Minsk — UN urban centre population
Minsk has a recorded base population of 1,950,680 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Minsk UN urban centre: 1,950,680 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 1,950,680. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,742,124; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Minsk
9 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 9 of 9 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 1,995,471; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed UN urban centre denominator 1,950,680; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frunzyenski Rayon | 459,849 | 23.57% | Not independently verified |
| Maskowski Rayon | 308,754 | 15.83% | Not independently verified |
| Pyershamayski Rayon | 231,906 | 11.89% | Not independently verified |
| Zavodski Rayon | 230,701 | 11.83% | Not independently verified |
| Lyeninski Rayon | 214,701 | 11.01% | Not independently verified |
| Kastrychnitski Rayon | 170,527 | 8.74% | Not independently verified |
| Savyetski Rayon | 156,739 | 8.04% | Not independently verified |
| Tsentral’ny Rayon | 128,151 | 6.57% | Not independently verified |
| Partyzanski Rayon | 94,143 | 4.83% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,950,680 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Puebla | 1,947,971 | −0.1% |
| Jamshedpur | 1,956,840 | +0.3% |
| Sapporo | 1,964,519 | +0.7% |
| Freetown | 1,935,761 | −0.8% |
| N'Djamena | 1,934,909 | −0.8% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (−0.16% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,950,680, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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