Belarusians Are Fleeing The Country En Masse
10- 19.01.2026, 19:45
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Almost 800 thousand of our compatriots live outside Belarus.
According to UN estimates for 2024, the number of Belarusian emigrants was about 790.2 thousand people, or 8.7% of the total population, writes thinktanks.pro.
Belarus ranks 73rd in the number of citizens living abroad.
Ukraine ranks 4th in the world by the number of emigrants: about 9.8 million citizens live outside the country, which corresponds to 25.8% of the population. Russia is in the 5th place with 9.1 million people, with the share of emigrants 6.3%.
Poland is in the 15th place - 4.6 million Poles live abroad, or 11.9% of the population. Lithuania ranks 105th: 459.3 thousand people live outside the country, or 16.1% of the population. Latvia ranks 133rd - 161 thousand citizens live abroad, or 8.6% of the population.
On a global scale, the leaders in terms of the number of citizens living abroad remain India (18.5 million), China (11.7 million) and Mexico (11.6 million).