At the beginning of 2001, Belarus had a population of 9,990,400, which was equivalent to its 1986 population; over a total of 10 years, from 1990 to 2000, the population fell by 221,000.
Au début de 2001, le pays comptait 9 990 400 habitants, ce qui correspond au niveau de 1986; mais rien qu'en 10 ans, c'est-à-dire entre 1990 et 2000, la population a baissé de 221 000 personnes.