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27.03.2026 / 11:16

Top 25 cities in Belarus by population. Here are the latest figures

The population increased only in Brest and Grodno.

Grodno — the third most populous city in Belarus

Here is the top 25 populated places by number of residents as of January 1, 2026. These are cities with more than 40 thousand people.

No.	City	as of 1.1.2025	as of 1.1.2026
1	Minsk	1 996 730	1 995 091
2	Gomel	501 193	499 853
3	Grodno	363 718	364 902
4	Vitebsk	358 927	357 899
5	Mogilev	352 896	352 891
6	Brest	346 061	347 138
7	Bobruisk	205 502	204 103
8	Baranovichi	170 817	170 039
9	Borisov	134 732	133 700
10	Pinsk	124 008	123 283
11	Mozyr	104 517	104 302
12	Lida	103 262	102 603
13	Orsha	101 662	100 422
14	Salihorsk	96 993	96 418
15	Novopolotsk	95 370	94 666
16	Maladzyechna	88 290	87 339
17	Polotsk	79 285	79 105
18	Zhlobin	76 304	75 732
19	Rechytsa	64 733	64 508
20	Zhodino	63 354	62 983
21	Svietlahorsk	61 812	61 280
22	Slutsk	59 450	58 995
23	Kobryn	52 432	52 235
24	Slonim	48 402	48 001
25	Vawkavysk	41 020	40 541

Of the listed cities, the population grew only in Grodno and Brest.

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