Belgium: Agglomerations
Contents: Urban Agglomerations
The population development of the urban agglomerations in Belgium.
icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship, country of birth).| 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 Estimate 2020-01-01 | Population Estimate 2025-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerpen (Anvers) [Antwerp] | Agglomeration | 870,160 | 854,567 | 844,776 | 836,078 | 895,896 | 928,389 | 951,034 | 984,861 | → |
| Brugge (Bruges) | Agglomeration | 116,865 | 118,020 | 117,063 | 116,559 | 116,887 | 118,053 | 118,467 | 120,283 | → |
| Bruxelles (Brussel) [Brussels] | Agglomeration | 1,502,057 | 1,486,003 | 1,465,851 | 1,497,869 | 1,690,546 | 1,779,972 | 1,836,613 | 1,893,924 | → |
| Charleroi | Agglomeration | 330,597 | 312,537 | 294,390 | 286,882 | 291,067 | 291,295 | 289,838 | 294,819 | → |
| Genk | Agglomeration | 57,913 | 61,502 | 61,339 | 62,860 | 64,986 | 65,691 | 66,673 | 68,058 | → |
| Gent (Gand) [Ghent] | Agglomeration | 336,310 | 328,923 | 322,477 | 322,575 | 352,192 | 365,411 | 374,730 | 386,345 | → |
| Hasselt | Agglomeration | 88,043 | 97,070 | 101,890 | 106,548 | 114,229 | 117,776 | 120,556 | 124,109 | → |
| Kortrijk (Courtrai) | Agglomeration | 139,639 | 142,704 | 145,153 | 144,786 | 145,663 | 147,473 | 151,124 | 157,271 | → |
| Leuven (Louvain) | Agglomeration | 99,714 | 100,870 | 102,614 | 107,598 | 117,354 | 120,501 | 123,078 | 127,987 | → |
| Liège (Luik) | Agglomeration | 529,270 | 506,422 | 482,155 | 471,845 | 489,626 | 498,020 | 500,039 | 505,230 | → |
| Mechelen (Malines) | Agglomeration | 107,497 | 106,897 | 106,470 | 108,905 | 116,923 | 119,836 | 123,285 | 127,213 | → |
| Mons (Bergen) | Agglomeration | 202,307 | 197,968 | 192,115 | 188,078 | 189,834 | 192,964 | 193,453 | 195,545 | → |
| Namur (Namen) | Agglomeration | 95,770 | 102,321 | 103,443 | 105,248 | 109,765 | 110,632 | 111,603 | 115,029 | → |
| Oostende (Ostende) [Ostend] | Agglomeration | 80,471 | 79,453 | 80,927 | 81,628 | 86,114 | 87,960 | 89,841 | 91,013 | → |
| Roeselare (Roulers) | Agglomeration | 51,641 | 51,984 | 52,872 | 54,376 | 58,142 | 60,999 | 63,763 | 66,888 | → |
| Sint-Niklaas (Saint-Nicolas) | Agglomeration | 65,795 | 67,992 | 68,203 | 68,364 | 72,365 | 75,208 | 79,357 | 82,661 | → |
| Tournai (Doornik) | Agglomeration | 68,909 | 67,906 | 67,732 | 67,227 | 69,435 | 69,471 | 68,795 | 68,991 | → |
| Turnhout | Agglomeration | 46,214 | 48,186 | 49,463 | 51,158 | 54,179 | 56,272 | 60,075 | 63,010 | → |
| Verviers | Agglomeration | 82,742 | 78,616 | 76,399 | 76,168 | 80,504 | 80,004 | 79,905 | 80,647 | → |
Source: Statistics Belgium.
Explanation: Agglomeration as defined by L. Vanderstraeten & E. Van Hecke in: "Les régions urbaines en Belgique", Belgeo, 1/2019, DOI: 10.4000/belgeo.32246 (without banlieue and outer zone) plus some modifications caused by municipal mergers.