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| Population: |
10,350,194 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
17.93% (male 947,820; female 908,210)
15-64 years:
68.21% (male 3,428,920; female 3,631,290)
65 years and over:
13.86% (male 473,992; female 959,962) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-0.15% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
9.57 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
13.97 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.49 male(s)/female
total population:
0.88 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
14.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
68.14 years
male:
62.06 years
female:
74.52 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
1.28 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.28% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
14,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
400 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Belarusian(s)
adjective:
Belarusian
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| Ethnic groups: |
Byelorussian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish, Ukrainian, and other 7.4%
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| Religions: |
Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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| Languages: |
Byelorussian, Russian, other
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
97% (1989 est.)
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