Belarus Cities by Population 2025

5 Most Populated Belarus Cities

1,742,124

480,951

342,700

317,365

87 cities

City
2025 Pop.
Minsk1,742,124
Gomel480,951
Mahilyow369,200
Vitebsk342,700
Hrodna317,365
Brest300,715
Babruysk220,517
Baranovichi168,772
Barysaw143,919
Pinsk130,777
Orsha125,347
Novoye Medvezhino120,000
Mazyr112,137
Malinovka105,000
Salihorsk101,614
Maladzyechna101,300
Navapolatsk100,885
Lida98,036
Polatsk82,258
Zhlobin73,089
Svyetlahorsk71,250
Rechytsa65,400
Slutsk62,228
Horad Zhodzina61,007
Slonim51,434
Kobryn50,691
Volkovysk47,300
Kalinkavichy37,190
Smarhon'36,900
Rahachow34,700
Asipovichy34,591
Horki33,897
Novogrudok30,748
Vilyeyka30,000
Byaroza29,645
Krychaw27,681
Luninyets25,000
Dzyarzhynsk24,609
Ivatsevichy24,200
Hlybokaye22,000
Pastavy20,218
Mar''ina Horka20,100
Pruzhany19,135
Dobrush19,083
Bykhaw17,500
Lyepyel'17,400
Kalodzishchy17,000
Mosty16,102
Shchuchyn15,700
Stowbtsy15,500
Lyasny15,000
Klimavichy14,951
Ashmyany14,345
Mikashevichy14,000
Novolukoml'13,800
Hantsavichy13,800
Zhytkavichy13,630
Ivanava13,614
Zaslawye13,500
Shklow13,485
Drahichyn13,389
Haradok13,380
Khoyniki13,200
Fanipol13,200
Nyasvizh12,847
Byerazino12,800
Horad Smalyavichy12,516
Braslaw12,378
Kastsyukovichy11,946
Byarozawka11,800
Baran'11,600
Mstsislaw11,500
Lyakhavichy11,500
Chashniki11,484
Talachyn11,381
Chavusy11,313
Zhabinka10,921
Skidel'10,700
Byelaazyorsk10,691
Myory10,649
Pyetrykaw10,552
Kastsyukowka10,552
Kapyl'10,500
Stolin10,491
Lahoysk10,321
Lyuban'10,107
Staryya Darohi10,094

Belarus Overview

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.

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%.

Sources

  1. GeoNames