Belarus — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Belarus, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Belarus was -0.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.03% in 1964. The lowest was -0.83% in 2021 (about 1.6× the latest value).
Belarus ranks 200 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Belarus sits below it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 150% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 485%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 51 of 58 economies; Serbia (-0.57%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 376% in 1992. That is 44% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 187th of 216 in 1961 → 175th of 216 in 1970 → 175th of 216 in 1980 → 187th of 216 in 1990 → 204th of 217 in 2000 → 190th of 217 in 2010 → 189th of 217 in 2020 → 200th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | -0.54% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | -0.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -0.83% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | -0.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | -0.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | -0.11% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 0.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.13% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 0.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | -0.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | -0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | -0.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | -0.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.25% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | -0.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | -0.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -0.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | -0.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | -0.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | -0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | -0.42% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -0.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | -0.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | -0.12% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 0.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.22% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.29% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 0.67% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 0.65% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.68% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 0.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 0.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 0.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.53% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 0.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 0.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 0.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.01% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 0.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 0.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Belarus’s Population growth in 1962?
0.97% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Belarus’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -157.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.51%; 2024: -0.5%; 2023: -0.54%; 2022: -0.8%; 2021: -0.83%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.