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Belarusian DemographicsNeil Sobin3/1/2010
Geo-Political Belarus
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Belarusian Vitals
• Total Population Index: – 2009: 9,672,000– 1996: 10,177,000
• Urban/Rural Distribution:– 2009: 73.9% Urban– 1996: 68.1% Urban
• Sex Distribution:– 2009: 46.6% Men– 1996: 46.8% Men
Recent History
• Independence from Soviet Union: 25 August 1991.• Chief of State: Alexei Lukashenko
• Held office since 1994, practical dictatorship
• GDP - per capita (PPP): • $11,600 (2009 est.)• $11,900 (2008 est.)• $10,800 (2007 est.)
• GDP - composition by sector:• agriculture: 9.3%• industry: 39.7%• services: 51% (2009 est.)
Recent History
• First National Census in 1999• Second Census has not been finished• Main Focuses of 1999 census:
• Urban/Rural movement• Economic Development• Pricing Structures of domestic/foreign markets
Population Trends
Minstat Belarus 2009
Belorusian Cross
Ethnic Composition 1999
Comparative Age Pyramids
Comparative Age Pyramids
Comparative Age Pyramids
!Belarus Age Pyramid for 2009
Fertility Trends
• Belarus experienced a similar decrease in Total Fertility Rates as did Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union
• The primary source of population aging in Belarus is the prevalent low fertility rate.
Crude Birth Rate
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Year
Bir
ths P
er
1000
Crude Birth Rate
Total Fertility Rates
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Years
Tota
l B
irth
s
Years
Total Fertility Rates
Age Specific Fertility Rates 2007
Gavrilovi 2010
Working ages
NB: Gastro-Intestinal, Alcohol, Suicide all relatively high.
Sources
• Demoskop– Age Specific Fertility Rates,
• National Ministry of Statistics, Belarus– http://belstat.gov.by/index.htm– Includes 1999 census data and yearly vital statistics
• UN Statistical Databases• US Census Bureau, International Data Base• World Health Organization
– Mortality Statistics
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