Belarusians
Belarusian: Беларусы / Biełarusy | |
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| Total population | |
| c. 9 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Belarus 7.99 million | |
| United States (Belarusian ancestry) | 155,000 - 600,000 |
| Russia | 521,443 (2010) |
| Ukraine | 275,763 (2001) |
| Kazakhstan | 76,484 (2021) |
| Germany | 61,000 |
| Poland | 56,607 (2021) |
| Latvia | 55,929 (2023) |
| Czech Republic | 31,000 |
| Lithuania | 28,183 |
| Moldova | 20,000 |
| Canada | 15,565 |
| Brazil | 12,100 |
| Estonia | 11,828 (2017) |
| Italy | 8,529 |
| France | 7,500 |
| United Kingdom | 7,000 |
| Uruguay | 7,000 |
| Spain | 5,828 |
| Turkey | 4,207 |
| Sweden | 2,833 |
| Norway | 2,015 |
| Turkmenistan | 2,000 |
| Belgium | 2,000 |
| Australia | 1,560 (2006) |
| Denmark | 1,268 |
| Greece | 1,168 |
| Portugal | 1,002 (2009) |
| Bulgaria | 1,000 |
| Netherlands | 973 (2016) |
| Slovakia | c. 500 (2021) |
| Austria | below 500 |
| Languages | |
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| Religion | |
| Orthodox Christianity (majority), Roman Catholicism, Belarusian Greek Catholicism, Irreligion (minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other East Slavs (Poleshuks, Podlashuks, Russians, Ukrainians) | |
Belarusians (Belarusian: беларусы, romanized: biełarusy [bʲeɫaˈrusɨ]) 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. Nearly 7.99 million Belarusians reside in Belarus, with the United States and Russia being home to more than 500,000 Belarusians each. The majority of Belarusians adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy.