The sociological survey was conducted in July-August 2026 by the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on behalf of the Belarusian Institute for Strategic Research (BISR). The first part of the survey’s results, on current issues of Belarus’ social and economic development, was presented in Minsk on 10 September. The second part, on social and political topics, followed on 16 September. Today, sociologists presented the third part, covering current issues on the international and domestic agenda.

Among the topics of the sociological survey are Belarus’ relations with other countries, trust in state media, as well as issues on the domestic agenda that are relevant to Belarusians: from mobile internet to marketplaces.

The sociological survey involved 2,045 respondents, including 22.3% from Minsk, 16.3% from Minsk Oblast, 14.3% from Gomel Oblast, 14.2% from Brest Oblast, 11.7% from Vitebsk Oblast, 10.7% from Grodno Oblast and 10.5% from Mogilev Oblast. Among them, 78.9% were urban residents and 21.1% rural residents.

Among those surveyed, 55.3% were women and 44.7% men. They belong to different age groups: 18.6% of participants were aged 18-30, 51.8% were aged from 31 to 57 for women and 62 for men, and 29.6% were aged from 58 for women and 63 for men.

A total of 40.9% of respondents had higher education, 44.2% had vocational-technical or secondary specialized education, and 14.9% had basic (up to 9 grades) or general secondary (up to 11 grades) education.

A total of 55.4% of survey participants were married, 17.3% were unmarried/single, 12.9% were widowers/widows, and 10.8% were divorced. A total of 75.6% of respondents had children.