
Belgium: Administrative Division
Contents: Provinces and Arrondissements
The population of the provinces and arrondissements of Belgium according to official estimates.
Name | Status | Population Estimate 1990-01-01 | Population Estimate 1995-01-01 | Population Estimate 2000-01-01 | Population Estimate 2005-01-01 | Population Estimate 2010-01-01 | Population Estimate 2015-01-01 | Population Estimate 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2022-01-01 | |
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Antwerpen [Antwerp] | Province | 1,597,310 | 1,628,710 | 1,643,972 | 1,676,858 | 1,744,862 | 1,813,282 | 1,869,730 | 1,886,609 | → |
Antwerpen [Antwerp] | Arrondissement | 922,755 | 933,388 | 932,103 | 948,858 | 985,332 | 1,027,342 | 1,057,736 | 1,064,277 | → |
Mechelen | Arrondissement | 294,858 | 300,692 | 305,670 | 311,472 | 324,311 | 335,418 | 347,125 | 351,106 | → |
Turnhout | Arrondissement | 379,697 | 394,630 | 406,199 | 416,528 | 435,219 | 450,522 | 464,869 | 471,226 | → |
Brabant Wallon [Walloon Brabant] | Province | 315,358 | 336,505 | 349,884 | 363,776 | 379,515 | 393,700 | 406,019 | 409,782 | → |
Nivelles | Arrondissement | 315,358 | 336,505 | 349,884 | 363,776 | 379,515 | 393,700 | 406,019 | 409,782 | → |
Hainaut | Province | 1,278,039 | 1,286,649 | 1,279,467 | 1,286,275 | 1,309,880 | 1,335,360 | 1,346,840 | 1,351,127 | → |
Ath | Arrondissement | 109,160 | 111,834 | 114,597 | 117,903 | 122,915 | 126,476 | 128,468 | 129,409 | → |
Charleroi | Arrondissement | 394,745 | 395,400 | 388,719 | 388,381 | 392,167 | 396,030 | 396,962 | 396,678 | → |
La Louvière | Arrondissement | 133,939 | 135,419 | 134,708 | 135,096 | 137,299 | 140,403 | 141,470 | 141,610 | → |
Mons | Arrondissement | 252,944 | 252,872 | 249,334 | 248,986 | 251,901 | 257,804 | 259,237 | 260,192 | → |
Soignies | Arrondissement | 90,119 | 92,334 | 93,557 | 96,179 | 98,878 | 101,529 | 105,179 | 106,641 | → |
Thuin | Arrondissement | 84,979 | 86,885 | 87,946 | 88,427 | 89,854 | 91,087 | 91,725 | 92,430 | → |
Tournai-Mouscron | Arrondissement | 212,153 | 211,905 | 210,606 | 211,303 | 216,866 | 222,031 | 223,799 | 224,167 | → |
Liège | Province | 998,213 | 1,015,007 | 1,019,442 | 1,034,024 | 1,067,685 | 1,094,791 | 1,109,800 | 1,110,989 | → |
Huy | Arrondissement | 93,281 | 96,821 | 100,020 | 103,565 | 107,832 | 111,839 | 113,869 | 114,942 | → |
Liège | Arrondissement | 590,153 | 592,599 | 585,678 | 588,287 | 604,062 | 618,887 | 625,765 | 624,524 | → |
Verviers | Arrondissement | 251,917 | 260,356 | 265,546 | 270,822 | 280,203 | 285,214 | 288,277 | 288,511 | → |
Waremme | Arrondissement | 62,862 | 65,231 | 68,198 | 71,350 | 75,588 | 78,851 | 81,889 | 83,012 | → |
Limburg | Province | 745,034 | 771,613 | 791,178 | 809,942 | 838,505 | 860,204 | 877,370 | 885,951 | → |
Hasselt | Arrondissement | 356,011 | 365,977 | 373,850 | 383,035 | 398,317 | 410,587 | 420,312 | 424,190 | → |
Maaseik | Arrondissement | 207,851 | 219,142 | 227,864 | 234,739 | 242,788 | 248,528 | 252,115 | 254,645 | → |
Tongeren | Arrondissement | 181,172 | 186,494 | 189,464 | 192,168 | 197,400 | 201,089 | 204,943 | 207,116 | → |
Luxembourg | Province | 230,827 | 240,281 | 246,820 | 256,004 | 269,023 | 278,748 | 286,752 | 291,143 | → |
Arlon | Arrondissement | 48,572 | 50,713 | 51,902 | 54,241 | 57,850 | 60,656 | 62,996 | 64,129 | → |
Bastogne | Arrondissement | 37,451 | 39,047 | 40,574 | 42,466 | 45,061 | 46,857 | 49,083 | 49,937 | → |
Marche-en-Famenne | Arrondissement | 45,983 | 48,114 | 50,359 | 52,108 | 54,214 | 55,857 | 56,771 | 57,338 | → |
Neufchâteau | Arrondissement | 53,397 | 54,935 | 55,598 | 57,231 | 59,861 | 62,099 | 63,763 | 64,923 | → |
Virton | Arrondissement | 45,424 | 47,472 | 48,387 | 49,958 | 52,037 | 53,279 | 54,139 | 54,816 | → |
Namur | Province | 421,224 | 434,446 | 443,903 | 455,863 | 472,281 | 487,145 | 495,832 | 499,454 | → |
Dinant | Arrondissement | 92,974 | 96,907 | 99,683 | 102,570 | 105,998 | 108,941 | 111,286 | 112,383 | → |
