Narva

For other uses, see Narva (disambiguation).

Narva
City
View of Narva from Hermann Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Narva
Narva Location within Europe Narva Location within Baltic Sea region Narva Location within Estonia
Coordinates: 59°22′33″N 28°11′46″E
Country	Estonia
County	Ida-Viru
First mentioned	1172
City rights	1345
Government
• Mayor	Jaan Toots
Area
• Total	84.54 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2024)
• Total	52,495
• Rank	3rd
• Density	620.9/km2 (1,608/sq mi)
Demonym	narvalane (Estonian)
Ethnicity (2011)
• Russians	87.7%
• Estonians	5.2%
• other	7.1%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	20001 to 21020
Area code	(+372) 035
ISO 3166 code	EE-511
Website	www.narva.ee

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.