Fertility rate, total in Belarus
Belarus: Fertility rate, total was 1.22 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Belarus, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Belarus is 1.22 births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Belarus peaked at 2.67 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.21 births per woman, in 2023.
That places Belarus 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman | 2.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.18 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 2.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.06 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 births per woman | 1.21 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 5 |
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More health data for Belarus
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 57,052 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 5.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Belarus?
- Fertility rate, total in Belarus was 1.22 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Belarus rank for fertility rate, total?
- Belarus ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.