Belgium: Administrative Division

Contents: België / Belgique

Kingdom

11,521,238 Population [2021] – census

11,825,551 Population [2025] – estimate

30,689km² Area

385.3/km² Density [2025]

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, 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
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	→
Antwerpen [Antwerp]	Arrondissement	901,285	901,605	907,866	913,823	966,680	1,014,717	1,040,576	1,076,745	→
Mechelen	Arrondissement	287,713	292,325	295,883	306,413	324,311	337,339	348,539	361,424	→
Turnhout	Arrondissement	332,728	359,407	383,179	407,672	435,219	453,123	467,146	483,020	→
Brabant Wallon [Walloon Brabant]	Province	234,328	291,009	321,144	352,018	382,866	396,840	407,397	415,381	→
Nivelles	Arrondissement	234,328	291,009	321,144	352,018	379,515	396,840	407,397	415,381	→
Hainaut	Province	1,316,948	1,301,477	1,278,791	1,279,823	1,317,284	1,337,157	1,345,947	1,365,328	→
Ath	Arrondissement	109,614	109,883	109,530	115,287	122,915	126,967	128,610	130,759	→
Charleroi	Arrondissement	427,181	413,410	394,715	387,797	392,167	396,507	395,832	401,979	→
La Louvière	Arrondissement	137,723	135,573	134,451	134,741	137,299	140,651	141,357	142,518	→
Mons	Arrondissement	261,078	257,234	252,285	249,153	251,901	257,860	259,007	261,825	→
Soignies	Arrondissement	84,659	87,742	90,630	94,147	98,878	102,157	105,662	109,017	→
Thuin	Arrondissement	80,021	83,195	85,247	88,009	89,854	90,988	91,859	92,646	→
Tournai-Mouscron	Arrondissement	216,672	214,440	211,933	210,689	216,866	222,027	223,620	226,584	→
Liège	Province	1,002,740	999,413	999,646	1,020,042	1,077,203	1,098,688	1,109,067	1,122,925	→
Huy	Arrondissement	85,868	88,221	94,111	100,543	107,832	112,465	114,293	116,245	→
Liège	Arrondissement	618,229	605,123	588,705	584,398	604,062	620,960	624,474	631,023	→
Verviers	Arrondissement	239,242	245,260	253,500	266,334	280,203	285,819	288,011	291,525	→
Waremme	Arrondissement	59,401	60,809	63,330	68,767	75,588	79,444	82,289	84,132	→
Limburg	Province	652,547	716,888	750,435	794,785	844,621	863,425	880,397	904,919	→
Hasselt	Arrondissement	320,132	352,343	365,426	383,368	406,640	421,129	430,543	442,586	→
Maaseik	Arrondissement	172,275	195,064	210,590	229,431	242,788	249,241	252,731	259,943	→
Tongeren	Arrondissement	160,140	169,481	174,419	181,986	189,077	193,055	197,123	202,390	→
Luxembourg	Province	217,954	221,926	232,813	248,750	271,352	280,327	288,722	296,008	→
Arlon	Arrondissement	47,586	47,311	48,945	52,301	57,850	61,180	63,546	65,902	→
Bastogne	Arrondissement	36,438	36,199	37,836	41,103	45,061	47,319	49,352	51,132	→
Marche-en-Famenne	Arrondissement	39,437	42,697	46,522	50,911	54,214	55,934	57,084	57,633	→
Neufchâteau	Arrondissement	51,344	51,488	53,696	55,743	59,861	62,360	64,354	66,132	→
Virton	Arrondissement	43,149	44,231	45,814	48,692	52,037	53,534	54,386	55,209	→
Namur	Province	387,255	407,400	423,317	445,824	476,835	489,204	497,073	505,348	→
Dinant	Arrondissement	86,592	88,924	93,567	100,298	105,998	109,755	111,812	113,374	→
Namur	Arrondissement	245,472	261,054	270,670	283,793	301,472	312,965	318,969	325,141	→
Philippeville	Arrondissement	55,191	57,422	59,080	61,733	64,811	66,484	66,292	66,833	→
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	1,602,532	→
Aalst	Arrondissement	263,842	262,469	258,674	262,337	273,544	285,041	296,014	307,426	→
Dendermonde	Arrondissement	175,530	180,617	182,691	186,553	192,521	198,494	202,978	208,435	→
Eeklo	Arrondissement	78,561	79,924	78,931	79,428	81,921	83,573	86,583	89,465	→
Gent [Ghent]	Arrondissement	474,136	480,019	481,645	490,863	521,212	544,044	558,442	575,887	→
Oudenaarde	Arrondissement	113,845	112,501	112,374	114,390	119,995	123,008	125,020	128,606	→
Sint-Niklaas	Arrondissement	220,475	232,201	239,717	247,845	261,785	271,519	281,971	292,713	→
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	→
Bruxelles-Capitale (Brussel Hoofdstad) [Brussels]	Arrondissement	1,075,136	997,293	954,045	964,405	1,089,538	1,187,890	1,219,970	1,255,795	→
Vlaams-Brabant [Flemish Brabant]	Province	861,490	932,920	970,701	1,018,403	1,086,446	1,121,693	1,162,084	1,204,541	→
Halle-Vilvoorde	Arrondissement	472,030	518,191	537,859	560,138	593,455	622,234	649,086	673,503	→
Leuven	Arrondissement	389,460	414,729	432,842	458,265	483,469	499,459	512,998	531,038	→
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	1,231,585	→
Brugge [Bruges]	Arrondissement	241,813	254,221	264,093	271,437	276,313	280,456	282,904	287,473	→
Diksmuide	Arrondissement	49,191	47,680	47,309	48,082	49,675	51,030	51,774	52,728	→
Ieper [Ypres]	Arrondissement	105,214	103,893	104,066	104,320	105,828	106,154	106,455	108,402	→
Kortrijk	Arrondissement	263,840	271,613	276,417	277,786	281,112	286,471	293,338	304,450	→
Oostende [Ostend]	Arrondissement	130,043	132,204	137,856	142,946	150,841	154,919	158,153	160,633	→
Roeselare	Arrondissement	133,670	137,035	137,860	140,684	145,024	149,697	155,015	160,636	→
Tielt	Arrondissement	83,645	84,727	86,045	88,034	90,274	92,124	93,726	96,116	→
Veurne	Arrondissement	47,015	47,880	53,183	56,751	60,299	60,977	61,947	61,147	→
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	11,825,551

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2025)
Males	5,830,022
Females	5,995,529

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	2,320,770
18-64 years	7,099,466
65+ years	2,405,315

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	136,199
80-89 years	527,180
70-79 years	1,058,152
60-69 years	1,458,818
50-59 years	1,550,411
40-49 years	1,521,668
30-39 years	1,553,255
20-29 years	1,421,134
10-19 years	1,387,257
0-9 years	1,211,477

Citizenship (E 2025)
Belgium	10,190,627
EU 27 (w/o UK)	1,010,944
Europe (other)	133,559
Asia	212,509
Africa	210,655
America/Oceania	46,084

Country of Birth (E 2025)
Belgium	9,476,171
Other country	2,349,380