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Mechelen

Agglomeration in Belgium

Contents: Population

The population development of Mechelen as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

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
Mechelen (Malines)	Agglomeration	107,497	106,897	106,470	108,905	116,923	119,836	123,285	127,213
Mechelen (Malines) 127,213 Population [2025] – Estimate 131.1 km² Area 970.1/km² Population Density [2025] 0.63% Annual Population Change [2020 → 2025]

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.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	62,529
Females	64,684

Gender (E 2025)
Males	62,529
Females	64,684

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	26,121
18-64 years	75,884
65+ years	25,208

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	26,121
18-64 years	75,884
65+ years	25,208

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	500	1127
80-89 years	2445	3505
70-79 years	4958	5558
60-69 years	7352	7559
50-59 years	7844	7780
40-49 years	7994	8066
30-39 years	8643	8920
20-29 years	7936	7872
10-19 years	7924	7530
0-9 years	6933	6767

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	1,627
80-89 years	5,950
70-79 years	10,516
60-69 years	14,911
50-59 years	15,624
40-49 years	16,060
30-39 years	17,563
20-29 years	15,808
10-19 years	15,454
0-9 years	13,700