Belarusian Demographics Neil Sobin 312010 GeoPolitical Belarus http
Belarusian Demographics Neil Sobin 3/1/2010
Geo-Political Belarus http: //www. russia-ukraine-travel. com/belarus-maps. html
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
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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
Total Fertility Rates
Total Fertility Rates
Age Specific Fertility Rates 2007 Gavrilovi 2010
Working ages
NB: Gastro-Intestinal, Alcohol, Suicide all relatively high.
2003 2002 60000 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 120000 Total Marriages and Divorces 100000 80000 Marriages Divorces 40000 20000 0
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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