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Belarus

Last update: 2026-04-06

Belarus Geographical location

Belarus 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)

Belarus Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
30.5%
Smoking men
47.4%
Smoking women
13.5%
Current as of
2020

Belarus Area (sq. km)

Total area
207600
Land area
202900
Water area
4700

Belarus Popular payment systems

Belarus Popular social networks and messengers

Belarus Age structure

0-14 years
16.1%
15-64 years
66.1%
65+ years
17.8%
Current as of
2024

Belarus Religion

Main religion
Christianity
Non-religious
41.1%
Current as of
2011

Belarus General Info

Сontinent
Europe
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
CIS
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
BY
Capital
Minsk
Official language
Russian

Belarus Average consumer spendings

Food products
29.5%
Alcohol and tobacco
7.6%
Current as of
2023

Belarus 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

Belarus 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)

Belarus Credit ratings

Fitch
B (2018)
Moody's
B3 (2018)
Standard & Poor's
B (2017)

Belarus Age-sex pyramid

Belarus Phone operating systems

Android
60.3%
iOS
39.48%
Current as of
2025

Belarus 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)

Last update: 2026-04-06