Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Belarus

Urban population in Belarus in 2025 — 7,222,871 people. Ranked 82 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 169.7%.

2025 7.22M people −0.08% vs 2024
World rank 82of 217
Period maximum 7.3M people2020
Period minimum 2.68M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Belarus, 1960–20252M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,677,715 people1962: 2,917,742 people1964: 3,152,406 people1966: 3,399,729 people1968: 3,678,968 people1970: 3,975,243 people1972: 4,279,568 people1974: 4,601,709 people1976: 4,892,844 people1978: 5,178,291 people1980: 5,455,144 people1982: 5,735,184 people1984: 6,024,916 people1986: 6,306,894 people1988: 6,581,076 people1990: 6,768,476 people1992: 6,877,815 people1994: 6,929,641 people1996: 6,936,318 people1998: 6,952,014 people2000: 6,977,467 people2002: 6,992,747 people2004: 6,982,922 people2006: 6,974,268 people2008: 7,008,135 people2010: 7,070,213 people2012: 7,135,016 people2014: 7,213,046 people2016: 7,276,827 people2018: 7,287,995 people2020: 7,296,574 people2022: 7,241,570 people2024: 7,228,942 people2025: 7,222,871 people
Change over the period: +4.55M (+169.74%) Average annual rate: 1.54 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belarus

Belarus 7.22M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Eastern Europe computed 198M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.22M −6,071 −0.08%
2024 7.23M −4,901 −0.07%
2023 7.23M −7,727 −0.11%
2022 7.24M −26,641 −0.37%
2021 7.27M −28,363 −0.39%
2020 7.3M +493 +0.01%
2019 7.3M +8,086 +0.11%
2018 7.29M +2,604 +0.04%
2017 7.29M +8,564 +0.12%
2016 7.28M +27,146 +0.37%
2015 7.25M +36,635 +0.51%
2014 7.21M +40,955 +0.57%
2013 7.17M +37,075 +0.52%
2012 7.14M +33,130 +0.47%
2011 7.1M +31,673 +0.45%
2010 7.07M +18,671 +0.26%
2009 7.05M +43,407 +0.62%
2008 7.01M +19,906 +0.28%
2007 6.99M +13,961 +0.2%
2006 6.97M +13,252 +0.19%
2005 6.96M −21,906 −0.31%
2004 6.98M −3,065 −0.04%
2003 6.99M −6,760 −0.1%
2002 6.99M +11,516 +0.16%
2001 6.98M +3,764 +0.05%
2000 6.98M +10,813 +0.16%
1999 6.97M +14,640 +0.21%
1998 6.95M +9,978 +0.14%
1997 6.94M +5,718 +0.08%
1996 6.94M +2,854 +0.04%
1995 6.93M +3,823 +0.06%
1994 6.93M +16,443 +0.24%
1993 6.91M +35,383 +0.51%
1992 6.88M +47,161 +0.69%
1991 6.83M +62,178 +0.92%
1990 6.77M +73,914 +1.1%
1989 6.69M +113,486 +1.72%
1988 6.58M +127,704 +1.98%
1987 6.45M +146,478 +2.32%
1986 6.31M +140,844 +2.28%
1985 6.17M +141,134 +2.34%
1984 6.02M +145,279 +2.47%
1983 5.88M +144,453 +2.52%
1982 5.74M +139,393 +2.49%
1981 5.6M +140,647 +2.58%
1980 5.46M +144,304 +2.72%
1979 5.31M +132,549 +2.56%
1978 5.18M +145,438 +2.89%
1977 5.03M +140,009 +2.86%
1976 4.89M +141,293 +2.97%
1975 4.75M +149,842 +3.26%
1974 4.6M +157,770 +3.55%
1973 4.44M +164,371 +3.84%
1972 4.28M +157,325 +3.82%
1971 4.12M +147,000 +3.7%
1970 3.98M +148,703 +3.89%
1969 3.83M +147,572 +4.01%
1968 3.68M +145,021 +4.1%
1967 3.53M +134,218 +3.95%
1966 3.4M +125,912 +3.85%
1965 3.27M +121,411 +3.85%
1964 3.15M +119,428 +3.94%
1963 3.03M +115,236 +3.95%
1962 2.92M +114,177 +4.07%
1961 2.8M +125,850 +4.7%
1960 2.68M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.