Belgium: Administrative Division

flag Contents: België / Belgique

Kingdom

11,521,238 Population [2021] – census

11,867,634 Population [2026] – estimate

30,689km² Area

386.7/km² Density [2026]

Contents: Provinces and Arrondissements

The population of the provinces and arrondissements of Belgium 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).

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 2026-01-01
Antwerpen [Antwerp]	Province	1,521,726	1,553,337	1,586,928	1,627,908	1,746,121	1,805,179	1,856,261	1,931,891	→
Antwerpen [Antwerp]	Arrondissement	901,285	901,605	907,866	913,823	966,680	1,014,717	1,040,576	1,082,705	→
Mechelen	Arrondissement	287,713	292,325	295,883	306,413	324,311	337,339	348,539	363,818	→
Turnhout	Arrondissement	332,728	359,407	383,179	407,672	435,219	453,123	467,146	485,368	→
Brabant Wallon [Walloon Brabant]	Province	234,328	291,009	321,144	352,018	382,866	396,840	407,397	416,947	→
Nivelles	Arrondissement	234,328	291,009	321,144	352,018	379,515	396,840	407,397	416,947	→
Hainaut	Province	1,316,948	1,301,477	1,278,791	1,279,823	1,317,284	1,337,157	1,345,947	1,368,562	→
Ath	Arrondissement	109,614	109,883	109,530	115,287	122,915	126,967	128,610	131,034	→
Charleroi	Arrondissement	427,181	413,410	394,715	387,797	392,167	396,507	395,832	403,422	→
La Louvière	Arrondissement	137,723	135,573	134,451	134,741	137,299	140,651	141,357	142,638	→
Mons	Arrondissement	261,078	257,234	252,285	249,153	251,901	257,860	259,007	262,610	→
Soignies	Arrondissement	84,659	87,742	90,630	94,147	98,878	102,157	105,662	109,315	→
Thuin	Arrondissement	80,021	83,195	85,247	88,009	89,854	90,988	91,859	92,714	→
Tournai-Mouscron	Arrondissement	216,672	214,440	211,933	210,689	216,866	222,027	223,620	226,829	→
Liège	Province	1,002,740	999,413	999,646	1,020,042	1,077,203	1,098,688	1,109,067	1,125,300	→
Huy	Arrondissement	85,868	88,221	94,111	100,543	107,832	112,465	114,293	116,474	→
Liège	Arrondissement	618,229	605,123	588,705	584,398	604,062	620,960	624,474	632,646	→
Verviers	Arrondissement	239,242	245,260	253,500	266,334	280,203	285,819	288,011	291,775	→
Waremme	Arrondissement	59,401	60,809	63,330	68,767	75,588	79,444	82,289	84,405	→
Limburg	Province	652,547	716,888	750,435	794,785	844,621	863,425	880,397	908,582	→
Hasselt	Arrondissement	320,132	352,343	365,426	383,368	406,640	421,129	430,543	444,626	→
Maaseik	Arrondissement	172,275	195,064	210,590	229,431	242,788	249,241	252,731	260,866	→
Tongeren	Arrondissement	160,140	169,481	174,419	181,986	189,077	193,055	197,123	203,090	→
Luxembourg	Province	217,954	221,926	232,813	248,750	271,352	280,327	288,722	296,370	→
Arlon	Arrondissement	47,586	47,311	48,945	52,301	57,850	61,180	63,546	65,888	→
Bastogne	Arrondissement	36,438	36,199	37,836	41,103	45,061	47,319	49,352	51,332	→
Marche-en-Famenne	Arrondissement	39,437	42,697	46,522	50,911	54,214	55,934	57,084	57,600	→
Neufchâteau	Arrondissement	51,344	51,488	53,696	55,743	59,861	62,360	64,354	66,355	→
Virton	Arrondissement	43,149	44,231	45,814	48,692	52,037	53,534	54,386	55,195	→
Namur	Province	387,255	407,400	423,317	445,824	476,835	489,204	497,073	506,271	→
Dinant	Arrondissement	86,592	88,924	93,567	100,298	105,998	109,755	111,812	113,529	→
Namur	Arrondissement	245,472	261,054	270,670	283,793	301,472	312,965	318,969	325,902	→
Philippeville	Arrondissement	55,191	57,422	59,080	61,733	64,811	66,484	66,292	66,840	→
Oost-Vlaanderen [East Flanders]	Province	1,326,389	1,347,731	1,354,032	1,381,416	1,464,483	1,505,679	1,551,008	1,611,409	→
Aalst	Arrondissement	263,842	262,469	258,674	262,337	273,544	285,041	296,014	309,503	→
Dendermonde	Arrondissement	175,530	180,617	182,691	186,553	192,521	198,494	202,978	209,540	→
Eeklo	Arrondissement	78,561	79,924	78,931	79,428	81,921	83,573	86,583	89,926	→
Gent [Ghent]	Arrondissement	474,136	480,019	481,645	490,863	521,212	544,044	558,442	578,674	→
Oudenaarde	Arrondissement	113,845	112,501	112,374	114,390	119,995	123,008	125,020	129,084	→
Sint-Niklaas	Arrondissement	220,475	232,201	239,717	247,845	261,785	271,519	281,971	294,682	→
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	1,255,834	→
Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussel Hoofdstad) [Brussels]	Arrondissement	1,075,136	997,293	954,045	964,405	1,089,538	1,187,890	1,219,970	1,255,834	→
Vlaams-Brabant [Flemish Brabant]	Province	861,490	932,920	970,701	1,018,403	1,086,446	1,121,693	1,162,084	1,210,797	→
Halle-Vilvoorde	Arrondissement	472,030	518,191	537,859	560,138	593,455	622,234	649,086	677,168	→
Leuven	Arrondissement	389,460	414,729	432,842	458,265	483,469	499,459	512,998	533,629	→
West-Vlaanderen [West Flanders]	Province	1,054,431	1,079,253	1,106,829	1,130,040	1,164,967	1,181,828	1,203,312	1,235,671	→
Brugge [Bruges]	Arrondissement	241,813	254,221	264,093	271,437	276,313	280,456	282,904	287,651	→
Diksmuide	Arrondissement	49,191	47,680	47,309	48,082	49,675	51,030	51,774	53,037	→
Ieper [Ypres]	Arrondissement	105,214	103,893	104,066	104,320	105,828	106,154	106,455	108,493	→
Kortrijk	Arrondissement	263,840	271,613	276,417	277,786	281,112	286,471	293,338	306,298	→
Oostende [Ostend]	Arrondissement	130,043	132,204	137,856	142,946	150,841	154,919	158,153	161,036	→
Roeselare	Arrondissement	133,670	137,035	137,860	140,684	145,024	149,697	155,015	161,589	→
Tielt	Arrondissement	83,645	84,727	86,045	88,034	90,274	92,124	93,726	96,519	→
Veurne	Arrondissement	47,015	47,880	53,183	56,751	60,299	60,977	61,947	61,048	→
België / Belgique [Belgium]	Kingdom	9,650,944	9,848,647	9,978,681	10,263,414	10,951,266	11,267,910	11,521,238	11,867,634

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	5,851,157
Females	6,016,477

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	2,304,673
18-64 years	7,110,012
65+ years	2,452,949

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	138,243
80-89 years	536,859
70-79 years	1,082,203
60-69 years	1,475,396
50-59 years	1,531,002
40-49 years	1,529,803
30-39 years	1,556,446
20-29 years	1,428,708
10-19 years	1,392,933
0-9 years	1,196,041

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	10,232,502
Other Citizenship	1,635,132