Belarus: People
| People | Belarus |
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Population:
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10,310,520 (July 2004 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 16.3% (male 859,219; female 823,839)
15-64 years: 69.2% (male 3,469,926; female 3,662,203) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 496,204; female 999,129) (2004 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 36.9 years
male: 34.2 years female: 39.5 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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-0.11% (2004 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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10.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate:
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14.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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2.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) male: 14.71 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.57 years
male: 62.79 years female: 74.65 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.36 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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15,000 (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,000 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4% |
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Religions:
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.) |
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Languages:
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Belarusian, Russian, other |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6% male: 99.8% female: 99.5% (2003 est.) |