Belarus Cities by Population 2025
5 Most Populated Belarus Cities
17 cities
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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%.