Country profile
Belarus
Belarus ranks #99 of 215 for population, #106 of 209 for gdp per capita, #113 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
9,132,629
people · 2024
Rank #99 of 215
Life expectancy
74.4
years · 2024
Rank #113 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2020
Rank #173 of 186
Under-5 mortality
2.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #240 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
95.6%
% net enrollment · 2018
Rank #19 of 232
Tobacco use
30.1%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #27 of 163
Calorie supply
3,396
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #34 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
3,598,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #48 of 203
GDP per capita
$8,318
current US$ · 2024
Rank #106 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
5.79
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #46 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
209
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #35 of 210
Forest area
43.4%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #71 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #174 of 248
Protected areas
9.2%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #152 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
6.16
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #49 of 210
Fertilizer use
196
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #21 of 194
Pesticide use
0.86
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #133 of 193
Cereal yield
3.39
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #90 of 182
Digital
Internet users
94.3%
% of population · 2024
Rank #37 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
36.3
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #46 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
131
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #61 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #14 of 215
Renewable electricity output
3.15%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #227 of 257
Energy use per person
34,633
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #47 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.16
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #149 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Belarus; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield