Belgium: Region of Brussels

Contents: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale

Region

1,219,970 Population [2021] – census

1,255,795 Population [2025] – estimate

162.4km² Area

7,732/km² Density [2025]

Contents: Municipalities

The population of the municipalities in the Region of Brussels according to census results and official estimates.

The Details 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 Census 2021-01-01	Population Estimate 2025-01-01
Anderlecht	Municipality	103,796	94,764	87,884	88,822	107,911	117,412	121,929	128,724	→
Auderghem (Oudergem)	Municipality	34,546	30,435	29,224	28,916	31,406	33,161	34,723	35,698	→
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Sint-Agatha-Berchem)	Municipality	19,087	18,719	18,489	19,037	22,770	24,224	25,441	25,803	→
Bruxelles (Brussel) [Brussels]	Municipality	161,080	139,678	136,424	134,395	163,229	178,552	186,916	198,314	→
Etterbeek	Municipality	51,030	44,218	38,894	39,634	45,256	47,180	48,331	49,131	→
Evere	Municipality	26,957	30,520	29,229	31,610	36,491	39,556	43,061	45,892	→
Forest (Vorst)	Municipality	55,135	50,607	46,437	46,048	51,839	55,613	56,281	58,675	→
Ganshoren	Municipality	21,147	21,445	20,422	19,861	23,055	24,269	25,189	25,693	→
Ixelles (Elsene)	Municipality	86,450	75,723	72,610	72,898	82,204	85,541	87,488	89,897	→
Jette	Municipality	40,013	40,109	38,423	40,075	47,946	51,426	52,854	54,390	→
Koekelberg	Municipality	17,570	16,643	16,136	16,343	20,257	21,638	21,873	22,979	→
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean (Sint-Jans-Molenbeek)	Municipality	68,411	70,850	68,759	72,380	91,733	96,586	98,112	98,713	→
Saint-Gilles (Sint-Gillis)	Municipality	55,055	46,076	42,684	42,254	48,437	50,659	49,196	48,827	→
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Sint-Joost-ten-Node)	Municipality	23,633	20,381	21,317	22,208	27,358	27,402	27,124	27,258	→
Schaerbeek (Schaarbeek)	Municipality	118,950	106,754	102,702	106,641	125,658	132,590	131,451	129,775	→
Uccle (Ukkel)	Municipality	78,909	76,004	73,721	74,668	78,284	81,944	84,774	87,194	→
Watermael-Boitsfort (Watermaal-Bosvoorde)	Municipality	25,123	24,880	24,567	24,609	24,247	24,619	25,221	25,327	→
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe)	Municipality	47,360	48,801	47,963	46,215	51,514	54,311	58,010	60,956	→
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre (Sint-Pieters-Woluwe)	Municipality	40,884	40,686	38,160	37,791	39,493	41,207	41,996	42,549	→
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest) [Brussels]	Region	1,075,136	997,293	954,045	964,405	1,119,088	1,187,890	1,219,970	1,255,795

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	615,345
Females	640,450

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	268,740
18-64 years	822,004
65+ years	165,051

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	10,553
80-89 years	36,253
70-79 years	70,505
60-69 years	108,928
50-59 years	152,140
40-49 years	177,202
30-39 years	204,930
20-29 years	195,379
10-19 years	153,988
0-9 years	145,917

Citizenship (E 2025)
Belgium	788,740
EU 27 (w/o UK)	291,607
Europe (other)	32,851
Asia	49,940
Africa	66,853
America/Oceania	15,748

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Belgium	639,231
Other country	616,564