Belarus: housing

How many new homes are built in Belarus?

19,600 new flats with a total floor area of 2,045,400 square metres were completed in Belarus in January to August 2026, according to the National Statistical Committee (Belstat). Belstat's main indicators table shows that floor area was 11.6% less than in the same months of 2025.

608,700 square metres, 29.8%, were for people registered as needing better housing, and 274,900 of those were built with state support. 41.9% of new floor area was in rural areas. In the full year 2025, 50,200 flats with 4.57 million square metres were completed, according to Belarus in Figures 2026.

Official sources: National Statistical Committee (Belstat) · main indicators table · Belarus in Figures 2026

How much living space do people have in Belarus?

Belarusians had an average of 30.9 square metres of housing per person in 2025, up from 30.4 in 2024 and 29.4 in 2022, according to Belarus in Figures 2026 by the National Statistical Committee (Belstat).

The figure is the total floor area of the housing stock divided by the population. It rises both when new housing is built and when the population falls, as it has in Belarus. The average size of newly built flats was 91.1 square metres in 2025.

Official sources: Belarus in Figures 2026

How many people in Belarus live in cities?

The UN Population Division puts the share of people living in urban areas in Belarus at 79.5% in 2025. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 69.6%; Belarus is 16th highest of 52. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 44th highest.

How common are informal settlements in Belarus?

UN-Habitat puts the share of city dwellers living in slums in Belarus at 0.0% in 2019.

What share of people in Belarus have electricity?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 100.0%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 1st highest of 52 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 100.0%. World rank, highest first: 1st of 193.

What is access to safe water in Belarus?

The latest figure from WHO and UNICEF, for 2024, is 93.1%. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 32nd highest of 51 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 96.7%. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 47th highest.

How many people in Belarus have a safe toilet?

WHO and UNICEF puts the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Belarus at 74.4% in 2024. The peak was 83.2% in 2005 and the low 74.2% in 2021. Europe & Central Asia median: 90.2%; Belarus is 37th highest of 45. World rank, highest first: 55th of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Belarus?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2024, is 100.0%. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 99.0%, and Belarus placed 1st highest of 51. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 1st highest.