Urban population, total in Belarus
Belarus: Urban population, total was 0.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
24th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Urban population, total in Belarus, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 0.7% for urban population, total in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, total in Belarus peaked at 0.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
Belarus ranks 24th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Urban population, total in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.7% | — |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More reference data data for Belarus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.96 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, total in Belarus?
- Urban population, total in Belarus was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Belarus rank for urban population, total?
- Belarus ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is urban population, total rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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