Belgium: Hainaut
Contents: Hainaut
Province
1,345,947 Population [2021] – census
1,365,328 Population [2025] – estimate
3,813km² Area
358.1/km² Density [2025]
Arrondissements
The population of the arrondissements of the Province of Hainaut according to census results and official estimates.
| Name | Status | Population Census 1970-12-31 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Estimate 2001-01-01 | Population Census 2011-01-01 | Population Estimate 2016-01-01 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ath | Arrondissement | 109,614 | 109,883 | 109,530 | 115,287 | 122,915 | 126,967 | 128,610 | 130,759 | → |
| Charleroi | Arrondissement | 427,181 | 413,410 | 394,715 | 387,797 | 392,167 | 396,507 | 395,832 | 401,979 | → |
| La Louvière | Arrondissement | 137,723 | 135,573 | 134,451 | 134,741 | 137,299 | 140,651 | 141,357 | 142,518 | → |
| Mons | Arrondissement | 261,078 | 257,234 | 252,285 | 249,153 | 251,901 | 257,860 | 259,007 | 261,825 | → |
| Soignies | Arrondissement | 84,659 | 87,742 | 90,630 | 94,147 | 98,878 | 102,157 | 105,662 | 109,017 | → |
| Thuin | Arrondissement | 80,021 | 83,195 | 85,247 | 88,009 | 89,854 | 90,988 | 91,859 | 92,646 | → |
| Tournai-Mouscron | Arrondissement | 216,672 | 214,440 | 211,933 | 210,689 | 216,866 | 222,027 | 223,620 | 226,584 | → |
| Hainaut | Province | 1,316,948 | 1,301,477 | 1,278,791 | 1,279,823 | 1,317,284 | 1,337,157 | 1,345,947 | 1,365,328 |
Contents: Cities and Municipalities
The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of Hainaut according to census results and official estimates.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).| Name | Status | Arrondissement | Population Census 1970-12-31 | Population Census 1981-03-01 | Population Census 1991-03-01 | Population Estimate 2001-01-01 | Population Census 2011-01-01 | Population Estimate 2016-01-01 | Population Census 2021-01-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiseau-Presles | Municipality | Charleroi | 10,588 | 10,761 | 10,926 | 10,911 | 10,638 | 10,805 | 10,790 | 10,956 | → |
| Anderlues | Municipality | Thuin | 12,176 | 11,700 | 11,421 | 11,519 | 11,743 | 12,012 | 12,429 | 12,955 | → |
| Antoing | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 8,255 | 7,970 | 7,727 | 7,487 | 7,656 | 7,817 | 7,638 | 7,538 | → |
| Ath (Aat) | Municipality | Ath | 24,041 | 24,037 | 24,080 | 25,708 | 28,314 | 28,951 | 29,571 | 30,123 | → |
| Beaumont | Municipality | Thuin | 5,729 | 5,912 | 6,175 | 6,630 | 7,049 | 7,052 | 7,120 | 7,096 | → |
| Belœil | Municipality | Ath | 13,947 | 13,553 | 13,064 | 13,255 | 13,753 | 13,982 | 14,074 | 14,232 | → |
| Bernissart | Municipality | Ath | 12,044 | 11,640 | 11,456 | 11,398 | 11,714 | 11,943 | 11,804 | 11,894 | → |
| Binche | Municipality | La Louvière | 34,342 | 33,651 | 32,837 | 32,144 | 32,929 | 33,445 | 33,416 | 33,784 | → |
| Boussu | Municipality | Mons | 22,186 | 21,558 | 20,676 | 20,081 | 20,070 | 19,748 | 19,842 | 20,401 | → |
| Braine-le-Comte ('s Gravenbrakel) | Municipality | Soignies | 16,051 | 16,475 | 17,817 | 19,339 | 21,264 | 21,426 | 22,290 | 23,604 | → |
| Brugelette | Municipality | Ath | 3,256 | 3,206 | 3,225 | 3,316 | 3,470 | 3,619 | 3,692 | 3,878 | → |
| Brunehaut | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 7,718 | 7,822 | 7,470 | 7,454 | 7,860 | 8,068 | 8,074 | 8,129 | → |
