,280 -6,004
2022 -47,839 -8,000 715,410 -5,007
2021 -67,118 -33,954 689,325 -9,205
2020 -64,703 -33,954 643,750 -9,208
2019 -32,969 -33,954 618,154 -9,341
2018 -26,429 8,615 585,119 -11,516
2017 -17,026 3,337 548,372 -13,352
2016 -1,894 8,272 549,045 -14,839
2015 -946 18,088 552,781 -16,545
2014 -2,834 14,979 536,881 -20,381
2013 -6,610 10,550 501,742 -20,380
2012 -11,336 10,903 463,333 -20,381
2011 -26,493 5,686 454,858 -20,380
2010 -29,400 10,300 461,293 -20,380
2009 -25,662 13,610 471,839 -20,378
2008 -25,726 -495 461,665 -24,028
2007 -28,683 -4,013 426,880 -27,013
2006 -41,301 -8,303 383,265 -29,197
2005 -50,252 -15,451 363,462 -33,386
2004 -50,597 -10,424 363,994 -38,834
2003 -53,882 -10,795 355,098 -44,092
2002 -58,207 -11,945 359,231 -47,679
2001 -48,650 -4,469 356,483 -48,642
2000 -40,916 1,812 365,138 -66,547
1999 -49,131 2,028 385,448 -61,955
1998 -44,316 13,192 408,532 -49,862
1997 -46,540 -235 441,631 -48,360
1996 -37,591 5,205 471,010 -50,314
1995 -32,621 481 493,966 -45,876
1994 -19,431 -12,570 502,279 -41,788
1993 -11,263 19,652 527,557 -37,377
1992 11,238 29,477 548,793 -33,259
1991 18,349 -5,876 557,886 -29,064
1990 32,606 -26,497 540,581 -73,478
1989 49,833 5,639 522,323 -13,888
1988 60,840 -5,424 525,126 -473
1987 62,689 -12,462 537,292 -824
1986 74,318 -11,499 533,234 -802
1985 58,852 -784 508,893 -773
1984 64,415 -3,051 485,617 -752
1983 75,791 -2,938 454,464 1,568
1982 65,499 3,339 431,389 3,897
1981 65,057 14,998 413,897 6,223
1980 62,101 16,616 401,557 8,540
1979 64,481 395 387,754 10,864
1978 67,342 -11,143 372,068 27,783
1977 67,434 -4,925 369,572 45,622
1976 66,677 -5,350 363,110 42,094
1975 65,494 -6,302 357,382 37,611
1974 71,158 -5,157 350,422 33,600
1973 70,911 -7,357 341,807 30,094
1972 74,036 -7,966 333,230 26,748
1971 77,464 -5,818 323,171 24,030
1970 75,520 -8,643 313,216 37,324
1969 74,567 -12,833 302,833 65,596
1968 76,782 -7,511 295,651 77,914
1967 81,136 -13,409 298,350 74,030
1966 84,191 -14,544 297,844 69,537
1965 90,611 -17,979 302,264 65,579
1964 101,618 -17,837 298,790 61,512
1963 113,160 -28,653 293,432 57,002
1962 124,945 -32,996 292,788 52,532
1961 134,490 -26,780 279,841 48,168
1960 136,399 -27,382 267,165 22,039

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 Uzbekistan 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,161,117 people) and 1.84% is from migration (a loss of 115,398 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 1,154,963 people or 3.2% in Uzbekistan.

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
Uzbekistan
City Population
Tashkent 2.96M
Namangan 626K
Andijan 548K
Samarkand 546K
Nukus 320K
Fergana 289K
Bukhara 280K
Qarshi 275K
Margilan 215K
Jizzakh 163K

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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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