List of cities in the Baltic states by population

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This is a list of the most populous cities in the Baltic States: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The population figures, measured within city limits on a national level, have been estimated by each of the three corresponding national statistical institutions: State Data Agency of Lithuania, [1] Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia, [2] and Statistics Estonia. [3] The Lithuanian data is presented biannually, for January and July, whereas calculations from other countries is presented only for the 1st of January.

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Of the top 30 cities by population in the Baltic countries, 15 are situated in Lithuania, 10 in Latvia, and 5 in Estonia.

1. Vilnius Vilnius old town by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
1. Vilnius
2. Riga Riga oldtown.jpg
2. Riga
3. Tallinn Tallinn (32732171827).jpg
3. Tallinn
4. Kaunas Kauno senamiestis by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
4. Kaunas
5. Klaipeda Klaipeda-75713217.jpg
5. Klaipėda
RankCityPopulationDateCountry
1. Grand Coat of arms of Vilnius.svg Vilnius [a] 611,176 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
2. Coat of Arms of Riga.svg Riga 591,882 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
3. Tallinn wapen.svg Tallinn 456,518 [6] 2025Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
4. Coat of arms of Kaunas.svg Kaunas 304,524 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
5. Coat of arms of Klaipeda (Lithuania).svg Klaipėda 161,205 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
6. Coat of arms of Siauliai Grand (Lithuania).svg Šiauliai 112,642 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
7. Tartu coat of arms.svg Tartu 97,304 [6] 2025Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
8. Coat of Arms of Panevezys.svg Panevėžys 85,283 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
9. Coat of arms of Daugavpils.svg Daugavpils 78,112 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
10. Coat of Arms of Liepaja.svg Liepāja 67,398 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
11. Escut Jelgava.png Jelgava 54,821 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
12. Narva vapp.svg Narva 52,495 [6] 2025Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
13. Coat of Arms of Jurmala.svg Jūrmala 51,933 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
14. Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).svg Alytus 50,477 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
15. Et-Parnu coa.svg Pärnu 41,529 [6] 2025Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
16. Marijampole COA.svg Marijampolė 36,076 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
17. Coat of arms of Mazeikiai (Lithuania).svg Mažeikiai 33,250 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
18. Coat of arms of Kohtla-Jarve.svg Kohtla-Järve 32,839 [6] 2025Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
19. LVA Ventspils COA.svg Ventspils 32,719 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
20. Coat of arms of Jonava (Lithuania).svg Jonava 26,620 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
21. Coat of Arms of Rezekne.svg Rēzekne 26,425 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
22. Coat of arms of Utena (Lithuania).svg Utena 25,458 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
23. Coat of arms of Kedainiai (Lithuania).svg Kėdainiai 23,422 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
24. COA LV Valmiera.svg Valmiera 22,811 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
25. Coat of Arms of Ogre.svg Ogre 22,753 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
26. Ukmerge COA.svg Ukmergė 21,983 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
27. Telsiai COA.gif Telšiai 21,681 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
28. Coat of arms of Taurage (Lithuania).svg Tauragė 21,521 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
29. Coat of Arms of Jekabpils.svg Jēkabpils 21,014 [5] 2025Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
30. Visaginas COA.svg Visaginas 19,035 [4] 2025Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Comprises data of the cities of Vilnius and Grigiškės, which amalgamate the Municipality

References

  1. ↑ "Pradžia - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas". osp.stat.gov.lt. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. ↑ "Home | Centrālā statistikas pārvalde". www.csp.gov.lv. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Home | Statistikaamet". www.stat.ee. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Resident population by city/town as of 1 July". State Data Agency. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Population at the beginning of year and population change and key vital statistics in regions, cities, towns and municipalities after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021 - 2025". Oficiālās statistikas portāls. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "RV0240: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFTER THE 2017 ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, 1 JANUARY". PxWeb. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
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