Eastern Europe Cities by Population 2026

5 Most Populated Eastern Europe Cities

Russia Flag Moscow

13,399,945

Russia Flag Saint Petersburg

5,708,625

Ukraine Flag Kiev

2,995,010

Romania Flag Bucharest

2,117,843

Belarus Flag Minsk

1,991,934
City
Country
Population ↓
Russia FlagMoscowRussia13,399,945
Russia FlagSaint PetersburgRussia5,708,625
Ukraine FlagKievUkraine2,995,010
Romania FlagBucharestRomania2,117,843
Belarus FlagMinskBelarus1,991,934
Poland FlagWarsawPoland1,863,578
Hungary FlagBudapestHungary1,685,165
Russia FlagNovosibirskRussia1,640,688
Russia FlagYekaterinburgRussia1,560,285
Czechia FlagPragueCzechia1,438,705
Ukraine FlagKharkivUkraine1,406,355
Russia FlagKazanRussia1,341,141
Russia FlagKrasnoyarskRussia1,218,072
Bulgaria FlagSofiaBulgaria1,205,833
Russia FlagNizhny NovgorodRussia1,191,543
Russia FlagChelyabinskRussia1,176,482
Russia FlagKrasnodarRussia1,171,347
Russia FlagUfaRussia1,168,899
Russia FlagSamaraRussia1,149,513
Russia FlagRostov-na-DonuRussia1,145,765
Russia FlagOmskRussia1,098,258
Russia FlagPermRussia1,028,128
Ukraine FlagOdessaUkraine1,007,310
Russia FlagVolgogradRussia1,005,584
Ukraine FlagDnepropetrovskUkraine956,435
Russia FlagSaratovRussia884,967
Russia FlagTyumenRussia883,196
Ukraine FlagDonetskUkraine878,479
Poland FlagKrakowPoland814,595
Ukraine FlagLvivUkraine711,462
Ukraine FlagZaporizhiaUkraine683,510
Poland FlagWroclawPoland674,966
Russia FlagTolyattiRussia657,452
Russia FlagMakhachkalaRussia628,570
Poland FlagLodzPoland625,040
Russia FlagKhabarovskRussia615,630
Russia FlagIzhevskRussia613,828
Russia FlagUlyanovskRussia613,350
Russia FlagIrkutskRussia605,048
Russia FlagVladivostokRussia596,785
Moldova FlagChisinauMoldova582,979
Ukraine FlagKryvyi RihUkraine581,142
Ukraine FlagSevastopolUkraine575,856
Russia FlagStavropolRussia568,715
Russia FlagYaroslavlRussia560,015
Russia FlagBalashikhaRussia558,664
Russia FlagSevastopolRussia555,247
Russia FlagNaberezhnye ChelnyRussia552,086
Russia FlagTomskRussia543,742
Russia FlagKemerovoRussia541,261
Russia FlagOrenburgRussia536,168
Russia FlagNovokuznetskRussia526,319
Poland FlagPoznanPoland526,051
Russia FlagRyazanRussia518,124
Belarus FlagGomelBelarus499,283
Russia FlagCheboksaryRussia497,773
Poland FlagGdanskPoland489,402
Russia FlagKaliningradRussia487,798
Russia FlagPenzaRussia487,657
Slovakia FlagBratislavaSlovakia485,917
Russia FlagKirovRussia476,278
Russia FlagAstrakhanRussia466,456
Ukraine FlagMykolaivUkraine458,030
Russia FlagTulaRussia451,986
Russia FlagSurgutRussia445,776
Russia FlagSochiRussia445,309
Russia FlagUlan-UdeRussia434,384
Russia FlagKurskRussia432,723
Russia FlagGroznyyRussia419,758
Czechia FlagBrnoCzechia410,497
Ukraine FlagMariupolUkraine410,149
Russia FlagMagnitogorskRussia408,259
Ukraine FlagLuhanskUkraine385,084
Poland FlagSzczecinPoland378,651
Romania FlagIasiRomania378,037
Russia FlagYakutskRussia378,007
Russia FlagBryanskRussia370,940
Ukraine FlagVinnytsiaUkraine368,556
Belarus FlagGrodnoBelarus365,083
Belarus FlagVitebskBelarus357,664