| Celles | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 5,656 | 5,511 | 5,439 | 5,413 | 5,491 | 5,611 | 5,612 | 5,775 | → |
| Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont | Municipality | Charleroi | 13,828 | 14,433 | 14,185 | 13,971 | 14,419 | 14,810 | 14,735 | 15,030 | → |
| Charleroi | Municipality | Charleroi | 236,776 | 222,343 | 206,214 | 200,233 | 203,467 | 202,182 | 201,837 | 205,763 | → |
| Châtelet | Municipality | Charleroi | 39,179 | 38,506 | 36,538 | 35,338 | 36,082 | 36,463 | 35,567 | 35,979 | → |
| Chièvres | Municipality | Ath | 6,079 | 5,930 | 5,843 | 6,010 | 6,624 | 6,946 | 6,942 | 7,145 | → |
| Chimay | Municipality | Thuin | 8,861 | 9,273 | 9,572 | 9,812 | 9,826 | 9,850 | 9,647 | 9,673 | → |
| Colfontaine | Municipality | Mons | 24,079 | 22,715 | 21,530 | 20,245 | 20,184 | 20,605 | 20,693 | 20,813 | → |
| Comines-Warneton (Komen-Waasten) | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 18,350 | 18,084 | 17,849 | 17,541 | 17,807 | 18,101 | 18,090 | 18,337 | → |
| Courcelles | Municipality | Charleroi | 31,640 | 29,757 | 29,465 | 29,613 | 30,356 | 31,217 | 31,053 | 31,436 | → |
| Dour | Municipality | Mons | 18,492 | 17,737 | 17,341 | 16,837 | 16,942 | 16,733 | 16,528 | 16,559 | → |
| Écaussinnes | Municipality | Soignies | 9,625 | 9,739 | 9,519 | 9,677 | 10,627 | 10,922 | 11,303 | 11,622 | → |
| Ellezelles (Elzele) | Municipality | Ath | 5,238 | 5,136 | 5,399 | 5,600 | 5,870 | 5,922 | 6,004 | 5,948 | → |
| Enghien (Edingen) | Municipality | Ath | 8,971 | 10,095 | 10,258 | 10,982 | 13,005 | 13,489 | 14,155 | 14,567 | → |
| Erquelinnes | Municipality | Thuin | 10,673 | 10,029 | 9,703 | 9,611 | 9,729 | 9,920 | 10,013 | 9,983 | → |
| Estaimpuis | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 10,096 | 9,601 | 9,485 | 9,598 | 10,031 | 10,255 | 10,546 | 10,878 | → |
| Estinnes | Municipality | La Louvière | 6,327 | 6,666 | 7,163 | 7,540 | 7,687 | 7,679 | 7,835 | 7,947 | → |
| Farciennes | Municipality | Charleroi | 12,861 | 12,205 | 12,064 | 11,350 | 11,038 | 11,338 | 11,251 | 11,471 | → |
| Fleurus | Municipality | Charleroi | 23,002 | 22,574 | 22,507 | 22,313 | 22,485 | 22,802 | 22,975 | 22,922 | → |
| Flobecq (Vloesberg) | Municipality | Ath | 3,042 | 3,038 | 2,997 | 3,217 | 3,410 | 3,443 | 3,435 | 3,441 | → |
| Fontaine-l'Évêque | Municipality | Charleroi | 18,888 | 18,797 | 17,612 | 16,944 | 17,166 | 17,808 | 17,959 | 17,985 | → |
| Frameries | Municipality | Mons | 22,375 | 21,470 | 21,270 | 20,708 | 21,137 | 21,828 | 21,745 | 21,630 | → |
| Frasnes-lez-Anvaing | Municipality | Ath | 10,688 | 10,751 | 10,721 | 10,868 | 11,338 | 11,709 | 11,874 | 12,256 | → |
| Froidchapelle | Municipality | Thuin | 2,609 | 2,603 | 2,817 | 3,363 | 3,772 | 3,908 | 4,011 | 4,067 | → |
| Gerpinnes | Municipality | Charleroi | 8,818 | 10,808 | 11,452 | 12,041 | 12,223 | 12,527 | 12,735 | 12,900 | → |
| Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes | Municipality | Thuin | 9,793 | 11,601 | 12,493 | 13,324 | 13,373 | 13,579 | 13,655 | 13,838 | → |
| Hensies | Municipality | Mons | 7,095 | 6,806 | 6,904 | 6,762 | 6,775 | 6,872 | 6,838 | 6,776 | → |
| Honnelles | Municipality | Mons | 5,167 | 5,020 | 4,915 | 5,056 | 5,031 | 5,189 | 5,130 | 5,104 | → |
| Jurbise (Jurbeke) | Municipality | Mons | 6,736 | 7,652 | 8,293 | 9,309 | 10,001 | 10,529 | 10,655 | 10,912 | → |
| La Louvière | Municipality | La Louvière | 78,522 | 77,326 | 76,432 | 76,497 | 78,144 | 80,430 | 80,944 | 81,674 | → |
