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Belarus: area, population and density
Belarus has 202,983 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 9,085,991; calculated population density is 45 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Belarus ranks 83rd of 196 by land area, 100th by population and 143rd by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 202,983 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 9,085,991World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 45 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Belarus in the country comparison set
Belarus has 202,983 sq km of land area and a population value of 9,085,991 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 83rd by land area, 100th by population, and 143rd by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Belarus first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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