Fertility Rate: Belarus
Belarus's fertility rate is currently 1.217 births per woman as of 2024. # Belarus Fertility Rate Belarus's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.217 births per woman
+0.7% y/y
Peak (1960)
2.67 births per woman
Low (2023)
1.208 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Belarus
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Belarus
Analysis# Belarus Fertility Rate
Belarus's fertility rate stands at 1.217 births per woman in 2024, just slightly above its all-time low of 1.208 recorded in 2023. The country has experienced a dramatic demographic shift since 1960, when the fertility rate peaked at 2.67 births per woman—a decline of 54.4% over six decades. This sustained downward trajectory reflects broader patterns of population aging and below-replacement fertility across Eastern Europe.
The steepest declines occurred after 2015, when the rate was 1.724. By 2023, fertility had dropped to 1.208, marking a particularly sharp contraction within a single decade. The minimal uptick to 1.217 in 2024 suggests stabilization rather than recovery. With fertility remaining well below the 2.1 replacement threshold, Belarus faces continued demographic challenges that will shape its population structure for generations ahead.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.217 births per woman | +0.75% |
| 2023 | 1.208 births per woman | -8.90% |
| 2022 | 1.326 births per woman | -3.28% |
| 2021 | 1.371 births per woman | +0.15% |
| 2020 | 1.369 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 2019 | 1.382 births per woman | -4.56% |
| 2018 | 1.448 births per woman | -6.04% |
| 2017 | 1.541 births per woman | -11.08% |
| 2016 | 1.733 births per woman | +0.52% |
| 2015 | 1.724 births per woman | +1.65% |
| 2014 | 1.696 births per woman | +1.68% |
| 2013 | 1.668 births per woman | +2.96% |
| 2012 | 1.62 births per woman | +6.93% |
| 2011 | 1.515 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 2010 | 1.494 births per woman | -0.99% |
| 2009 | 1.509 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 2008 | 1.488 births per woman | +4.13% |
| 2007 | 1.429 births per woman | +7.04% |
| 2006 | 1.335 births per woman | +6.63% |
| 2005 | 1.252 births per woman | +1.54% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.233 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 2003 | 1.232 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 2002 | 1.24 births per woman | -3.58% |
| 2001 | 1.286 births per woman | -2.35% |
| 2000 | 1.317 births per woman | +0.53% |
| 1999 | 1.31 births per woman | +0.77% |
| 1998 | 1.3 births per woman | +4.00% |
| 1997 | 1.25 births per woman | -6.37% |
| 1996 | 1.335 births per woman | -5.05% |
| 1995 | 1.406 births per woman | -8.28% |
| 1994 | 1.533 births per woman | -5.55% |
| 1993 | 1.623 births per woman | -7.99% |
| 1992 | 1.764 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 1991 | 1.805 births per woman | -5.65% |
| 1990 | 1.913 births per woman | -5.58% |
| 1989 | 2.026 births per woman | -0.25% |
| 1988 | 2.031 births per woman | +0.05% |
| 1987 | 2.03 births per woman | -2.87% |
| 1986 | 2.09 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1985 | 2.09 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 1984 | 2.11 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1983 | 2.11 births per woman | +2.93% |
| 1982 | 2.05 births per woman | +1.49% |
| 1981 | 2.02 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 1980 | 2.03 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 1979 | 2.05 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 1978 | 2.06 births per woman | -0.96% |
| 1977 | 2.08 births per woman | -1.89% |
| 1976 | 2.12 births per woman | -2.30% |
| 1975 | 2.17 births per woman | -1.81% |
| 1974 | 2.21 births per woman | -1.78% |
| 1973 | 2.25 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1972 | 2.28 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 1971 | 2.31 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1970 | 2.31 births per woman | +2.21% |
| 1969 | 2.26 births per woman | +1.80% |
| 1968 | 2.22 births per woman | -1.77% |
| 1967 | 2.26 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 1966 | 2.29 births per woman | +0.88% |
| 1965 | 2.27 births per woman | -1.73% |
| 1964 | 2.31 births per woman | -3.75% |
| 1963 | 2.4 births per woman | -4.00% |
| 1962 | 2.5 births per woman | -3.47% |
| 1961 | 2.59 births per woman | -3.00% |
| 1960 | 2.67 births per woman | — |
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