Russia FlagIvanovoRussia355,041
Belarus FlagMogilevBelarus351,863
Belarus FlagBrestBelarus347,417
Ukraine FlagSimferopolUkraine341,656
Russia FlagChitaRussia341,013
Russia FlagVladimirRussia339,094
Russia FlagSimferopolRussia333,227
Ukraine FlagMakiivkaUkraine332,719
Bulgaria FlagPlovdivBulgaria327,603
Russia FlagNizhny TagilRussia325,824
Romania FlagCluj-NapocaRomania325,029
Poland FlagLublinPoland322,037
Russia FlagKalugaRussia320,372
Bulgaria FlagVarnaBulgaria316,749
Russia FlagBelgorodRussia315,178
Russia FlagPodolskRussia313,918
Russia FlagVologdaRussia311,093
Russia FlagVolzhskyRussia310,863
Poland FlagBydgoszczPoland310,283
Russia FlagSmolenskRussia310,275
Russia FlagSaranskRussia307,808
Russia FlagKurganRussia299,180
Russia FlagCherepovetsRussia297,531
Russia FlagNizhnevartovskRussia295,748
Russia FlagVladikavkazRussia293,858
Russia FlagArkhangelskRussia293,173
Romania FlagGalatiRomania292,687
Romania FlagConstantaRomania292,671
Romania FlagTimisoaraRomania291,424
Poland FlagBialystokPoland287,899
Russia FlagOrelRussia286,629
Russia FlagYoshkar-OlaRussia285,396
Czechia FlagOstravaCzechia284,319
Russia FlagMytishchiRussia282,114
Romania FlagBrasovRomania281,650
Russia FlagSterlitamakRussia280,477
Ukraine FlagKhmelnytskyiUkraine278,728
Romania FlagCraiovaRomania277,357
Ukraine FlagChernihivUkraine276,499
Ukraine FlagPoltavaUkraine271,757
Ukraine FlagKhersonUkraine270,334
Poland FlagKatowicePoland269,687
Ukraine FlagChernivtsiUkraine265,389
Russia FlagKostromaRussia264,145
Ukraine FlagCherkasyUkraine262,481
Russia FlagKhimkiRussia262,143
Russia FlagMurmanskRussia262,018
Russia FlagNovorossiyskRussia262,009
Ukraine FlagZhytomyrUkraine257,095
Russia FlagTambovRussia253,619
Ukraine FlagSumyUkraine250,490
Russia FlagNalchikRussia245,420
Ukraine FlagIvano-FrankivskUkraine243,983
Russia FlagNizhnekamskRussia241,306
Ukraine FlagRivneUkraine240,908
Russia FlagLyubertsyRussia240,749
Russia FlagTaganrogRussia238,562
Poland FlagGdyniaPoland235,264
Russia FlagPetrozavodskRussia233,465
Ukraine FlagHorlivkaUkraine232,851
Russia FlagKomsomolsk-na-AmureRussia231,957
Ukraine FlagTernopilUkraine229,058
Russia FlagKorolevRussia226,948
Russia FlagVelikiy NovgorodRussia222,998
Russia FlagEngelsRussia221,546
Ukraine FlagKamianskeUkraine219,866
Russia FlagBratskRussia218,635
Russia FlagSyktyvkarRussia218,505
Russia FlagShakhtyRussia217,433
Russia FlagAngarskRussia216,582
Ukraine FlagLutskUkraine215,941
Russia FlagStaryy OskolRussia214,773
Ukraine FlagKropyvnytskyiUkraine213,150
Romania FlagOradeaRomania212,062
Russia FlagDzerzhinskRussia211,577
Ukraine FlagKremenchukUkraine210,179
Ukraine FlagBila TserkvaUkraine205,335
Romania FlagPloiestiRomania204,656
Belarus FlagBobruyskBelarus204,193
Hungary FlagDebrecenHungary202,893
Russia FlagKrasnogorskRussia200,924
Poland FlagRzeszowPoland199,382
Poland FlagCzestochowaPoland195,708
Czechia FlagPilsenCzechia194,326
Russia FlagOdintsovoRussia192,326
Poland FlagTorunPoland189,634
Poland FlagRadomPoland187,901
