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Belarusians (Belarusian: беларусы, romanized: bielarusy) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide.[23] Nearly 7.99 million Belarusians reside in Belarus,[1][2] with the United States[3][4][5] and Russia[6] being home to more than 500,000 Belarusians each. The majority of Belarusians adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Total population | |
c. 9 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
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![]() (Belarusian ancestry) | 600,000[3][4]–768,000[5] |
![]() | 521,443 (2010)[6] |
![]() | 275,763 (2001)[7] |
![]() | 105,404 (2020)[8] |
![]() | 55,929–60,445 (2023)[9][10] |
![]() | 66,476 (2010)[11] |
![]() | 61,000[12] |
![]() | 60,000[13] |
![]() | 31,000[14] |
![]() | 20,000[14] |
![]() | 15,565[15] |
![]() | 12,100[14] |
![]() | 11,828 (2017)[16] |
![]() | 10,054[14] |
![]() | 8,529[14] |
![]() | 7,500[14] |
![]() | 7,000[14] |
![]() | 7,000[14] |
![]() | 5,828[17] |
![]() | 2,833[18] |
![]() | 2,000 |
![]() | 2,000[14] |
![]() | 1,560 (2006)[19] |
![]() | 1,168[20] |
![]() | 1,002 (2009)[21] |
![]() | 1,000 |
![]() | 973 (2016)[22] |
![]() | below 500[14] |
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Religion | |
Orthodox Christianity (majority), Roman Catholicism, Belarusian Greek Catholicism, Irreligion (minority) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Poles, other East Slavs (Poleshuks, Podlashuks, Russians, Ukrainians) |
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