Mechelen

Arrondissement in Antwerpen

Arrondissement

The population development of Mechelen.

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
Mechelen	Arrondissement	287,713	292,325	295,883	306,413	324,311	337,339	348,539	361,424	→
Antwerpen [Antwerp]	Province	1,521,726	1,553,337	1,586,928	1,627,908	1,746,121	1,805,179	1,856,261	1,921,189

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population development of the cities and municipalities in Mechelen.

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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
Berlaar	Municipality	Mechelen	9,537	9,424	9,768	10,169	10,890	11,203	11,710	12,115	→
Bonheiden	Municipality	Mechelen	10,890	12,198	12,891	14,237	14,656	14,704	15,177	15,641	→
Bornem	Municipality	Mechelen	17,189	18,041	18,977	19,841	20,728	21,039	21,428	22,232	→
Duffel	Municipality	Mechelen	13,802	14,684	15,194	15,938	16,770	17,292	17,714	18,100	→
Heist-op-den-Berg	Municipality	Mechelen	32,820	34,617	35,428	37,396	40,236	42,110	43,096	44,723	→
Lier (Lierre)	Municipality	Mechelen	31,884	31,261	31,203	32,389	34,124	34,905	36,923	38,517	→
Mechelen (Malines)	Municipality	Mechelen	80,351	77,269	75,313	75,560	81,925	84,523	86,911	89,655	→
Nijlen	Municipality	Mechelen	17,124	18,765	19,589	20,499	21,824	22,651	22,985	23,747	→
Putte	Municipality	Mechelen	13,431	14,017	14,738	15,389	16,555	17,227	18,109	19,091	→
Puurs-Sint-Amands	Municipality	Mechelen	21,778	22,354	22,370	23,331	24,744	25,331	26,208	27,066	→
Sint-Katelijne-Waver	Municipality	Mechelen	16,256	17,430	18,266	19,108	20,342	20,609	21,197	21,917	→
Willebroek	Municipality	Mechelen	22,651	22,265	22,146	22,556	24,529	25,745	27,081	28,620	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	177,895
Females	183,529

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	69,578
18-64 years	214,057
65+ years	77,789

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	4,502
80-89 years	17,870
70-79 years	33,495
60-69 years	46,740
50-59 years	47,801
40-49 years	45,562
30-39 years	46,766
20-29 years	40,875
10-19 years	41,783
0-9 years	36,030

Citizenship (E 2025)
Belgium	332,408
EU 27 (w/o UK)	14,368
Europe (other)	3,040
Asia	6,114
Africa	4,538
America/Oceania	713

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Belgium	313,710
Other country	47,714