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Regions & Provinces

The population of the regions and provinces of Belgium according to official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Estimate (E) 1984-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 1990-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-01-01
Belgium	BEL	Kingd	Bruxelles	30,528	9,853,023	9,947,782	10,239,085	10,839,905	11,492,641	11,584,008		→
Vlaams Gewest [Flanders]	VLA	Reg	Bruxelles	13,522	5,662,336	5,739,736	5,940,251	6,251,983	6,629,143	6,698,876	1352200
Antwerpen [Antwerp]	ANT	Prov	Antwerpen	2,867	1,578,869	1,597,310	1,643,972	1,744,862	1,869,730	1,886,609	286700	→
Limburg	LIM	Prov	Hasselt	2,422	726,884	745,034	791,178	838,505	877,370	885,951	242200	→
Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders]	OVL	Prov	Gent	2,982	1,331,193	1,331,608	1,361,623	1,432,326	1,525,255	1,543,865	298200	→
Vlaams-Brabant [Flemish Brabant]	BRV	Prov	Leuven	2,106	938,816	963,283	1,014,704	1,076,924	1,155,843	1,173,440	210600	→
West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders]	WVL	Prov	Brugge	3,144	1,086,574	1,102,501	1,128,774	1,159,366	1,200,945	1,209,011	314400	→
Région wallonne [Wallonia]	WAL	Reg	Namur	16,844	3,202,253	3,243,661	3,339,516	3,498,384	3,645,243	3,662,495	1684400
Brabant Wallon [Walloon Brabant]	BRW	Prov	Wavre	1,091	290,192	315,358	349,884	379,515	406,019	409,782	109100	→
Hainaut	HAI	Prov	Mons	3,786	1,285,936	1,278,039	1,279,467	1,309,880	1,346,840	1,351,127	378600	→
Liège	LIE	Prov	Liège	3,862	992,061	998,213	1,019,442	1,067,685	1,109,800	1,110,989	386200	→
Luxembourg	LUX	Prov	Arlon	4,440	223,813	230,827	246,820	269,023	286,752	291,143	444000	→
Namur	NAM	Prov	Namur	3,666	410,251	421,224	443,903	472,281	495,832	499,454	366600	→
Région de Bruxelles (Brussels Gewest) [Brussels]	BRU	Reg	Bruxelles	161	982,434	964,385	959,318	1,089,538	1,218,255	1,222,637	16100	→
Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussel Hoofdstad) [Brussels]	BRC	Arr	Bruxelles	161	982,434	964,385	959,318	1,089,538	1,218,255	1,222,637	16100	→

The 2011 census reports 11,000,638 as total population for January 1st. According to the population definition used by Statistics Belgium otherwise, however, the 2011 population is 10,951,226. The second number is coherent with the presented population figures.
(1984) Annuaire Statistique de la Belgique, 1984.
(1990) (2000) (2010) (2020) (2022) Statistics Belgium (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2022-01-01
1	Antwerpen	ANT	530,630
2	Gent	OVL	265,086
3	Charleroi	HAI	202,421
4	Liège	LIE	195,278
5	Bruxelles	BRC	188,737
6	Schaerbeek	BRC	130,690
7	Anderlecht	BRC	122,547
8	Brugge	WVL	118,509
9	Namur	NAM	112,559
10	Leuven	BRV	102,236

Contents: Cities & Municipalities

The population of all Belgian cities and municipalities with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to official estimates.

Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 1984-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 1990-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2010-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2020-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2022-01-01	Area
Aalst (Alost)	OVL	77,767	76,245	76,313	80,043	87,332	88,854	7810	→
Aalter	OVL	23,554	24,474	26,303	27,665	29,182	29,340	11920	→
Aarschot	BRV	26,014	26,179	27,495	28,405	30,183	30,594	6250	→
Andenne	NAM	22,506	22,897	23,529	25,131	27,573	27,863	8620	→
Anderlecht	BRC	91,841	89,231	87,812	104,647	120,887	122,547	1770	→
Ans	LIE	26,598	27,637	27,528	27,638	28,598	28,625	2340	→
Antwerpen (Anvers) [Antwerp]	ANT	488,425	470,349	446,525	483,505	529,247	530,630	20450	→
Arlon (Aarlen)	LUX	22,128	23,325	24,791	27,763	30,081	30,818	11860	→
Asse	BRV	26,285	27,047	27,931	30,228	33,505	34,494	4960	→
Ath (Aat)	HAI	23,858	23,849	25,430	28,026	29,494	29,630	12690	→
Auderghem (Oudergem)	BRC	29,959	29,143	28,804	30,811	34,404	34,986	900	→
Balen	ANT	18,389	18,683	19,290	21,022	22,813	23,000	7290	→
Beersel	BRV	20,958	21,995	22,880	23,903	25,343	26,013	3000	→
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Sint-Agatha-Berchem)	BRC	18,593	18,566	18,735	22,185	25,502	25,298	290	→
Beringen	LIM	35,115	36,289	39,261	42,758	46,598	47,217	7830	→
Beveren	OVL	41,426	42,163	44,977	46,299	49,047	49,531	15020	→
Bilzen	LIM	26,326	27,079	29,335	30,882	32,477	32,455	7590	→
Binche	HAI	33,001	32,828	32,190	32,749	33,448	33,470	6070	→
Blankenberge	WVL	15,175	16,462	17,414	18,907	20,463	20,408	1740	→
Bornem	ANT	18,283	18,813	19,939	20,556	21,353	21,599	4580	→
Boussu	HAI	20,941	20,749	20,059	20,104	19,846	19,913	2000	→
Braine-l'Alleud (Eigenbrakel)	BRW	30,558	31,989	35,259	38,303	40,170	40,346	5210	→
Braine-le-Comte ('s Gravenbrakel)	HAI	16,679	17,504	19,084	21,035	22,062	22,752	8470	→
Brasschaat	ANT	32,845	34,540	37,138	36,949	38,223	38,237	3850	→
Brecht	ANT	17,057	20,172	25,091	27,597	29,454	30,143	9080	→
Brugge (Bruges)	WVL	118,146	117,460	116,246	116,741	118,656	118,509	13840	→
Bruxelles (Brussel) [Brussels]	BRC	137,211	136,706	133,859	157,673	185,103	188,737	3260	→
Charleroi	HAI	213,041	206,779	200,827	202,598	202,746	202,421	10210	→
Châtelet	HAI	38,405	36,656	35,452	36,050	35,668	35,527	2700	→
Chaudfontaine	LIE	19,583	20,288	20,607	20,865	20,855	20,556	2550	→
Colfontaine	HAI	22,512	21,610	20,480	20,090	20,741	20,714	1360	→
Courcelles	HAI	29,298	29,336	29,706	30,218	31,197	31,148	4420	→
Deinze	OVL	35,533	36,242	38,552	41,083	43,580	44,315	12740	→
Denderleeuw	OVL	16,533	16,607	16,984	18,485	20,551	20,772	1380	→
Dendermonde (Termonde)	OVL	42,512	42,470	43,137	44,095	45,870	46,325	5570	→
Diest	BRV	21,049	21,481	22,132	23,048	24,234	24,516	5820	→
Dilbeek	BRV	36,003	36,647	37,722	39,998	43,423	44,095	4120	→
Dilsen-Stokkem	LIM	16,289	16,854	18,187	19,663	20,693	20,995	6560	→
Edegem	ANT	23,727	23,300	22,253	21,171	22,261	22,386	870	→
