Narva

Narva is a city and municipality in Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru County, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva river, which forms the Estonia–Russia international border. As of 1 January 2025, the population of Narva was approximately 52,495, according to data compiled by national statistical bureaus in the Baltic region. Narva is Estonia's third-largest city after Tallinn and Tartu. Narva was nearly completely destroyed in 1944, during World War II. During the Soviet era (1944–1991), the city's original inhabitants were not permitted to return, and immigrant workers from Soviet Russia and other parts of the former Soviet Union were introduced. Narva's population, 65% ethnic Estonian as of the 1934 census, became overwhelmingly non-Estonian in the second half of the 20th century. According to data from 2013, 46.7% of the city's inhabitants are citizens of Estonia, 36.3% are citizens of the Russian Federation, while 15.3% have undefined citizenship.