Belarus - Daten & Fakten

Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Weißrussland
1 464 670 000 EUR
1 894 402 000 EUR
29.34 %
Bekleidung
Weißrussland
9 516 000 EUR
12 974 000 EUR
36.34 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Weißrussland
203 335 000 EUR
221 409 000 EUR
8.89 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Weißrussland
31 657 000 EUR
18 370 000 EUR
-41.97 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Weißrussland
26 138 000 EUR
18 661 000 EUR
-28.61 %
Energieversorgung
Weißrussland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Weißrussland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Weißrussland
0 EUR
1 000 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Weißrussland
43 899 000 EUR
51 606 000 EUR
17.56 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Weißrussland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Weißrussland
0 EUR
94 000 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Weißrussland
15 149 000 EUR
22 533 000 EUR
48.74 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Weißrussland
12 038 000 EUR
7 977 000 EUR
-33.73 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Weißrussland
46 114 000 EUR
49 033 000 EUR
6.33 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Weißrussland
2 528 000 EUR
1 003 000 EUR
-60.32 %
Kohle
Weißrussland
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Weißrussland
27 359 000 EUR
57 067 000 EUR
108.59 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Weißrussland
658 705 000 EUR
1 073 458 000 EUR
62.96 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Weißrussland
3 759 000 EUR
3 708 000 EUR
-1.36 %
Maschinen
Weißrussland
131 133 000 EUR
100 300 000 EUR
-23.51 %
Metalle
Weißrussland
14 695 000 EUR
10 575 000 EUR
-28.04 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Weißrussland
32 744 000 EUR
34 188 000 EUR
4.41 %
Möbel
Weißrussland
1 703 000 EUR
929 000 EUR
-45.45 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Weißrussland
52 841 000 EUR
49 638 000 EUR
-6.06 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Weißrussland
17 316 000 EUR
22 184 000 EUR
28.11 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Weißrussland
85 449 000 EUR
77 741 000 EUR
-9.02 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Weißrussland
7 576 000 EUR
12 492 000 EUR
64.89 %
Sonstige Waren
Weißrussland
31 924 000 EUR
38 349 000 EUR
20.13 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Weißrussland
1 562 000 EUR
1 694 000 EUR
8.45 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Weißrussland
760 000 EUR
3 587 000 EUR
371.97 %
Textilien
Weißrussland
6 770 000 EUR
4 831 000 EUR
-28.64 %

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Weißrussland Weißrussland
Capital
name: Minsk

geographic coordinates: 53 54 N, 27 34 E

time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the origin of the name is disputed; Minsk may originally have been located 16 km to the southwest, on the banks of Menka River; remnants of a 10th-century settlement on the banks of the Menka have been found
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Belarus

dual citizenship recognized: no

residency requirement for naturalization: 7 years
Legal system
civil law system; note - nearly all major codes (civil, civil procedure, criminal, criminal procedure, family, and labor) were revised and came into force in 1999 and 2000
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 207,600 sq km

land: 202,900 sq km

water: 4,700 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 43.7% (2018 est.)

arable land: 27.2% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 15.9% (2018 est.)

forest: 42.7% (2018 est.)

other: 13.6% (2018 est.)
Location
Eastern Europe, east of Poland
Age structure
0-14 years: 15.83% (male 764,281/female 721,632)

15-64 years: 66.81% (male 3,055,606/female 3,213,751)

65 years and over: 17.36% (2023 est.) (male 544,270/female 1,084,313)
Birth rate
8.6 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
13.3 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Russian (official) 71.4%, Belarusian (official) 26%, other 0.3% (includes small Polish- and Ukrainian-speaking minorities), unspecified 2.3% (2009 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Книга фактов о мире – незаменимый источник базовой информации. (Russian)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 74.6 years (2023 est.)

male: 69.6 years

female: 79.9 years
Major urban areas - population
2.057 million MINSK (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 41.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 39.1 years

female: 44.6 years
Mother's mean age at first birth
26.8 years (2019 est.)
Net migration rate
0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Population growth rate
-0.39% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.45 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 80.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
4.7% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2021)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
2.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
6.7% (2021 est.)
Labor force
4.95 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
5% (2019 est.)
Unemployment rate
4.74% (2021 est.)

4.77% (2020 est.)

4.16% (2019 est.)

note: official registered unemployed; large number of underemployed workers
Public debt
33.24% of GDP (2019 est.)

37.1% of GDP (2018 est.)

39.88% of GDP (2017 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
9.46% (2021 est.)

5.55% (2020 est.)

5.6% (2019 est.)
Exports
$49.425 billion (2021 est.)

$37.183 billion (2020 est.)

$41.975 billion (2019 est.)

note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
Exports - partners
Russia 42%, Ukraine 13%, United Kingdom 7% (2019)
Imports
$45.459 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$35.236 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$42.378 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Russia 57%, China 7%, Poland 5%, Germany 5%, Ukraine 5% (2019)
Airports
65 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 3,255,552 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 35 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 8.352 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 87% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 5,528 km (2014)

standard gauge: 25 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

broad gauge: 5,503 km (2014) 1.520-m gauge (874 km electrified)
Roadways
total: 86,600 km (2017)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 4,332,754 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 45 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 11,760,087 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 123 (2021 est.)
Waterways
2,500 km (2011) (major rivers are the west-flowing Western Dvina and Neman Rivers and the south-flowing Dnepr River and its tributaries, the Berezina, Sozh, and Pripyat Rivers)
Disputes - international

Belarus-Latvia: boundary demarcated with Latvia

Belarus-Lithuania: boundary demarcated with Lithuania.

Belarus-Poland: as a member state that forms part of the EU's external border, Poland has implemented strict Schengen border rules to restrict illegal immigration and trade along its border with Belarus.