Bulgaria FlagBurgasBulgaria187,851
Russia FlagArmavirRussia186,170
Romania FlagBacauRomania184,136
Russia FlagPskovRussia183,857
Russia FlagOrskRussia183,232
Romania FlagBrailaRomania179,711
Russia FlagBalakovoRussia179,670
Poland FlagSosnowiecPoland177,710
Russia FlagUssuriyskRussia177,677
Poland FlagKielcePoland175,608
Russia FlagNorilskRussia174,816
Belarus FlagBaranovichiBelarus169,958
Russia FlagProkopevskRussia168,268
Russia FlagRybinskRussia167,377
Russia FlagAlmetevskRussia164,841
Romania FlagAradRomania164,394
Poland FlagGliwicePoland163,944
Poland FlagOlsztynPoland163,033
Russia FlagKhasavyurtRussia162,998
Russia FlagPetropavlovsk-KamchatskyRussia161,942
Russia FlagVolgodonskRussia161,860
Russia FlagNovocherkasskRussia161,593
Poland FlagBielsko-BialaPoland160,904
Romania FlagSibiuRomania159,997
Ukraine FlagKerchUkraine159,875
Romania FlagPitestiRomania159,817
Russia FlagKamensk-UralskyRussia159,543
Russia FlagDomodedovoRussia159,423
Russia FlagSyzranRussia157,590
Hungary FlagSzegedHungary156,780
Russia FlagZlatoustRussia155,903
Russia FlagSeverodvinskRussia155,084
Russia FlagKerchRussia149,888
Russia FlagKolpinoRussia148,495
Poland FlagZabrzePoland147,370
Russia FlagMiassRussia146,016
Ukraine FlagMelitopolUkraine144,988
Russia FlagElektrostalRussia144,329
Russia FlagShchelkovoRussia143,663
Russia FlagSalavatRussia143,326
Russia FlagKopeyskRussia142,555
Russia FlagPyatigorskRussia142,364
Romania FlagVasluiRomania140,993
Ukraine FlagKramatorskUkraine139,887
Poland FlagBytomPoland139,856
Hungary FlagMiskolcHungary139,465
Hungary FlagPecsHungary139,439
Russia FlagMaykopRussia137,833
Poland FlagZielona GoraPoland137,342
Romania FlagTargu MuresRomania136,831
Russia FlagKaspiyskRussia136,459
Russia FlagSerpukhovRussia134,967
Russia FlagKyzylRussia133,949
Russia FlagNeftekamskRussia133,788
Belarus FlagBorisovBelarus133,552
Russia FlagObninskRussia133,455
Russia FlagNakhodkaRussia133,405
Russia FlagKolomnaRussia133,299
Romania FlagBaia MareRomania133,237
Russia FlagBereznikiRussia131,596
Hungary FlagGyorHungary129,970
Russia FlagNazranRussia129,719
Moldova FlagTiraspolMoldova129,252
Russia FlagNefteyuganskRussia129,223
Russia FlagDerbentRussia129,207
Russia FlagKovrovRussia126,792
Poland FlagRybnikPoland126,676
Russia FlagBatayskRussia125,770
Russia FlagKislovodskRussia125,441
Poland FlagRuda SlaskaPoland125,236
Russia FlagEssentukiRussia124,945
Poland FlagOpolePoland124,137
Russia FlagReutovRussia124,118
Belarus FlagPinskBelarus123,537
Russia FlagRamenskoeRussia120,424
Russia FlagNovocheboksarskRussia120,223
Russia FlagDolgoprudnyyRussia118,432
Bulgaria FlagStara ZagoraBulgaria118,375
Romania FlagBuzauRomania118,038
Poland FlagTychyPoland117,910
Russia FlagNovyy UrengoyRussia117,384
Bulgaria FlagRuseBulgaria116,649
Russia FlagOktyabrskyRussia116,593
Ukraine FlagBrovaryUkraine115,717
Russia FlagKhanty-MansiyskRussia115,586
Russia FlagMikhaylovskRussia115,244
Ukraine FlagUzhhorodUkraine115,201
Romania FlagSuceavaRomania115,141
Russia FlagNovomoskovskRussia114,714
