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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 11.4 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.34% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Belarus vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Vietnam
2100 4,398,633 92,239,801
2099 4,449,573 92,735,968
2098 4,500,269 93,227,318
2097 4,550,935 93,703,343
2096 4,601,487 94,178,675
2095 4,652,286 94,640,859
2094 4,703,117 95,098,747
2093 4,754,252 95,558,233
2092 4,805,369 96,015,030
2091 4,856,664 96,474,248
2090 4,908,430 96,938,026
2089 4,960,656 97,399,661
2088 5,013,287 97,858,300
2087 5,066,741 98,324,127
2086 5,120,920 98,788,452
2085 5,176,048 99,249,444
2084 5,232,002 99,710,990
2083 5,288,854 100,178,339
2082 5,346,728 100,650,389
2081 5,405,543 101,120,279
2080 5,465,448 101,584,408
2079 5,526,121 102,046,677
2078 5,587,557 102,496,244
2077 5,650,096 102,944,347
2076 5,713,205 103,374,514
2075 5,777,144 103,799,405
2074 5,841,895 104,214,107
2073 5,907,671 104,623,307
2072 5,974,027 105,022,092
2071 6,041,554 105,401,255
2070 6,109,593 105,773,681
2069 6,178,463 106,126,787
2068 6,247,964 106,471,025
2067 6,318,511 106,811,324
2066 6,389,815 107,143,716
2065 6,461,651 107,459,475
2064 6,533,883 107,761,108
2063 6,606,470 108,055,355
2062 6,679,180 108,339,650
2061 6,751,939 108,607,597
2060 6,825,105 108,859,065
2059 6,898,206 109,104,391
2058 6,970,893 109,337,395
2057 7,043,508 109,546,926
2056 7,115,638 109,732,352
2055 7,187,104 109,903,830
2054 7,257,138 110,052,946
2053 7,326,052 110,173,868
2052 7,393,630 110,270,266
2051 7,459,522 110,338,539
2050 7,524,239 110,361,987
2049 7,588,059 110,356,819
2048 7,651,163 110,313,849
2047 7,712,657 110,228,852
2046 7,773,226 110,108,051
2045 7,833,564 109,943,449
2044 7,893,753 109,748,671
2043 7,953,762 109,514,717
2042 8,013,962 109,242,604
2041 8,075,253 108,936,706
2040 8,136,633 108,611,523
2039 8,198,487 108,254,640
2038 8,260,287 107,877,983
2037 8,321,922 107,480,286
2036 8,384,012 107,075,099
2035 8,446,649 106,647,378
2034 8,509,786 106,206,100
2033 8,573,478 105,762,219
2032 8,637,170 105,299,476
2031 8,700,460 104,826,346
2030 8,764,169 104,330,461
2029 8,827,965 103,835,790
2028 8,890,419 103,316,499
2027 8,952,131 102,775,814
2026 9,013,835 102,213,157
2025 9,073,924 101,614,413
2024 9,132,629 100,987,686
2023 9,178,298 100,352,192
2022 9,228,071 99,680,655
2021 9,302,585 98,935,098
2020 9,379,952 98,079,191
2019 9,419,758 97,173,776
2018 9,438,785 96,237,319
2017 9,458,989 95,176,977
2016 9,469,379 94,000,117
2015 9,461,076 92,823,254
2014 9,448,515 91,679,578
2013 9,443,211 90,573,104
2012 9,446,836 89,510,356
2011 9,461,643 88,468,314
2010 9,483,836 87,455,152
2009 9,504,583 86,460,018
2008 9,527,985 85,175,788
2007 9,560,953 83,633,375
2006 9,604,924 82,167,897
2005 9,663,915 81,088,313
2004 9,730,146 80,338,971
2003 9,796,749 79,563,777
2002 9,865,548 78,772,224
2001 9,928,549 77,969,361
2000 9,979,610 77,154,011
1999 10,026,738 76,287,452
1998 10,071,963 75,299,660
1997 10,117,433 74,226,889
1996 10,159,569 73,156,447
1995 10,193,831 72,049,940
1994 10,226,955 70,854,391
1993 10,239,050 69,586,384
1992 10,216,470 68,260,337
1991 10,194,050 66,891,775
1990 10,189,348 65,504,552
1989 10,170,000 64,147,348
1988 10,140,000 62,843,228
1987 10,111,000 61,584,651
1986 10,043,000 60,347,048
1985 9,975,000 59,060,622
1984 9,910,000 57,706,067
1983 9,843,000 56,337,921
1982 9,776,000 55,011,289
1981 9,710,000 53,738,141
