Almost half of Minsk women are of reproductive age – statistics

Almost half of Belarusian women are of reproductive age. This is stated in the thematic review of the Main Statistical Department of Minsk on the occasion of Mother’s Day celebrated on October 14, reports sb.by.

The number of women in Minsk aged 18 years and older at the beginning of 2026 was 919.7 thousand people, or 55.9 percent of the number of women at this age, the report said. In reproductive age (15-49 years) there are 530.9 thousand women - 48.6 percent of the total population. In the most active childbearing age (20-34 years) - 186.6 thousand people, or 35.1 percent of the number of women of reproductive age.

In 2025, 47 women’s consultations and health organizations with women’s consultations worked in Minsk. The patients were served by 927 obstetricians and gynecologists – 9 doctors per 10 thousand women. 924 women became mothers as a result of in vitro fertilization.

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