Around 4,420,800 men live in Belarus today. They account for 46.5% of the country's population*.
Age:
Urban dwellers – 36.2 years
Rural dwellers – 40.9 years
Average – 37.3 years
Life expectancy in 2015 – 68.6 years.
Of the total male population:
65.3% – of working age
19.1% – below working age
15.6% – above working age
Average employment rate for working age male population in 2015 – 78%.
Married – 61.7%**
Divorced – 7.3%
Never married – 26.7%
Average marriage age:
First marriage – 27.5 years
Remarriage – 40.9 years
Of the total number of males aged 16 and over:
62.0% – Internet users
26.2% – comply with physical activity standards
33.1% – evaluate their health status as ‘good'
46.6% – smokers
International Men's Day has been celebrated on the first Saturday of November since 2000. It is designed to draw public attention to men's health issues and to gender equality in defining men's role in the family and child upbringing.
* as of 1 January 2016
** according to the 2009 population census
Source: Belarus' National Statistics Committee