1980 9,643,000 52,490,101
1979 9,584,000 51,378,211
1978 9,525,000 50,249,552
1977 9,463,000 48,954,872
1976 9,411,000 47,684,931
1975 9,367,000 46,482,903
1974 9,317,584 45,413,537
1973 9,257,272 44,409,861
1972 9,188,968 43,429,168
1971 9,115,576 42,449,276
1970 9,040,000 41,475,230
1969 8,960,304 40,582,096
1968 8,874,552 39,734,609
1967 8,785,648 38,895,080
1966 8,696,496 38,024,836
1965 8,610,000 37,129,656
1964 8,524,224 36,201,563
1963 8,437,232 35,249,101
1962 8,351,928 34,288,560
1961 8,271,216 33,409,059
1960 8,198,000 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Vietnam
2100 -1.14% -0.54%
2099 -1.13% -0.53%
2098 -1.11% -0.51%
2097 -1.1% -0.5%
2096 -1.09% -0.49%
2095 -1.08% -0.48%
2094 -1.08% -0.48%
2093 -1.06% -0.48%
2092 -1.06% -0.48%
2091 -1.05% -0.48%
2090 -1.05% -0.47%
2089 -1.05% -0.47%
2088 -1.05% -0.47%
2087 -1.06% -0.47%
2086 -1.07% -0.46%
2085 -1.07% -0.46%
2084 -1.07% -0.47%
2083 -1.08% -0.47%
2082 -1.09% -0.46%
2081 -1.1% -0.46%
2080 -1.1% -0.45%
2079 -1.1% -0.44%
2078 -1.11% -0.44%
2077 -1.1% -0.42%
2076 -1.11% -0.41%
2075 -1.11% -0.4%
2074 -1.11% -0.39%
2073 -1.11% -0.38%
2072 -1.12% -0.36%
2071 -1.11% -0.35%
2070 -1.11% -0.33%
2069 -1.11% -0.32%
2068 -1.12% -0.32%
2067 -1.12% -0.31%
2066 -1.11% -0.29%
2065 -1.11% -0.28%
2064 -1.1% -0.27%
2063 -1.09% -0.26%
2062 -1.08% -0.25%
2061 -1.07% -0.23%
2060 -1.06% -0.22%
2059 -1.04% -0.21%
2058 -1.03% -0.19%
2057 -1.01% -0.17%
2056 -0.99% -0.16%
2055 -0.97% -0.14%
2054 -0.94% -0.11%
2053 -0.91% -0.09%
2052 -0.88% -0.06%
2051 -0.86% -0.02%
2050 -0.84% 0.005%
2049 -0.82% 0.04%
2048 -0.8% 0.08%
2047 -0.78% 0.11%
2046 -0.77% 0.15%
2045 -0.76% 0.18%
2044 -0.75% 0.21%
2043 -0.75% 0.25%
2042 -0.76% 0.28%
2041 -0.75% 0.3%
2040 -0.75% 0.33%
2039 -0.75% 0.35%
2038 -0.74% 0.37%
2037 -0.74% 0.38%
2036 -0.74% 0.4%
2035 -0.74% 0.42%
2034 -0.74% 0.42%
2033 -0.74% 0.44%
2032 -0.73% 0.45%
2031 -0.73% 0.48%
2030 -0.72% 0.48%
2029 -0.7% 0.5%
2028 -0.69% 0.53%
2027 -0.68% 0.55%
2026 -0.66% 0.59%
2025 -0.64% 0.62%
2024 -0.5% 0.63%
2023 -0.54% 0.67%
2022 -0.8% 0.75%
2021 -0.82% 0.87%
2020 -0.42% 0.93%
2019 -0.2% 0.97%
2018 -0.21% 1.11%
2017 -0.11% 1.25%
2016 0.09% 1.27%
2015 0.13% 1.25%
2014 0.06% 1.22%
2013 -0.04% 1.19%
2012 -0.16% 1.18%
2011 -0.23% 1.16%
2010 -0.22% 1.15%
2009 -0.25% 1.51%
2008 -0.34% 1.84%
2007 -0.46% 1.78%
2006 -0.61% 1.33%
2005 -0.68% 0.93%
2004 -0.68% 0.97%
2003 -0.7% 1%
2002 -0.63% 1.03%
2001 -0.51% 1.06%
2000 -0.47% 1.14%
1999 -0.45% 1.31%
1998 -0.45% 1.45%
1997 -0.41% 1.46%
1996 -0.34% 1.54%
1995 -0.32% 1.69%
1994 -0.12% 1.82%
1993 0.22% 1.94%
1992 0.22% 2.05%
1991 0.05% 2.12%
1990 0.19% 2.12%
1989 0.3% 2.08%
1988 0.29% 2.04%
1987 0.68% 2.05%
1986 0.68% 2.18%
1985 0.66% 2.35%
1984 0.68% 2.43%
1983 0.69% 2.41%
1982 0.68% 2.37%
1981 0.69% 2.38%
1980 0.62% 2.16%
1979 0.62% 2.25%
1978 0.66% 2.64%
1977 0.55% 2.66%
1976 0.47% 2.59%
1975 0.53% 2.35%
1974 0.65% 2.26%
1973 0.74% 2.26%
1972 0.81% 2.31%
1971 0.84% 2.35%
1970 0.89% 2.2%
1969 0.97% 2.13%
1968 1.01% 2.16%
1967 1.03% 2.29%
1966 1% 2.41%
1965 1.01% 2.56%
1964 1.03% 2.7%
1963 1.02% 2.8%
1962 0.98% 2.63%
1961 0.89% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Belarus Vietnam
Current population
9013835
102365351
Population rank 102/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 1.24%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -125 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 123/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -48,171
Net migration rank 109/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -48,171
2024 - -3,119 - -59,645
2023 -56,924 -3,034 727,955 -81,789
2022 -47,839 -8,000 775,914 -78,977
2021 -67,118 -33,954 799,593 -5,418
2020 -64,703 -33,954 924,004 -6,457
2019 -32,969 -33,954 895,262 -2,051
2018 -26,429 8,615 882,977 96,650
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -1,894 8,272 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -946 18,088 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -2,834 14,979 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -6,610 10,550 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -11,336 10,903 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -26,493 5,686 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -29,400 10,300 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -25,662 13,610 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -25,726 -495 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -28,683 -4,013 981,689 523,784
2006 -41,301 -8,303 943,041 482,399
2005 -50,252 -15,451 942,084 -208,337
2004 -50,597 -10,424 985,438 -220,458
2003 -53,882 -10,795 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -58,207 -11,945 991,427 -193,766
2001 -48,650 -4,469 985,610 -177,586
2000 -40,916 1,812 966,894 -144,298
1999 -49,131 2,028 925,519 -15,010
1998 -44,316 13,192 959,016 106,091
1997 -46,540 -235 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -37,591 5,205 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -32,621 481 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -19,431 -12,570 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -11,263 19,652 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 11,238 29,477 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 18,349 -5,876 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 32,606 -26,497 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 49,833 5,639 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 60,840 -5,424 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 62,689 -12,462 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 74,318 -11,499 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 58,852 -784 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 64,415 -3,051 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 75,791 -2,938 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 65,499 3,339 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 65,057 14,998 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 62,101 16,616 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 64,481 395 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 67,342 -11,143 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 67,434 -4,925 1,259,315 49,655
1976 66,677 -5,350 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 65,494 -6,302 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 71,158 -5,157 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 70,911 -7,357 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 74,036 -7,966 921,524 -1,920
1971 77,464 -5,818 963,259 76,961
1970 75,520 -8,643 905,902 1,997
1969 74,567 -12,833 878,359 0
1968 76,782 -7,511 815,116 1,489
1967 81,136 -13,409 862,071 394
1966 84,191 -14,544 876,283 1,769
1965 90,611 -17,979 913,761 -1,438
1964 101,618 -17,837 950,219 -6,328
1963 113,160 -28,653 961,067 0
1962 124,945 -32,996 960,046 0
1961 134,490 -26,780 798,978 0
1960 136,399 -27,382 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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