Hungary FlagNyiregyhazaHungary114,407
Russia FlagPushkinoRussia114,047
Slovakia FlagBratislava - PetrzalkaSlovakia113,496
Russia FlagCherkesskRussia113,122
Russia FlagNevinnomysskRussia111,686
Cyprus FlagLimassolCyprus111,633
Romania FlagRamnicu ValceaRomania111,455
Russia FlagVidnoeRussia111,201
Russia FlagPervouralskRussia110,252
Romania FlagSatu MareRomania110,229
Romania FlagBotosaniRomania109,971
Czechia FlagLiberecCzechia109,803
Russia FlagZhukovskyRussia109,580
Poland FlagElblagPoland109,563
Russia FlagPushkinRussia109,470
Hungary FlagKecskemetHungary108,829
Poland FlagGorzow WielkopolskiPoland108,517
Poland FlagDabrowa GorniczaPoland108,447
Ukraine FlagYevpatoriaUkraine108,298
Russia FlagArtemRussia108,010
Russia FlagDimitrovgradRussia107,347
Poland FlagPlockPoland106,273
Russia FlagNoyabrskRussia106,187
Poland FlagKoszalinPoland105,028
Russia FlagElistaRussia104,952
Russia FlagOrekhovo-ZuevoRussia104,896
Russia FlagEvpatoriyaRussia104,700
Russia FlagSeverskRussia104,661
Russia FlagNoginskRussia104,424
Belarus FlagMozyrBelarus104,336
Czechia FlagOlomoucCzechia104,252
Romania FlagPiatra-NeamtRomania104,211
Ukraine FlagAlchevskUkraine103,923
Russia FlagArzamasRussia103,447
Belarus FlagLidaBelarus103,386
Russia FlagMuromRussia103,355
Russia FlagKamyshinRussia103,262
Ukraine FlagBerdianskUkraine101,994
Russia FlagBerdskRussia101,220
Belarus FlagOrshaBelarus100,500
Russia FlagNovoshakhtinskRussia99,998
Ukraine FlagSlovianskUkraine99,801
Russia FlagTobolskRussia99,622
Ukraine FlagNikopolUkraine99,334
Russia FlagSergiev PosadRussia98,702
Russia FlagZelenodolskRussia98,694
Poland FlagTarnowPoland98,606
Czechia FlagCeske BudejoviceCzechia98,499
Russia FlagAchinskRussia98,435
Ukraine FlagPavlohradUkraine97,515
Romania FlagDrobeta-Turnu SeverinRomania96,134
Belarus FlagSoligorskBelarus96,084
Russia FlagVoskresenskRussia95,624
Czechia FlagHradec KraloveCzechia95,549
Poland FlagChorzowPoland95,425
Hungary FlagSzekesfehervarHungary95,306
Russia FlagNovokuybyshevskRussia95,239
Poland FlagWloclawekPoland95,230
Belarus FlagNovopolotskBelarus94,663
Ukraine FlagSievierodonetskUkraine94,489
Poland FlagWalbrzychPoland94,434
Russia FlagZheleznogorskRussia94,344
Ukraine FlagKamianets-PodilskyiUkraine94,323
Romania FlagBistritaRomania94,284
Russia FlagVotkinskRussia94,245
Russia FlagMezhdurechenskRussia93,794
Czechia FlagPardubiceCzechia93,585
Russia FlagSarovRussia92,906
Russia FlagMagadanRussia91,666
Czechia FlagUsti nad LabemCzechia91,029
Russia FlagSerovRussia90,758
Moldova FlagBaltiMoldova89,969
Russia FlagKlinRussia89,887
Poland FlagKaliszPoland89,134
Romania FlagTargu JiuRomania88,769
Ukraine FlagLysychanskUkraine88,658
Russia FlagBuzulukRussia88,065
Poland FlagLegnicaPoland87,722
Belarus FlagMolodechnoBelarus87,620
Russia FlagChekhovRussia87,412
Russia FlagSarapulRussia87,346
Russia FlagSolikamskRussia87,308
Russia FlagLeninsk-KuznetskyRussia87,072
Russia FlagMichurinskRussia87,052
Moldova FlagTighinaMoldova86,055
Ukraine FlagMukacheveUkraine85,610
