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Minsk

Minsk City · Belarus
City population
1,742,124
#1
in Belarus
#252
worldwide
Minsk
53.900, 27.567
Share of Belarus
19.2%
Of the national population
Elevation
222 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Capital city
National
The capital of Belarus
Time zone
Europe/Minsk
IANA zone identifier

About Minsk

The national capital holds 1,742,124 people, nearly one-fifth of Belarus's population and vastly larger than any other city in the country. Minsk sits at an elevation of 222 m and is surrounded by smaller urban centres: Kalodzishchy lies 15 km away with 17,000 people, while Smaliavičy (37 km) and Dzyarzhynsk (37 km) have populations of 24,402 and 29,607 respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Belarus
#1of 56
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Belarus
Region
Minsk City
Coordinates
53.900, 27.567
Record updated
1 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 56 in Belarus

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

15KMKalodzishchy17K people23KMFanipol19K people23KMZaslawye17K people37KMSmaliavičy24K people37KMDzyarzhynsk30K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Minsk1.74M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Minsk compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Minsk1.74M

Minsk Population FAQ

What is the population of Minsk?

Minsk has a city population of 1,742,124. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Minsk?

Minsk is in Minsk City, Belarus. Its coordinates are 53.900, 27.567.

How big is Minsk compared with other cities in Belarus?

It is the 1st largest of the 56 cities listed in Belarus, holding 19.2% of the national population.

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