Belarusian DemographicsNeil Sobin3/1/2010

Geo-Political Belarus

http://www.russia-ukraine-travel.com/belarus-maps.html

Belarusian Vitals

• Total Population Index: – 2009: 9,672,000– 1996: 10,177,000

• Urban/Rural Distribution:– 2009: 73.9% Urban– 1996: 68.1% Urban

• Sex Distribution:– 2009: 46.6% Men– 1996: 46.8% Men

Recent History

• Independence from Soviet Union: 25 August 1991.• Chief of State: Alexei Lukashenko

• Held office since 1994, practical dictatorship

• GDP - per capita (PPP): • $11,600 (2009 est.)• $11,900 (2008 est.)• $10,800 (2007 est.)

• GDP - composition by sector:• agriculture: 9.3%• industry: 39.7%• services: 51% (2009 est.)

Recent History

• First National Census in 1999• Second Census has not been finished• Main Focuses of 1999 census:

• Urban/Rural movement• Economic Development• Pricing Structures of domestic/foreign markets

Population Trends

Minstat Belarus 2009

Belorusian Cross

Ethnic Composition 1999

Comparative Age Pyramids

Comparative Age Pyramids

Comparative Age Pyramids

!Belarus Age Pyramid for 2009

Fertility Trends

• Belarus experienced a similar decrease in Total Fertility Rates as did Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union

• The primary source of population aging in Belarus is the prevalent low fertility rate.

Crude Birth Rate

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Year

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ths P

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1000

Crude Birth Rate

Total Fertility Rates

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

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2007

2008

2009

2010

Years

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s

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Total Fertility Rates

Age Specific Fertility Rates 2007

Gavrilovi 2010

Working ages

NB: Gastro-Intestinal, Alcohol, Suicide all relatively high.

Sources

• Demoskop– Age Specific Fertility Rates,

• National Ministry of Statistics, Belarus– http://belstat.gov.by/index.htm– Includes 1999 census data and yearly vital statistics

• UN Statistical Databases• US Census Bureau, International Data Base• World Health Organization

– Mortality Statistics