City | 2024 Population |
|---|---|
| Minsk | 1,742,124 |
| Gomel | 480,951 |
| Mahilyow | 369,200 |
| Vitebsk | 342,700 |
| Hrodna | 317,365 |
| Brest | 300,715 |
| Babruysk | 220,517 |
| Baranovichi | 168,772 |
| Barysaw | 143,919 |
| Pinsk | 130,777 |
| Orsha | 125,347 |
| Novoye Medvezhino | 120,000 |
| Mazyr | 112,137 |
| Malinovka | 105,000 |
| Salihorsk | 101,614 |
| Maladzyechna | 101,300 |
| Navapolatsk | 100,885 |
| Lida | 98,036 |
| Polatsk | 82,258 |
| Zhlobin | 73,089 |
| Svyetlahorsk | 71,250 |
| Rechytsa | 65,400 |
| Slutsk | 62,228 |
| Horad Zhodzina | 61,007 |
| Slonim | 51,434 |
| Kobryn | 50,691 |
| Volkovysk | 47,300 |
| Kalinkavichy | 37,190 |
| Smarhon' | 36,900 |
| Rahachow | 34,700 |
| Asipovichy | 34,591 |
| Horki | 33,897 |
| Novogrudok | 30,748 |
| Vilyeyka | 30,000 |
| Byaroza | 29,645 |
| Krychaw | 27,681 |
| Luninyets | 25,000 |
| Dzyarzhynsk | 24,609 |
| Ivatsevichy | 24,200 |
| Hlybokaye | 22,000 |
| Pastavy | 20,218 |
| Mar''ina Horka | 20,100 |
| Pruzhany | 19,135 |
| Dobrush | 19,083 |
| Bykhaw | 17,500 |
| Lyepyel' | 17,400 |
| Kalodzishchy | 17,000 |
| Mosty | 16,102 |
| Shchuchyn | 15,700 |
| Stowbtsy | 15,500 |
| Lyasny | 15,000 |
| Klimavichy | 14,951 |
| Ashmyany | 14,345 |
| Mikashevichy | 14,000 |
| Novolukoml' | 13,800 |
| Hantsavichy | 13,800 |
| Zhytkavichy | 13,630 |
| Ivanava | 13,614 |
| Zaslawye | 13,500 |
| Shklow | 13,485 |
| Drahichyn | 13,389 |
| Haradok | 13,380 |
| Khoyniki | 13,200 |
| Fanipol | 13,200 |
| Nyasvizh | 12,847 |
| Byerazino | 12,800 |
| Horad Smalyavichy | 12,516 |
| Braslaw | 12,378 |
| Kastsyukovichy | 11,946 |
| Byarozawka | 11,800 |
| Baran' | 11,600 |
| Mstsislaw | 11,500 |
| Lyakhavichy | 11,500 |
| Chashniki | 11,484 |
| Talachyn | 11,381 |
| Chavusy | 11,313 |
| Zhabinka | 10,921 |
| Skidel' | 10,700 |
| Byelaazyorsk | 10,691 |
| Myory | 10,649 |
| Pyetrykaw | 10,552 |
| Kastsyukowka | 10,552 |
| Kapyl' | 10,500 |
| Stolin | 10,491 |
| Lahoysk | 10,321 |
| Lyuban' | 10,107 |
| Staryya Darohi | 10,094 |
| Uzda | 10,000 |
| Myadzyel | 10,000 |
| Syanno | 9,987 |
| Chervyen' | 9,900 |
| Valozhyn | 9,727 |
| Malaryta | 9,692 |
| Iwye | 9,684 |
| Klyetsk | 9,641 |
| Byalynichy | 9,600 |
| Druzhny | 8,978 |
| Vyetka | 8,969 |
| Kirawsk | 8,700 |
| Kamyanyets | 8,700 |
| Krupki | 8,600 |
| Slawharad | 8,300 |
| Astravyets | 8,300 |
| Dyatlovo | 8,300 |
| Dokshytsy | 8,190 |
| Machulishchy | 8,000 |
| Hatava | 8,000 |
| Dubrowna | 8,000 |
| Cherykaw | 7,874 |
| Plyeshchanitsy | 7,800 |
| Karelichy | 7,800 |
| Hlusk | 7,800 |
| Vyerkhnyadzvinsk | 7,700 |
| Davyd-Haradok | 7,694 |
| Chachersk | 7,600 |
| Sharkawshchyna | 7,500 |
| Kruhlaye | 7,300 |
| Krasnosel'skiy | 7,300 |
| Klichaw | 7,200 |
| Zel'va | 7,000 |
| Vishnyeva | 7,000 |
| Loyew | 7,000 |
| Svislach | 6,886 |
| Lyozna | 6,600 |
| Loshnitsa | 6,524 |
| Voranava | 6,500 |
| Rakaw | 6,300 |
| Ross' | 6,200 |
| Krasnapollye | 6,100 |
| Ushachy | 6,071 |
| Starobin | 6,000 |
| Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa | 5,900 |
| Radashkovichy | 5,700 |
| Rasony | 5,400 |
| Chyst' | 5,300 |
| Smilavichy | 5,200 |
Belarus has about 9.45 million people, making it the 96th-most populous nation in the world. Unfortunately, Belarus is one of several countries seeing a gradual decline in its population, losing about 0.03% of its total population per year. Belarus’s largest city is Minsk, which is also the capital. Minsk has about 1.98 million residents, making it the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Gomel is the second-largest city in Belarus with 489,392 people, followed by Mogilev with 361,779 people.
About 79% of Belarus is urban, and its urbanization rate is about 0.21% per year. Despite its population decline, Belarus is becoming increasingly urban, while its rural population is shrinking. Between 2001 and 2014, Belarus’s urban population grew by 3.26%, and its rural population declined by 23.4%.
Belarus has 1 cities with more than a million people, 16 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 70 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in Belarus is Minsk, with a population of 1,742,124 people.