Bulgaria FlagPlevenBulgaria85,556
Poland FlagGrudziadzPoland85,412
Romania FlagFocsaniRomania85,115
Slovakia FlagBratislava - RuzinovSlovakia85,014
Russia FlagGlazovRussia84,813
Russia FlagKanskRussia84,779
Romania FlagTargovisteRomania84,662
Russia FlagIvanteevkaRussia84,466
Russia FlagVelikie LukiRussia83,875
Russia FlagAnapaRussia83,871
Poland FlagJaworznoPoland83,633
Russia FlagLobnyaRussia83,581
Russia FlagPetergofRussia83,214
Russia FlagGubkinRussia82,539
Poland FlagSlupskPoland82,369
Russia FlagKamensk-ShakhtinskyRussia81,573
Ukraine FlagKonotopUkraine81,180
Slovakia FlagPresovSlovakia80,542
Russia FlagGelendzhikRussia80,362
Russia FlagEyskRussia80,040
Slovakia FlagZilinaSlovakia80,000
Russia FlagAzovRussia79,366
Ukraine FlagIrpinUkraine79,287
Russia FlagZheleznogorskRussia79,257
Russia FlagKiselevskRussia79,186
Ukraine FlagUmanUkraine79,091
Poland FlagNowy SaczPoland78,993
Belarus FlagPolotskBelarus78,924
Russia FlagVerkhnyaya PyshmaRussia78,798
Russia FlagKotelnikiRussia78,390
Poland FlagJastrzebie-ZdrojPoland78,343
Ukraine FlagKhrustalniUkraine78,219
Russia FlagBugulmaRussia78,163
Russia FlagNaro-FominskRussia77,928
Romania FlagTulceaRomania77,591
Russia FlagUkhtaRussia77,141
Russia FlagBorRussia76,729
Hungary FlagSzombathelyHungary76,499
Russia FlagNovouralskRussia76,402
Russia FlagUst-IlimskRussia76,313
Romania FlagSlatinaRomania76,215
Bulgaria FlagSlivenBulgaria76,209
Russia FlagYurgaRussia76,186
Belarus FlagZhlobinBelarus76,060
Romania FlagResitaRomania75,714
Slovakia FlagNitraSlovakia75,676
Czechia FlagZlinCzechia75,254
Russia FlagKuznetskRussia75,185
Russia FlagElabugaRussia75,149
Ukraine FlagYenakiieveUkraine74,572
Russia FlagOzerskRussia74,556
Russia FlagDubnaRussia74,414
Romania FlagAlba IuliaRomania74,096
Russia FlagChaykovskyRussia73,855
Poland FlagSiedlcePoland73,735
Russia FlagKineshmaRussia73,595
Russia FlagNovotroitskRussia73,522
Russia FlagKropotkinRussia73,345
Ukraine FlagOleksandriiaUkraine73,024
Ukraine FlagYaltaUkraine72,939
Slovakia FlagBanska BystricaSlovakia72,722
Cyprus FlagStrovolosCyprus72,329
Ukraine FlagDrohobychUkraine72,140
Poland FlagJelenia GoraPoland71,967
Russia FlagYaltaRussia71,758
Hungary FlagErdHungary71,576
Ukraine FlagKadiivkaUkraine71,363
Russia FlagBalashovRussia71,350
Russia FlagEgorevskRussia70,879
Russia FlagBuynakskRussia70,832
Russia FlagUsole-SibirskoeRussia70,805
Czechia FlagKladnoCzechia70,584
Ukraine FlagBerdychivUkraine70,547
Poland FlagMyslowicePoland69,412
Ukraine FlagNovomoskovskUkraine69,144
Russia FlagTroitskRussia69,099
Ukraine FlagShostkaUkraine68,904
Ukraine FlagIzmailUkraine68,682
Czechia FlagHavirovCzechia68,537
Russia FlagMineralnye VodyRussia68,441
Romania FlagCalarasiRomania68,388
Ukraine FlagBakhmutUkraine68,104
Russia FlagChapaevskRussia67,612
Poland FlagPilaPoland67,606
Russia FlagMinusinskRussia67,470
Russia FlagIshimRussia67,361
Russia FlagLytkarinoRussia67,336
Poland FlagOstrow WielkopolskiPoland67,119
Ukraine FlagKovelUkraine66,858
Poland FlagSuwalkiPoland66,761
Russia FlagBirobidzhanRussia66,641
