List of cities in the Baltic states by population

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This is a list of cities in the Baltic States by population. The population is measured within city limits on a national level, independently, by each statistical bureau: Central Statistic Bureau of Latvia, [1] Statistics Estonia [2] and State Data Agency of Lithuania. [3] Of the top 30 cities by population in the Baltics, 15 are Lithuanian, 10 are Latvian, and 5 are Estonian.

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1. Riga Riga oldtown.jpg
1. Riga
2. Vilnius Vilnius old town by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg
2. Vilnius
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. Coat of Arms of Riga.svg Riga 609,489 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
2. Grand Coat of arms of Vilnius.svg Vilnius [lower-alpha 1] 602,430 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
3. Tallinn wapen.svg Tallinn 453,864 [6] 2023Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
4. Coat of arms of Kaunas.svg Kaunas 304,210 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
5. Coat of arms of Klaipeda (Lithuania).svg Klaipėda 159,403 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
6. Coat of arms of Siauliai Grand (Lithuania).svg Šiauliai 110,463 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
7. Tartu coat of arms.svg Tartu 97,524 [6] 2023Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
8. Coat of Arms of Panevezys.svg Panevėžys 86,606 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
9. Coat of arms of Daugavpils.svg Daugavpils 78,850 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
10. Coat of Arms of Liepaja.svg Liepāja 67,088 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
11. Escut Jelgava.png Jelgava 54,836 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
12. Narva vapp.svg Narva 53,875 [6] 2023Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
13. Coat of arms of Alytus (Lithuania).svg Alytus 51,353 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
14. Coat of Arms of Jurmala.svg Jūrmala 51,158 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
15. Et-Parnu coa.svg Pärnu 41,226 [6] 2023Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
16. Marijampole COA.svg Marijampolė 36,704 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
17. Coat of arms of Kohtla-Jarve.svg Kohtla-Järve 33,675 [6] 2023Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
18. Coat of arms of Mazeikiai (Lithuania).svg Mažeikiai 33,377 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
19. LVA Ventspils COA.svg Ventspils 32,948 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
20. Coat of arms of Utena (Lithuania).svg Utena 27,763 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
21. Coat of arms of Jonava (Lithuania).svg Jonava 26,838 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
22. Coat of Arms of Rezekne.svg Rēzekne 26,378 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
23. Coat of arms of Kedainiai (Lithuania).svg Kėdainiai 23,362 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
24. Coat of Arms of Ogre.svg Ogre 22,884 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
25. COA LV Valmiera.svg Valmiera 22,585 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
26. Telsiai COA.gif Telšiai 22,024 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
27. Coat of Arms of Jekabpils.svg Jēkabpils 21,436 [4] 2023Flag of Latvia (physical).svg  Latvia
28. Coat of arms of Taurage (Lithuania).svg Tauragė 21,216 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
29. Ukmerge COA.svg Ukmergė 20,928 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
30. Visaginas COA.svg Visaginas 19,584 [5] 2024Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania

See also

Notes

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

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