What is life expectancy in Belarus?

Life expectancy in Belarus was 74.43 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Belarus?

The highest recorded value was 74.43 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Belarus?

The lowest recorded value was 36.2 years in 1900.

How does Belarus rank for life expectancy?

Belarus ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Belarus?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belarus data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Belarus

Name: Life expectancy in Belarus
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Belarus: Life expectancy was 74.43 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

74.43 years

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

128th

of 236 countries

All-time high

74.43 years

in 2023

All-time low

36.2 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy in Belarus, 1900–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Belarus stood at 74.43 years. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Belarus peaked at 74.43 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.2 years, in 1900.

That places Belarus 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	36.2 years	36.2 years	36.2 years	1
1950s	63.06 years	58.64 years	67.99 years	10
1960s	71.08 years	69.32 years	71.87 years	10
1970s	71.39 years	70.81 years	71.76 years	10
1980s	71.19 years	70.71 years	71.95 years	10
1990s	69.3 years	68.27 years	71.14 years	10
2000s	69.15 years	68.3 years	70.41 years	10
2010s	73.02 years	70.5 years	74.36 years	10
2020s	73.32 years	72.22 years	74.43 years	4

Countries ranked near Belarus

125 Vietnam 74.59 years compare
126 Bahamas 74.55 years compare
127 Georgia 74.5 years compare
129 Azerbaijan 74.43 years compare
130 Kazakhstan 74.4 years compare
131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Belarus

Population ages 15-64, total 5.98 million (2025)
Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 42,187 (2025)
Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 46,366 (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 44,117 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 49,870 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 53,366 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 61,132 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 50,287 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, female 1.09 million (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 47,113 (2025)

All data for Belarus →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Belarus?: Life expectancy in Belarus was 74.43 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 74.43 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 36.2 years in 1900.
How does Belarus rank for life expectancy?: Belarus ranks 128th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.