Urban population in Belarus
Belarus: Urban population was 7.22 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Belarus, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Belarus stood at 7.22 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Belarus peaked at 7.30 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.68 million, in 1960.
Belarus ranks 82nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.23 million | 2.68 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.66 million | 3.98 million | 5.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.09 million | 5.46 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.91 million | 6.77 million | 6.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.99 million | 6.96 million | 7.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.21 million | 7.07 million | 7.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.25 million | 7.22 million | 7.30 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Belarus
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 79.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 22.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 1.41 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 4.2% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 9.2% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 9.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Belarus?
- Urban population in Belarus was 7.22 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.30 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.68 million in 1960.
- How does Belarus rank for urban population?
- Belarus ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.