Namur | Arrondissement | 269,378 | 277,255 | 282,727 | 290,576 | 301,472 | 311,684 | 318,231 | 320,479 | → |
Philippeville | Arrondissement | 58,872 | 60,284 | 61,493 | 62,717 | 64,811 | 66,520 | 66,315 | 66,592 | → |
Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders] | Province | 1,331,608 | 1,349,382 | 1,361,623 | 1,380,072 | 1,432,326 | 1,477,346 | 1,525,255 | 1,543,865 | → |
Aalst | Arrondissement | 258,214 | 260,547 | 262,294 | 263,914 | 273,544 | 283,609 | 293,650 | 298,564 | → |
Dendermonde | Arrondissement | 182,335 | 184,699 | 186,484 | 187,783 | 192,521 | 197,806 | 202,411 | 204,305 | → |
Eeklo | Arrondissement | 78,758 | 79,429 | 79,484 | 79,671 | 81,921 | 83,517 | 85,692 | 87,410 | → |
Gent [Ghent] | Arrondissement | 485,611 | 490,790 | 495,368 | 505,267 | 527,248 | 544,959 | 564,042 | 568,880 | → |
Oudenaarde | Arrondissement | 111,903 | 113,707 | 114,345 | 115,379 | 119,995 | 122,629 | 124,610 | 125,944 | → |
Sint-Niklaas | Arrondissement | 214,787 | 220,210 | 223,648 | 228,058 | 237,097 | 244,826 | 254,850 | 258,762 | → |
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) [Brussels] | Region | 964,385 | 951,580 | 959,318 | 1,006,749 | 1,089,538 | 1,175,173 | 1,218,255 | 1,222,637 | → |
Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussel Hoofdstad) [Brussels] | Arrondissement | 964,385 | 951,580 | 959,318 | 1,006,749 | 1,089,538 | 1,175,173 | 1,218,255 | 1,222,637 | → |
Vlaams-Brabant [Flemish Brabant] | Province | 963,283 | 995,266 | 1,014,704 | 1,037,786 | 1,076,924 | 1,114,299 | 1,155,843 | 1,173,440 | → |
Halle-Vilvoorde | Arrondissement | 533,719 | 549,165 | 558,220 | 572,697 | 593,455 | 617,330 | 643,766 | 655,700 | → |
Leuven | Arrondissement | 429,564 | 446,101 | 456,484 | 465,089 | 483,469 | 496,969 | 512,077 | 517,740 | → |
West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders] | Province | 1,102,501 | 1,121,135 | 1,128,774 | 1,138,503 | 1,159,366 | 1,178,996 | 1,200,945 | 1,209,011 | → |
Brugge [Bruges] | Arrondissement | 263,071 | 267,590 | 270,866 | 273,613 | 276,313 | 280,153 | 282,745 | 283,405 | → |
Diksmuide | Arrondissement | 47,058 | 47,752 | 47,992 | 48,259 | 49,675 | 50,844 | 51,696 | 51,982 | → |
Ieper [Ypres] | Arrondissement | 103,906 | 104,372 | 104,278 | 104,272 | 105,828 | 106,295 | 106,570 | 107,022 | → |
Kortrijk | Arrondissement | 275,731 | 278,596 | 278,311 | 277,190 | 281,112 | 285,509 | 292,493 | 295,981 | → |
Oostende [Ostend] | Arrondissement | 137,001 | 141,136 | 142,430 | 146,496 | 150,841 | 154,577 | 157,780 | 158,149 | → |
Roeselare | Arrondissement | 137,448 | 139,289 | 140,465 | 141,542 | 145,024 | 148,778 | 154,494 | 156,309 | → |
Tielt | Arrondissement | 85,687 | 87,162 | 88,061 | 88,527 | 90,274 | 91,910 | 93,428 | 94,382 | → |
Veurne | Arrondissement | 52,599 | 55,238 | 56,371 | 58,604 | 60,299 | 60,930 | 61,739 | 61,781 | → |
België / Belgique [Belgium] | Kingdom | 9,947,782 | 10,130,574 | 10,239,085 | 10,445,852 | 10,839,905 | 11,209,044 | 11,492,641 | 11,584,008 |
Source: Statistics Belgium (web).
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (E 2022) | |
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Males | 5,708,902 |
Females | 5,875,106 |
Age Groups (E 2022) | |
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0-17 years | 2,318,719 |
18-64 years | 6,995,973 |
65+ years | 2,269,316 |
Age Distribution (E 2022) | |
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0-9 years | 1,242,745 |
10-19 years | 1,330,825 |
20-29 years | 1,398,017 |
30-39 years | 1,510,266 |
40-49 years | 1,501,076 |
50-59 years | 1,586,001 |
60-69 years | 1,390,799 |
70-79 years | 980,558 |
80-89 years | 517,932 |
90+ years | 125,789 |
Citizenship (E 2022) | |
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Belgium | 10,100,333 |
EU 27 (w/o UK) | 962,796 |
Europe (other) | 67,700 |
Asia | 186,319 |
Africa | 199,309 |
Other / Unknown Citizenship | 67,551 |