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Leuven

Agglomeration in Belgium

Contents: Population

The population development of Leuven 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 2022-01-01
Leuven (Louvain)	Agglomeration	99,714	100,870	102,614	107,598	117,354	120,501	123,078	127,016
Leuven (Louvain) 127,016 Population [2022] – Estimate 90.24 km² Area 1,407/km² Population Density [2022] 1.6% Annual Population Change [2020 → 2022]

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).

Further information about the population structure:

Gender	Persons
Males	63,159
Females	63,857

Gender (E 2024)
Males	63,159
Females	63,857

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	22,108
18-64 years	82,507
65+ years	22,401

Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years	22,108
18-64 years	82,507
65+ years	22,401

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	487	1149
80-89 years	2090	3137
70-79 years	4305	5070
60-69 years	6211	6670
50-59 years	7027	6835
40-49 years	7872	7617
30-39 years	10317	9466
20-29 years	11990	11780
10-19 years	6724	6220
0-9 years	6136	5913

Age Distribution (E 2024)
90+ years	1,636
80-89 years	5,227
70-79 years	9,375
60-69 years	12,881
50-59 years	13,862
40-49 years	15,489
30-39 years	19,783
20-29 years	23,770
10-19 years	12,944
0-9 years	12,049