Rural population in Belarus in 2025 — 1,863,120 people. Ranked 107 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 66.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belarus
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.86M | −40,567 | −2.13% |
| 2024 | 1.9M | −40,768 | −2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.94M | −42,046 | −2.12% |
| 2022 | 1.99M | −47,873 | −2.35% |
| 2021 | 2.03M | −49,004 | −2.35% |
| 2020 | 2.08M | −40,299 | −1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.12M | −27,113 | −1.26% |
| 2018 | 2.15M | −22,808 | −1.05% |
| 2017 | 2.17M | −18,954 | −0.86% |
| 2016 | 2.19M | −18,843 | −0.85% |
| 2015 | 2.21M | −24,074 | −1.08% |
| 2014 | 2.24M | −35,651 | −1.57% |
| 2013 | 2.27M | −40,700 | −1.76% |
| 2012 | 2.31M | −47,937 | −2.03% |
| 2011 | 2.36M | −53,866 | −2.23% |
| 2010 | 2.41M | −39,418 | −1.61% |
| 2009 | 2.45M | −66,809 | −2.65% |
| 2008 | 2.52M | −52,874 | −2.06% |
| 2007 | 2.57M | −57,932 | −2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.63M | −72,243 | −2.67% |
| 2005 | 2.7M | −44,325 | −1.61% |
| 2004 | 2.75M | −63,538 | −2.26% |
| 2003 | 2.81M | −62,039 | −2.16% |
| 2002 | 2.87M | −74,517 | −2.53% |
| 2001 | 2.95M | −54,825 | −1.83% |
| 2000 | 3M | −57,941 | −1.89% |
| 1999 | 3.06M | −59,865 | −1.92% |
| 1998 | 3.12M | −55,448 | −1.75% |
| 1997 | 3.18M | −47,854 | −1.48% |
| 1996 | 3.22M | −37,116 | −1.14% |
| 1995 | 3.26M | −36,947 | −1.12% |
| 1994 | 3.3M | −28,538 | −0.86% |
| 1993 | 3.33M | −12,803 | −0.38% |
| 1992 | 3.34M | −24,741 | −0.74% |
| 1991 | 3.36M | −57,476 | −1.68% |
| 1990 | 3.42M | −54,566 | −1.57% |
| 1989 | 3.48M | −83,486 | −2.35% |
| 1988 | 3.56M | −98,704 | −2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.66M | −78,478 | −2.1% |
| 1986 | 3.74M | −72,844 | −1.91% |
| 1985 | 3.81M | −76,134 | −1.96% |
| 1984 | 3.89M | −78,279 | −1.98% |
| 1983 | 3.96M | −77,453 | −1.92% |
| 1982 | 4.04M | −73,393 | −1.78% |
| 1981 | 4.11M | −73,647 | −1.76% |
| 1980 | 4.19M | −85,304 | −2% |
| 1979 | 4.27M | −73,549 | −1.69% |
| 1978 | 4.35M | −83,438 | −1.88% |
| 1977 | 4.43M | −88,009 | −1.95% |
| 1976 | 4.52M | −97,293 | −2.11% |
| 1975 | 4.62M | −100,426 | −2.13% |
| 1974 | 4.72M | −97,458 | −2.02% |
| 1973 | 4.81M | −96,067 | −1.96% |
| 1972 | 4.91M | −83,933 | −1.68% |
| 1971 | 4.99M | −71,424 | −1.41% |
| 1970 | 5.06M | −69,007 | −1.34% |
| 1969 | 5.13M | −61,820 | −1.19% |
| 1968 | 5.2M | −56,117 | −1.07% |
| 1967 | 5.25M | −45,066 | −0.85% |
| 1966 | 5.3M | −39,416 | −0.74% |
| 1965 | 5.34M | −35,635 | −0.66% |
| 1964 | 5.37M | −32,436 | −0.6% |
| 1963 | 5.4M | −29,932 | −0.55% |
| 1962 | 5.43M | −33,465 | −0.61% |
| 1961 | 5.47M | −52,634 | −0.95% |
| 1960 | 5.52M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
