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Belgium: Administrative Division

Contents: Provinces and Arrondissements

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

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

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2022-01-01
Antwerpen [Antwerp]Province1,597,3101,628,7101,643,9721,676,8581,744,8621,813,2821,869,7301,886,609
Antwerpen [Antwerp]Arrondissement922,755933,388932,103948,858985,3321,027,3421,057,7361,064,277
MechelenArrondissement294,858300,692305,670311,472324,311335,418347,125351,106
TurnhoutArrondissement379,697394,630406,199416,528435,219450,522464,869471,226
Brabant Wallon [Walloon Brabant]Province315,358336,505349,884363,776379,515393,700406,019409,782
NivellesArrondissement315,358336,505349,884363,776379,515393,700406,019409,782
HainautProvince1,278,0391,286,6491,279,4671,286,2751,309,8801,335,3601,346,8401,351,127
AthArrondissement109,160111,834114,597117,903122,915126,476128,468129,409
CharleroiArrondissement394,745395,400388,719388,381392,167396,030396,962396,678
La LouvièreArrondissement133,939135,419134,708135,096137,299140,403141,470141,610
MonsArrondissement252,944252,872249,334248,986251,901257,804259,237260,192
SoigniesArrondissement90,11992,33493,55796,17998,878101,529105,179106,641
ThuinArrondissement84,97986,88587,94688,42789,85491,08791,72592,430
Tournai-MouscronArrondissement212,153211,905210,606211,303216,866222,031223,799224,167
LiègeProvince998,2131,015,0071,019,4421,034,0241,067,6851,094,7911,109,8001,110,989
HuyArrondissement93,28196,821100,020103,565107,832111,839113,869114,942
LiègeArrondissement590,153592,599585,678588,287604,062618,887625,765624,524
VerviersArrondissement251,917260,356265,546270,822280,203285,214288,277288,511
WaremmeArrondissement62,86265,23168,19871,35075,58878,85181,88983,012
LimburgProvince745,034771,613791,178809,942838,505860,204877,370885,951
HasseltArrondissement356,011365,977373,850383,035398,317410,587420,312424,190
MaaseikArrondissement207,851219,142227,864234,739242,788248,528252,115254,645
TongerenArrondissement181,172186,494189,464192,168197,400201,089204,943207,116
LuxembourgProvince230,827240,281246,820256,004269,023278,748286,752291,143
ArlonArrondissement48,57250,71351,90254,24157,85060,65662,99664,129
BastogneArrondissement37,45139,04740,57442,46645,06146,85749,08349,937
Marche-en-FamenneArrondissement45,98348,11450,35952,10854,21455,85756,77157,338
NeufchâteauArrondissement53,39754,93555,59857,23159,86162,09963,76364,923
VirtonArrondissement45,42447,47248,38749,95852,03753,27954,13954,816
NamurProvince421,224434,446443,903455,863472,281487,145495,832499,454
DinantArrondissement92,97496,90799,683102,570105,998108,941111,286112,383
NamurArrondissement269,378277,255282,727290,576301,472311,684318,231320,479
PhilippevilleArrondissement58,87260,28461,49362,71764,81166,52066,31566,592
Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders]Province1,331,6081,349,3821,361,6231,380,0721,432,3261,477,3461,525,2551,543,865
AalstArrondissement258,214260,547262,294263,914273,544283,609293,650298,564
DendermondeArrondissement182,335184,699186,484187,783192,521197,806202,411204,305
EekloArrondissement78,75879,42979,48479,67181,92183,51785,69287,410
Gent [Ghent]Arrondissement485,611490,790495,368505,267527,248544,959564,042568,880
OudenaardeArrondissement111,903113,707114,345115,379119,995122,629124,610125,944
Sint-NiklaasArrondissement214,787220,210223,648228,058237,097244,826254,850258,762
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) [Brussels]Region964,385951,580959,3181,006,7491,089,5381,175,1731,218,2551,222,637
Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussel Hoofdstad) [Brussels]Arrondissement964,385951,580959,3181,006,7491,089,5381,175,1731,218,2551,222,637
Vlaams-Brabant [Flemish Brabant]Province963,283995,2661,014,7041,037,7861,076,9241,114,2991,155,8431,173,440
Halle-VilvoordeArrondissement533,719549,165558,220572,697593,455617,330643,766655,700
LeuvenArrondissement429,564446,101456,484465,089483,469496,969512,077517,740
West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders]Province1,102,5011,121,1351,128,7741,138,5031,159,3661,178,9961,200,9451,209,011
Brugge [Bruges]Arrondissement263,071267,590270,866273,613276,313280,153282,745283,405
DiksmuideArrondissement47,05847,75247,99248,25949,67550,84451,69651,982
Ieper [Ypres]Arrondissement103,906104,372104,278104,272105,828106,295106,570107,022
KortrijkArrondissement275,731278,596278,311277,190281,112285,509292,493295,981
Oostende [Ostend]Arrondissement137,001141,136142,430146,496150,841154,577157,780158,149
RoeselareArrondissement137,448139,289140,465141,542145,024148,778154,494156,309
TieltArrondissement85,68787,16288,06188,52790,27491,91093,42894,382
VeurneArrondissement52,59955,23856,37158,60460,29960,93061,73961,781
België / Belgique [Belgium]Kingdom9,947,78210,130,57410,239,08510,445,85210,839,90511,209,04411,492,64111,584,008

Source: Statistics Belgium (web).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2022)
Males5,708,902
Females5,875,106
Age Groups (E 2022)
0-17 years2,318,719
18-64 years6,995,973
65+ years2,269,316
Age Distribution (E 2022)
0-9 years1,242,745
10-19 years1,330,825
20-29 years1,398,017
30-39 years1,510,266
40-49 years1,501,076
50-59 years1,586,001
60-69 years1,390,799
70-79 years980,558
80-89 years517,932
90+ years125,789
Citizenship (E 2022)
Belgium10,100,333
EU 27 (w/o UK)962,796
Europe (other)67,700
Asia186,319
Africa199,309
Other / Unknown Citizenship67,551