NUCLEAR POWER IN BELARUS AND WORLDWIDE
Belarus celebrates Mother's Day on 14 October.
According to the 2019 census, there are 5.062 million women in the country (53.8% of the population).
The average age of Belarusian women is 43.1 years.
In 2019, 33,900 women gave birth to their first child;
33,600 women gave birth to their second child;
14,200 women gave birth to their third child;
5,900 women gave birth to their fourth or subsequent child;
1,056 women gave birth to twins;
14 women gave birth to triplets.
Average age of first-time mothers (years):
2019 - 26.8,
2010 - 24.9*.
Average age of first-time mothers in the regions and in Minsk (years):
Brest Oblast – 25.9,
Vitebsk Oblast – 26.5,
Gomel Oblast – 26.2,
Grodno Oblast – 26.3
Minsk – 28.9,
Minsk Oblast – 26.4,
Mogilev Oblast – 26.2.
*The average age to have a baby keeps increasing in Belarus, like in many other European countries. In 2010-2019 this figure rose from 27.3 to 29.6 years.
Source: National Statistics Committee of Belarus.
