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

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.83 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Belarus vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Yemen
2100 4,404,482 111,481,288
2099 4,455,490 111,166,365
2098 4,506,253 110,823,878
2097 4,556,987 110,463,393
2096 4,607,606 110,075,677
2095 4,658,472 109,669,492
2094 4,709,371 109,238,445
2093 4,760,574 108,785,158
2092 4,811,759 108,301,955
2091 4,863,122 107,796,487
2090 4,914,957 107,270,820
2089 4,967,252 106,721,736
2088 5,019,954 106,150,572
2087 5,073,478 105,558,607
2086 5,127,730 104,947,326
2085 5,182,931 104,309,237
2084 5,238,960 103,657,284
2083 5,295,887 102,986,631
2082 5,353,838 102,302,622
2081 5,412,731 101,596,159
2080 5,472,716 100,875,201
2079 5,533,470 100,134,051
2078 5,594,987 99,378,110
2077 5,657,609 98,609,975
2076 5,720,802 97,818,664
2075 5,784,826 97,013,320
2074 5,849,664 96,187,203
2073 5,915,527 95,346,716
2072 5,981,971 94,485,874
2071 6,049,588 93,603,848
2070 6,117,717 92,709,049
2069 6,186,679 91,795,290
2068 6,256,272 90,865,447
2067 6,326,913 89,921,194
2066 6,398,312 88,958,695
2065 6,470,244 87,982,501
2064 6,542,572 86,994,159
2063 6,615,256 85,982,061
2062 6,688,062 84,947,120
2061 6,760,917 83,896,256
2060 6,834,181 82,829,722
2059 6,907,379 81,744,993
2058 6,980,163 80,641,636
2057 7,052,874 79,527,942
2056 7,125,100 78,400,761
2055 7,196,662 77,261,521
2054 7,266,788 76,109,237
2053 7,335,794 74,951,358
2052 7,403,462 73,780,088
2051 7,469,442 72,598,574
2050 7,534,245 71,404,664
2049 7,598,150 70,211,386
2048 7,661,337 69,012,729
2047 7,722,913 67,813,135
2046 7,783,562 66,608,054
2045 7,843,981 65,404,355
2044 7,904,250 64,201,447
2043 7,964,339 63,002,861
2042 8,024,619 61,810,280
2041 8,085,991 60,624,401
2040 8,147,453 59,448,342
2039 8,209,389 58,277,392
2038 8,271,271 57,109,914
2037 8,332,989 55,948,438
2036 8,395,161 54,784,372
2035 8,457,882 53,617,795
2034 8,521,103 52,452,522
2033 8,584,879 51,284,323
2032 8,648,656 50,117,732
2031 8,712,030 48,947,870
2030 8,775,824 47,764,521
2029 8,839,704 46,573,906
2028 8,902,241 45,382,831
2027 8,964,035 44,183,742
2026 9,025,821 42,980,680
2025 9,085,991 41,773,878
2024 9,132,629 40,583,164
2023 9,178,298 39,390,799
2022 9,228,071 38,222,876
2021 9,302,585 37,140,230
2020 9,379,952 36,134,863
2019 9,419,758 35,111,408
2018 9,438,785 34,085,182
2017 9,458,989 33,090,921
2016 9,469,379 32,109,010
2015 9,461,076 31,159,379
2014 9,448,515 30,226,309
2013 9,443,211 29,312,952
2012 9,446,836 28,433,647
2011 9,461,643 27,582,897
2010 9,483,836 26,754,387
2009 9,504,583 25,927,724
2008 9,527,985 25,111,941
2007 9,560,953 24,318,082
2006 9,604,924 23,543,083
2005 9,663,915 22,790,085
2004 9,730,146 22,095,167
2003 9,796,749 21,456,379
2002 9,865,548 20,835,086
2001 9,928,549 20,226,147
2000 9,979,610 19,624,141
1999 10,026,738 19,029,420
1998 10,071,963 18,446,013
1997 10,117,433 17,873,936
1996 10,159,569 17,313,177
1995 10,193,831 16,740,058
1994 10,226,955 16,149,147
1993 10,239,050 15,563,914
1992 10,216,470 14,989,494
1991 10,194,050 14,430,201
1990 10,189,348 13,887,862
1989 10,170,000 13,364,174
1988 10,140,000 12,859,708
1987 10,111,000 12,369,912
1986 10,043,000 11,901,040
1985 9,975,000 11,453,825
1984 9,910,000 11,025,597
1983 9,843,000 10,621,499
1982 9,776,000 10,241,006
1981 9,710,000 9,882,362
1980 9,643,000 9,543,358
1979 9,584,000 9,224,194
1978 9,525,000 8,926,586
1977 9,463,000 8,648,222
1976 9,411,000 8,384,113
1975 9,367,000 8,133,598
1974 9,317,584 7,896,783
1973 9,257,272 7,672,796
1972 9,188,968 7,460,068
1971 9,115,576 7,257,462
1970 9,040,000 7,065,279
1969 8,960,304 6,875,859
1968 8,874,552 6,690,524
1967 8,785,648 6,516,444
1966 8,696,496 6,351,494
1965 8,610,000 6,195,593
1964 8,524,224 6,048,006
1963 8,437,232 5,911,135
1962 8,351,928 5,782,221
1961 8,271,216 5,655,232
1960 8,198,000 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Yemen
2100 -1.14% 0.28%
2099 -1.13% 0.31%
2098 -1.11% 0.33%
2097 -1.1% 0.35%
2096 -1.09% 0.37%
2095 -1.08% 0.39%
2094 -1.08% 0.42%
2093 -1.06% 0.45%
2092 -1.06% 0.47%
2091 -1.05% 0.49%
2090 -1.05% 0.51%
2089 -1.05% 0.54%
2088 -1.05% 0.56%
2087 -1.06% 0.58%
2086 -1.07% 0.61%
2085 -1.07% 0.63%
2084 -1.07% 0.65%
2083 -1.08% 0.67%
2082 -1.09% 0.7%
2081 -1.1% 0.71%
2080 -1.1% 0.74%
2079 -1.1% 0.76%
2078 -1.11% 0.78%
2077 -1.1% 0.81%
2076 -1.11% 0.83%
2075 -1.11% 0.86%
2074 -1.11% 0.88%
2073 -1.11% 0.91%
2072 -1.12% 0.94%
2071 -1.11% 0.97%
2070 -1.11% 1%
2069 -1.11% 1.02%
2068 -1.12% 1.05%
2067 -1.12% 1.08%
2066 -1.11% 1.11%
2065 -1.11% 1.14%
2064 -1.1% 1.18%
2063 -1.09% 1.22%
2062 -1.08% 1.25%
2061 -1.07% 1.29%
2060 -1.06% 1.33%
2059 -1.04% 1.37%
2058 -1.03% 1.4%
2057 -1.01% 1.44%
2056 -0.99% 1.47%
2055 -0.97% 1.51%
2054 -0.94% 1.54%
2053 -0.91% 1.59%
2052 -0.88% 1.63%
2051 -0.86% 1.67%
2050 -0.84% 1.7%
2049 -0.82% 1.74%
2048 -0.8% 1.77%
2047 -0.78% 1.81%
2046 -0.77% 1.84%
2045 -0.76% 1.87%
2044 -0.75% 1.9%
2043 -0.75% 1.93%
2042 -0.76% 1.96%
2041 -0.75% 1.98%
2040 -0.75% 2.01%
2039 -0.75% 2.04%
2038 -0.74% 2.08%
2037 -0.74% 2.12%
2036 -0.74% 2.18%
2035 -0.74% 2.22%
2034 -0.74% 2.28%
2033 -0.74% 2.33%
2032 -0.73% 2.39%
2031 -0.73% 2.48%
2030 -0.72% 2.56%
2029 -0.7% 2.62%
2028 -0.69% 2.71%
2027 -0.68% 2.8%
2026 -0.66% 2.89%
2025 -0.51% 2.93%
2024 -0.5% 3.03%
2023 -0.54% 3.06%
2022 -0.8% 2.92%
2021 -0.82% 2.78%
2020 -0.42% 2.91%
2019 -0.2% 3.01%
2018 -0.21% 3%
2017 -0.11% 3.06%
2016 0.09% 3.05%
2015 0.13% 3.09%
2014 0.06% 3.12%
2013 -0.04% 3.09%
2012 -0.16% 3.08%
2011 -0.23% 3.1%
2010 -0.22% 3.19%
2009 -0.25% 3.25%
2008 -0.34% 3.26%
2007 -0.46% 3.29%
2006 -0.61% 3.3%
2005 -0.68% 3.15%
2004 -0.68% 2.98%
2003 -0.7% 2.98%
2002 -0.63% 3.01%
2001 -0.51% 3.07%
2000 -0.47% 3.13%
1999 -0.45% 3.16%
1998 -0.45% 3.2%
1997 -0.41% 3.24%
1996 -0.34% 3.42%
1995 -0.32% 3.66%
1994 -0.12% 3.76%
1993 0.22% 3.83%
1992 0.22% 3.88%
1991 0.05% 3.91%
1990 0.19% 3.92%
1989 0.3% 3.92%
1988 0.29% 3.96%
1987 0.68% 3.94%
1986 0.68% 3.9%
1985 0.66% 3.88%
1984 0.68% 3.8%
1983 0.69% 3.72%
1982 0.68% 3.63%
1981 0.69% 3.55%
1980 0.62% 3.46%
1979 0.62% 3.33%
1978 0.66% 3.22%
1977 0.55% 3.15%
1976 0.47% 3.08%
1975 0.53% 3%
1974 0.65% 2.92%
1973 0.74% 2.85%
1972 0.81% 2.79%
1971 0.84% 2.72%
1970 0.89% 2.75%
1969 0.97% 2.77%
1968 1.01% 2.67%
1967 1.03% 2.6%
1966 1% 2.52%
1965 1.01% 2.44%
1964 1.03% 2.32%
1963 1.02% 2.23%
1962 0.98% 2.25%
1961 0.89% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Belarus Yemen
Current population
9025821
43598646
Population rank 101/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.52%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 15/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -16,291
Net migration rank 109/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -16,291
2024 -55,755 -3,119 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -56,924 -3,034 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -47,839 -8,000 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -67,118 -33,954 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -64,703 -33,954 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -32,969 -33,954 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -26,429 8,615 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -17,026 3,337 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -1,894 8,272 975,697 -6,492
2015 -946 18,088 939,922 -9,883
2014 -2,834 14,979 920,330 15,764
2013 -6,610 10,550 884,929 5,697
2012 -11,336 10,903 845,645 22,349
2011 -26,493 5,686 806,359 27,184
2010 -29,400 10,300 803,246 20,269
2009 -25,662 13,610 798,911 30,919
2008 -25,726 -495 779,123 22,621
2007 -28,683 -4,013 764,780 21,210
2006 -41,301 -8,303 750,082 13,940
2005 -50,252 -15,451 726,708 15,283
2004 -50,597 -10,424 710,493 -62,641
2003 -53,882 -10,795 694,457 -64,737
2002 -58,207 -11,945 672,494 -59,648
2001 -48,650 -4,469 658,704 -53,698
2000 -40,916 1,812 646,694 -47,713
1999 -49,131 2,028 633,166 -42,731
1998 -44,316 13,192 615,488 -39,096
1997 -46,540 -235 604,443 -36,694
1996 -37,591 5,205 588,786 -35,043
1995 -32,621 481 607,966 -15,485
1994 -19,431 -12,570 602,363 -13,040
1993 -11,263 19,652 595,459 -14,332
1992 11,238 29,477 582,072 -14,372
1991 18,349 -5,876 565,837 -14,964
1990 32,606 -26,497 549,654 -15,847
1989 49,833 5,639 530,464 -16,876
1988 60,840 -5,424 513,296 -17,952
1987 62,689 -12,462 493,337 -9,097
1986 74,318 -11,499 464,665 -11,151
1985 58,852 -784 455,576 -14,660
1984 64,415 -3,051 434,674 -19,143
1983 75,791 -2,938 414,823 -22,152
1982 65,499 3,339 392,302 -23,981
1981 65,057 14,998 374,482 -25,499
1980 62,101 16,616 355,767 -26,740
1979 64,481 395 336,378 -27,090
1978 67,342 -11,143 312,439 -26,524
1977 67,434 -4,925 296,115 -25,305
1976 66,677 -5,350 281,078 -23,669
1975 65,494 -6,302 266,815 -23,192
1974 71,158 -5,157 252,737 -22,726
1973 70,911 -7,357 240,235 -22,282
1972 74,036 -7,966 229,322 -21,826
1971 77,464 -5,818 219,095 -21,386
1970 75,520 -8,643 207,613 -20,966
1969 74,567 -12,833 196,305 -4,121
1968 76,782 -7,511 182,518 -4,031
1967 81,136 -13,409 173,637 -3,959
1966 84,191 -14,544 164,091 -3,874
1965 90,611 -17,979 155,398 -3,797
1964 101,618 -17,837 147,299 -3,712
1963 113,160 -28,653 133,781 -3,640
1962 124,945 -32,996 131,262 -3,572
1961 134,490 -26,780 129,787 -3,503
1960 136,399 -27,382 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/yemen | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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