City | 2024 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 |
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.