NUCLEAR POWER IN BELARUS AND WORLDWIDE
The proportion of urbanites in Belarus is higher than in neighboring countries; the population density in Minsk is higher than even in Moscow.
Belarus
Population: 9.5 million
Rural population: 21.9%
Urban population: 78.1%
Minsk population density: 5,695 per km2
Russia
Population: 146.9 million
Rural population: 25.6%
Urban population: 74.4%
Moscow population density: 4,883 per km2
Ukraine
Population: 42.3 million
Rural population: 30.7%
Urban population: 69.3%
Kiev population density: 3,466 per km2
Lithuania
Population: 2.8 million
Rural population: 32.9%
Urban population: 67.1%
Vilnius population density: 1,324 per km2
Latvia
Population: 1.9 million;
Rural population: n/a
Urban population: n/a
The capital city population density: 1,978 per km2
Poland
Population: 38.5 million
Rural population: 39.8%
Urban population: 60.2%
Warsaw population density: 3,392 per km2
* At the beginning of 2018
Source: Belarusian Statistics Committee, belarus.by, open sources