Eeklo	OVL	19,436	18,972	19,069	20,043	21,285	21,775	3000	→
Erpe-Mere	OVL	18,753	18,698	19,249	19,280	20,146	20,606	3400	→
Etterbeek	BRC	44,267	39,641	39,404	44,352	48,473	48,535	310	→
Eupen	LIE	17,071	17,026	17,516	18,717	19,762	19,874	10370	→
Evere	BRC	30,487	29,685	31,348	35,803	42,656	43,608	500	→
Evergem	OVL	29,363	29,407	31,155	33,112	35,628	36,087	7500	→
Flémalle	LIE	27,910	26,557	25,777	25,016	26,389	26,677	3670	→
Fleurus	HAI	22,325	22,525	22,380	22,358	23,056	22,923	5930	→
Forest (Vorst)	BRC	49,425	47,178	45,555	50,258	56,581	56,616	620	→
Frameries	HAI	21,837	21,334	20,679	20,997	21,959	21,717	2590	→
Ganshoren	BRC	21,258	20,581	19,757	22,589	25,234	25,252	250	→
Geel	ANT	31,541	32,367	33,677	36,990	40,709	41,146	10990	→
Gembloux	NAM	18,317	18,952	20,484	23,206	26,141	26,330	9590	→
Genk	LIM	61,532	61,343	62,842	64,757	66,447	67,009	8790	→
Gent (Gand) [Ghent]	OVL	235,401	230,543	224,180	243,366	263,927	265,086	15620	→
Geraardsbergen (Grammont)	OVL	30,248	30,219	30,945	32,033	33,649	34,328	7970	→
Grâce-Hollogne	LIE	22,316	22,099	22,503	21,820	22,823	23,037	3420	→
Grimbergen	BRV	31,919	31,944	32,930	35,169	37,972	38,539	3860	→
Halle (Hal)	BRV	32,448	32,574	33,655	36,000	40,182	41,284	4440	→
Hamme	OVL	22,767	22,733	22,685	23,900	24,946	25,141	4020	→
Harelbeke	WVL	25,489	25,733	26,320	26,577	28,502	29,095	2910	→
Hasselt	LIM	65,503	66,094	68,085	73,067	78,714	79,524	10220	→
Heist-op-den-Berg	ANT	35,175	35,238	37,233	39,866	42,950	43,594	8650	→
Herent	BRV	16,249	17,463	18,848	20,030	21,920	22,430	3270	→
Herentals	ANT	24,227	24,374	25,474	26,759	28,272	28,455	4860	→
Herstal	LIE	37,721	36,356	36,292	38,219	40,190	40,481	2350	→
Heusden-Zolder	LIM	27,541	28,589	30,105	31,526	33,892	34,243	5320	→
Hoogstraten	ANT	14,712	15,615	17,751	19,754	21,424	21,895	10530	→
Houthalen-Helchteren	LIM	25,615	27,062	29,215	30,126	30,550	30,844	7830	→
Huy (Hoei)	LIE	17,361	18,114	19,056	20,789	21,238	21,405	4770	→
Ieper (Ypres)	WVL	34,670	35,231	35,071	34,962	34,995	35,039	13060	→
Ixelles (Elsene)	BRC	74,610	73,128	73,174	80,183	87,632	87,052	630	→
Izegem	WVL	26,570	26,479	26,532	27,111	28,322	28,845	2550	→
Jette	BRC	39,320	38,769	39,749	46,818	52,728	52,751	500	→
Kapellen	ANT	22,477	23,977	25,671	26,427	26,981	27,442	3710	→
Knokke-Heist	WVL	29,730	31,541	33,148	33,825	33,089	32,875	5640	→
Koekelberg	BRC	16,098	16,096	16,211	19,812	21,959	22,023	120	→
Koksijde	WVL	14,974	17,397	19,729	21,832	21,869	21,851	4400	→
Kontich	ANT	18,003	18,667	19,874	20,489	21,203	21,340	2370	→
Kortenberg	BRV	15,071	15,813	17,355	18,937	20,289	20,462	3450	→
Kortrijk (Courtrai)	WVL	75,592	76,081	74,790	74,911	77,109	77,741	8000	→
La Louvière	HAI	76,411	76,138	76,568	78,071	81,138	80,992	6420	→
Lanaken	LIM	20,679	22,042	23,500	25,341	25,884	26,172	5900	→
Leuven (Louvain)	BRV	84,908	85,193	88,014	95,463	102,275	102,236	5660	→
Liège (Luik)	LIE	203,065	196,825	185,639	192,504	197,217	195,278	6940	→
