Population, male in Belarus

Belarus: Population, male was 4.23 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.23 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
100th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.81 million
in 1993
All-time low
3.67 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Belarus, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 4.23 million for population, male in 2025.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Belarus peaked at 4.81 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.67 million, in 1960.

That places Belarus 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.89 million 3.67 million 4.12 million 10
1970s 4.31 million 4.16 million 4.45 million 10
1980s 4.63 million 4.48 million 4.76 million 10
1990s 4.77 million 4.70 million 4.81 million 10
2000s 4.53 million 4.42 million 4.67 million 10
2010s 4.40 million 4.39 million 4.41 million 10
2020s 4.30 million 4.23 million 4.37 million 6

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 97 Austria 4.54 million compare
  2. 98 Switzerland 4.52 million compare
  3. 99 Sierra Leone 4.40 million compare
  4. 101 Togo 4.21 million compare
  5. 102 Laos 3.96 million compare
  6. 103 Libya 3.79 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Belarus?
Population, male in Belarus was 4.23 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 4.81 million in 1993.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 3.67 million in 1960.
How does Belarus rank for population, male?
Belarus ranks 100th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.