Russia FlagTuymazyRussia66,616
Bulgaria FlagDobrichBulgaria66,326
Russia FlagShadrinskRussia66,260
Russia FlagBelovoRussia66,226
Ukraine FlagBoryspilUkraine66,192
Romania FlagZalauRomania66,058
Poland FlagPruszkowPoland65,729
Romania FlagHunedoaraRomania65,567
Poland FlagStargardPoland65,503
Hungary FlagSzolnokHungary65,399
Russia FlagPavlovsky PosadRussia65,365
Ukraine FlagFeodosiaUkraine64,961
Russia FlagDmitrovRussia64,942
Russia FlagKogalymRussia64,622
Hungary FlagTatabanyaHungary64,440
Belarus FlagRechytsaBelarus64,417
Romania FlagBarladRomania64,375
Bulgaria FlagShumenBulgaria64,229
Poland FlagInowroclawPoland64,211
Ukraine FlagSmilaUkraine64,194
Poland FlagLubinPoland64,179
Russia FlagFeodosiyaRussia64,077
Russia FlagSunzhaRussia63,918
Russia FlagNyaganRussia63,901
Ukraine FlagKalushUkraine63,887
Bulgaria FlagPernikBulgaria63,887
Czechia FlagMostCzechia63,677
Russia FlagKirovo-ChepetskRussia63,392
Ukraine FlagKostiantynivkaUkraine63,374
Russia FlagAnzhero-SudzhenskRussia63,355
Russia FlagGorno-AltayskRussia63,195
Romania FlagRomanRomania63,154
Poland FlagKoninPoland63,086
Belarus FlagZhodzinaBelarus63,039
Poland FlagPiotrkow TrybunalskiPoland62,994
Russia FlagGudermesRussia62,974
Romania FlagDevaRomania62,924
Slovakia FlagTrnavaSlovakia62,836
Russia FlagStupinoRussia62,798
Ukraine FlagNizhynUkraine62,570
Ukraine FlagChervonohradUkraine62,525
Russia FlagKrasnoe SeloRussia62,030
Russia FlagUrus-MartanRussia62,015
Russia FlagBeloretskRussia61,757
Poland FlagZoryPoland61,701
Ukraine FlagDovzhanskUkraine61,617
Poland FlagSiemianowice SlaskiePoland61,536
Bulgaria FlagBlagoevgradBulgaria61,507
Bulgaria FlagHaskovoBulgaria61,372
Poland FlagTarnowskie GoryPoland61,371
Russia FlagIshimbayRussia61,292
Russia FlagDonskoyRussia61,229
Belarus FlagSvetlogorskBelarus61,067
Russia FlagBerezovskyRussia61,054
Hungary FlagSopronHungary60,983
Poland FlagGnieznoPoland60,798
Russia FlagKlintsyRussia60,683
Russia FlagKstovoRussia60,638
Russia FlagSlavyansk-na-KubaniRussia60,566
Ukraine FlagKolomyiaUkraine60,558
Russia FlagGeorgievskRussia60,553
Ukraine FlagPervomaiskUkraine60,406
Russia FlagKungurRussia60,272
Russia FlagIzberbashRussia60,244
Russia FlagProkhladnyyRussia59,995
Russia FlagLeninogorskRussia59,898
Romania FlagGiurgiuRomania59,888

Eastern Europe Cities Overview

Eastern Europe’s largest city is Moscow with 13.4M residents, followed by Saint Petersburg at 5.7M. Kiev is the next largest major center with 3M inhabitants.

The region includes a dense tier of large capitals: Minsk (2M), Warsaw (1.9M), Budapest (1.7M), Bucharest (2.1M), Prague (1.4M), and Sofia (1.2M).

Russia contributes several additional high-population inland metros, including Novosibirsk (1.6M ), Yekaterinburg (1.6M ), and Kazan (1.3M ). In Ukraine, Kharkiv remains another major urban hub at 1.4M.

Sources

  1. World Urbanization Prospects 2025 - United Nations population estimates and projections of major Urban Agglomerations
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.