Lier (Lierre)	ANT	31,209	30,918	32,191	33,930	36,646	37,309	4970	→
Lievegem	OVL	24,334	24,598	25,509	25,495	26,310	26,657	8020	→
Lochristi	OVL	16,545	17,096	18,907	21,386	22,610	22,897	6030	→
Lokeren	OVL	33,851	34,873	36,458	39,174	42,044	42,703	6750	→
Lommel	LIM	26,094	27,427	30,433	32,917	34,245	34,396	10240	→
Maaseik	LIM	20,514	21,063	22,852	24,570	25,310	25,524	7690	→
Maasmechelen	LIM	33,613	33,833	35,430	36,937	38,933	39,409	7630	→
Maldegem	OVL	21,459	21,340	22,036	22,791	23,958	24,409	9460	→
Manage	HAI	21,499	21,682	21,812	22,227	23,429	23,825	1960	→
Mechelen (Malines)	ANT	76,670	75,622	75,438	80,940	86,921	86,996	6520	→
Meise	BRV	15,553	16,661	18,347	18,382	19,627	19,991	3480	→
Menen (Menin)	WVL	32,905	32,726	32,028	32,530	33,540	33,982	3310	→
Merelbeke	OVL	19,735	20,123	21,786	23,117	24,756	24,886	3660	→
Mol	ANT	30,060	30,270	31,683	34,114	37,022	37,600	11430	→
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)	BRC	71,130	68,904	71,219	88,181	97,979	97,697	590	→
Mons (Bergen)	HAI	91,216	91,867	90,935	91,759	95,887	96,545	14650	→
Mortsel	ANT	26,534	25,978	25,086	24,737	26,157	26,189	780	→
Mouscron (Moeskroen)	HAI	54,315	53,545	52,492	54,651	58,767	59,179	4010	→
Namur (Namen)	NAM	101,861	103,466	105,419	108,950	111,432	112,559	17570	→
Nijlen	ANT	18,970	19,442	20,423	21,572	22,936	23,259	3910	→
Ninove	OVL	33,751	33,318	34,559	36,675	39,251	39,626	7260	→
Nivelles (Nijvel)	BRW	22,098	22,866	23,751	26,047	28,883	29,085	6060	→
Oostende (Ostende) [Ostend]	WVL	69,039	68,527	67,279	69,064	71,647	71,557	3770	→
Oostkamp	WVL	20,081	20,203	21,218	22,452	23,805	23,998	7960	→
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	BRW	20,216	22,194	27,380	30,721	31,316	31,363	3300	→
Oudenaarde (Audenarde)	OVL	27,258	27,055	27,788	29,702	31,612	31,866	6810	→
Oudsbergen	LIM	18,467	19,301	21,644	22,885	23,615	23,611	11630	→
Oupeye	LIE	23,095	23,206	23,720	23,869	25,444	25,571	3610	→
Overijse	BRV	21,366	22,665	23,738	24,430	25,497	25,888	4440	→
Pelt	LIM	24,407	25,439	27,911	30,502	33,076	33,601	8360	→
Poperinge	WVL	19,644	19,305	19,254	19,960	19,717	19,782	11930	→
Puurs-Sint-Amands	ANT	22,343	22,429	23,296	24,607	26,142	26,311	4900	→
Rixensart	BRW	19,873	20,743	21,271	21,668	22,653	22,856	1750	→
Roeselare (Roulers)	WVL	51,712	52,512	54,199	57,432	63,478	64,495	5980	→
Ronse (Renaix)	OVL	24,081	23,935	23,849	25,146	26,374	26,702	3450	→
Saint-Ghislain	HAI	21,869	22,147	22,096	22,896	23,428	23,502	7020	→
Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis)	BRC	42,769	43,579	42,458	46,981	49,678	48,837	250	→
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Sint-Joost-ten-Node)	BRC	20,352	21,511	22,097	26,338	27,497	26,965	110	→
Saint-Nicolas	LIE	24,728	24,034	23,101	22,774	24,329	24,369	680	→
Sambreville	NAM	27,475	27,371	27,197	27,316	28,372	28,254	3420	→
Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek)	BRC	105,346	104,768	105,692	121,232	132,799	130,690	810	→