| Le Rœulx | Municipality | Soignies | 7,640 | 7,754 | 7,844 | 7,973 | 8,269 | 8,472 | 8,804 | 8,709 | → |
| Lens | Municipality | Mons | 3,692 | 3,726 | 3,725 | 3,806 | 4,250 | 4,384 | 4,629 | 4,677 | → |
| Les Bons Villers | Municipality | Charleroi | 7,028 | 8,056 | 8,262 | 8,731 | 9,090 | 9,367 | 9,463 | 9,705 | → |
| Lessines (Lessen) | Municipality | Ath | 17,305 | 16,553 | 16,076 | 17,352 | 18,398 | 18,610 | 18,682 | 18,853 | → |
| Leuze-en-Hainaut | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 12,877 | 12,863 | 12,869 | 13,123 | 13,525 | 13,699 | 13,959 | 14,200 | → |
| Lobbes | Municipality | Thuin | 5,053 | 5,056 | 5,336 | 5,456 | 5,675 | 5,707 | 5,861 | 5,958 | → |
| Manage | Municipality | Soignies | 21,136 | 20,912 | 21,490 | 21,834 | 22,446 | 23,053 | 23,547 | 24,202 | → |
| Merbes-le-Château | Municipality | Thuin | 3,752 | 3,875 | 3,956 | 4,062 | 4,234 | 4,279 | 4,228 | 4,137 | → |
| Momignies | Municipality | Thuin | 5,427 | 5,189 | 5,080 | 5,126 | 5,270 | 5,339 | 5,310 | 5,213 | → |
| Mons (Bergen) | Municipality | Mons | 93,905 | 94,417 | 91,726 | 91,123 | 92,523 | 94,964 | 95,705 | 97,120 | → |
| Mont-de-l'Enclus | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 3,159 | 3,123 | 3,040 | 3,204 | 3,528 | 3,710 | 3,791 | 3,838 | → |
| Montigny-le-Tilleul | Municipality | Charleroi | 10,141 | 9,726 | 10,109 | 10,348 | 10,124 | 10,095 | 10,130 | 10,170 | → |
| Morlanwelz | Municipality | La Louvière | 18,532 | 17,930 | 18,019 | 18,560 | 19,031 | 19,097 | 19,162 | 19,113 | → |
| Mouscron (Moeskroen) | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 53,848 | 54,590 | 53,513 | 52,475 | 55,248 | 57,391 | 58,862 | 60,304 | → |
| Pecq | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 5,151 | 5,021 | 5,099 | 5,221 | 5,459 | 5,598 | 5,829 | 5,899 | → |
| Péruwelz | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 17,260 | 16,664 | 16,538 | 16,910 | 17,068 | 17,132 | 17,178 | 17,350 | → |
| Pont-à-Celles | Municipality | Charleroi | 14,432 | 15,444 | 15,381 | 16,004 | 16,821 | 17,093 | 17,337 | 17,662 | → |
| Quaregnon | Municipality | Mons | 21,270 | 20,071 | 19,572 | 19,084 | 18,978 | 19,086 | 18,940 | 19,022 | → |
| Quévy | Municipality | Mons | 7,451 | 7,391 | 7,307 | 7,478 | 7,824 | 8,122 | 8,073 | 8,194 | → |
| Quiévrain | Municipality | Mons | 7,360 | 6,945 | 6,928 | 6,661 | 6,686 | 6,715 | 6,778 | 6,861 | → |
| Rumes | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 5,393 | 5,285 | 5,172 | 5,036 | 5,130 | 5,174 | 5,246 | 5,345 | → |
| Saint-Ghislain | Municipality | Mons | 21,270 | 21,726 | 22,098 | 22,003 | 22,972 | 23,085 | 23,451 | 23,756 | → |
| Seneffe | Municipality | Soignies | 8,399 | 9,510 | 10,167 | 10,583 | 10,903 | 11,027 | 11,407 | 11,631 | → |
| Silly (Opzullik) | Municipality | Ath | 5,003 | 5,944 | 6,411 | 7,581 | 8,155 | 8,353 | 8,377 | 8,422 | → |
| Sivry-Rance | Municipality | Thuin | 4,223 | 4,200 | 4,426 | 4,494 | 4,871 | 4,848 | 4,798 | 4,862 | → |
| Soignies (Zinnik) | Municipality | Soignies | 21,808 | 23,352 | 23,793 | 24,741 | 26,259 | 27,257 | 28,311 | 29,249 | → |
| Thuin | Municipality | Thuin | 11,725 | 13,757 | 14,268 | 14,612 | 14,612 | 14,494 | 14,787 | 14,864 | → |
| Tournai (Doornik) | Municipality | Tournai-Mouscron | 68,909 | 67,906 | 67,732 | 67,227 | 69,435 | 69,471 | 68,795 | 68,991 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium.