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Belarus
Last update: 2025-08-06
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Belarusian Ruble (BYN)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$658 (2023)
Inflation rate
5% (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.57% (2023)
Below the poverty line
3.9% (2022)
Gini coefficient
24.4 (2020)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
30.5%
Smoking men
47.4%
Smoking women
13.5%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
207600
Land area
202900
Water area
4700
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
- Webmoney
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
60.3%
iOS
39.48%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+375
Internet domain
.by
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
123 (2022)
Internet user penetration
92% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
35% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
CIS
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BY
Capital
Minsk
Official language
Russian
Average consumer spendings
Food products
29.5%
Alcohol and tobacco
7.6%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
10.57
Beer
2.26
Wine
0.98
Spirits
4.67
Other alcohol
2.66
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
9501451
Male population
4433839
Female population
5067612
Population growth rate
-0.42% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
8.3 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
13.3 (2024)
Urbanization
80.7% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B (2018)
Moody's
B3 (2018)
Standard & Poors
B (2017)
Age structure
0-14 years
16.1%
15-64 years
66.1%
65+ years
17.8%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
41.1%
Current as of
2011
Last update: 2025-08-06