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Montaigu-Zichem)	BRV	20,400	20,525	21,720	22,553	23,078	23,375	5050	→
Schilde	ANT	17,093	18,521	19,562	19,496	19,873	20,031	3600	→
Schoten	ANT	30,774	31,037	32,733	33,342	34,316	34,157	2960	→
Seraing	LIE	62,832	60,952	60,557	62,698	64,192	63,926	3530	→
Sint-Katelijne-Waver	ANT	17,510	17,994	19,038	20,149	21,026	21,391	3610	→
Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas)	OVL	68,277	67,979	68,290	71,806	78,531	80,167	8380	→
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	BRV	27,791	28,697	30,013	31,572	34,621	35,486	4040	→
Sint-Truiden (Saint-Trond)	LIM	36,665	37,027	37,147	39,309	40,672	40,845	10690	→
Soignies (Zinnik)	HAI	23,334	23,626	24,582	26,169	28,271	28,523	11030	→
Temse (Tamise)	OVL	23,517	23,844	25,533	28,147	30,196	30,635	3990	→
Tervuren	BRV	18,913	19,153	20,181	21,165	22,708	22,852	3290	→
Tielt	WVL	19,132	19,338	19,208	19,647	20,603	20,500	6850	→
Tienen (Tirlemont)	BRV	32,299	31,669	31,479	32,552	35,293	35,973	7180	→
Tongeren (Tongres)	LIM	29,555	29,478	29,723	30,042	31,142	31,562	8760	→
Torhout	WVL	17,587	18,084	18,838	19,885	20,467	20,517	4520	→
Tournai (Doornik)	HAI	67,291	67,767	67,379	69,043	69,083	68,518	21380	→
Tubize (Tubeke)	BRW	20,025	20,348	21,461	23,553	26,656	27,774	3270	→
Turnhout	ANT	37,438	37,669	38,596	40,763	45,280	46,372	5610	→
Uccle (Ukkel)	BRC	75,736	75,402	74,221	77,589	83,980	85,099	2290	→
Verviers	LIE	54,155	53,657	53,148	55,253	55,290	55,102	3310	→
Vilvoorde (Vilvorde)	BRV	33,085	32,942	34,982	39,628	45,495	46,354	2150	→
Waregem	WVL	33,575	34,555	35,839	36,306	38,350	38,948	4430	→
Waterloo	BRW	24,960	27,424	28,986	29,598	30,376	30,356	2100	→
Watermael-Boitsfort (Watermaal-Bosvoorde)	BRC	24,765	24,960	24,773	24,260	25,332	25,187	1290	→
Wavre (Waver)	BRW	25,333	28,126	31,033	32,910	34,748	35,111	4180	→
Westerlo	ANT	19,782	20,562	21,960	23,896	25,119	25,308	5510	→
Wetteren	OVL	23,067	22,705	22,795	23,551	26,021	26,444	3670	→
Wevelgem	WVL	29,618	30,462	31,374	30,975	31,579	31,565	3880	→
Willebroek	ANT	22,467	22,120	22,508	24,204	26,826	27,436	2740	→
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe)	BRC	48,982	48,141	46,528	50,749	57,712	58,541	720	→
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe)	BRC	40,285	38,396	37,922	39,077	42,119	42,216	890	→
Wuustwezel	ANT	13,466	14,893	17,552	19,213	21,213	21,523	8940	→
Zaventem	BRV	25,358	25,856	26,901	30,446	34,782	35,916	2760	→
Zedelgem	WVL	19,494	20,171	22,020	22,180	22,852	23,157	6030	→
Zele	OVL	19,743	20,002	20,394	20,544	21,338	21,349	3310	→
Zemst	BRV	17,401	18,634	20,553	21,928	23,260	23,306	4280	→
Zoersel	ANT	15,411	17,662	20,164	21,265	22,065	22,317	3870	→
Zonhoven	LIM	16,249	17,249	18,940	20,570	21,327	21,473	3930	→
Zottegem	OVL	24,822	24,473	24,574	24,882	26,686	27,341	5670	→
Zwevegem	WVL	22,799	23,019	23,489	24,113	24,814	25,140	6320	→

(1984) Annuaire Statistique de la Belgique, 1984.
(1990) (2000) (2010) (2020) (2022) Statistics Belgium (web).