Rural population as a share of total population fell 2.04% to 18.9% in Belarus in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Belarus reached an all time high of 67.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 18.9% in 2024. When compared to Belarus's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Lithuania amounted to 31.1%, 39.7% in Poland, 24.5% in Russia and 29.7% in Ukraine in 2024.
Belarus has been ranked 132nd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Belarus | % | 21.4% | 21.0% | 20.5% | 20.1% | 19.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 40.8% | 39.7% | 38.6% | 37.5% | 36.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 26.2% | 26.1% | 25.9% | 25.8% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 31.1% | 30.9% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 30.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 22.7% | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 8.38% | 8.30% | 8.22% | 8.13% | 8.05% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 31.9% | 31.8% | 31.7% | 31.6% | 31.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 32.3% | 32.1% | 32.0% | 31.8% | 31.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.9% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 39.9% | 39.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 25.6% | 25.4% | 25.2% | 25.1% | 24.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 17.7% | 17.5% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 30.6% | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.2% | 30.1% |
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