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The People of Belarus

Belarusian People

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Population: 9,648,533 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 14.3% (male 707,550/female 667,560) 15-64 years: 71.3% (male 3,337,253/female 3,540,916) 65 years and over: 14.5% (male 446,746/female 948,508) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 38.6 years male: 35.6 years female: 41.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.378% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 13.92 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female total population: 0.87 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.45 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.63 years male: 64.95 years female: 76.67 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.24 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: 1,100 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Belarusian(s) adjective: Belarusian

Ethnic groups: Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)

Religions: Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)

Languages: Belarusian, Russian, other

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.8% female: 99.4% (1999 census)