Home → Europe → Belgium → Agglomerations

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 2025-01-01
Leuven (Louvain)	Agglomeration	99,714	100,870	102,614	107,598	117,354	120,501	123,078	127,987
Leuven (Louvain) 127,987 Population [2025] – Estimate 90.24 km² Area 1,418/km² Population Density [2025] 0.78% 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	63,621
Females	64,366

Gender (E 2025)
Males	63,621
Females	64,366

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	21,968
18-64 years	83,309
65+ years	22,710

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	21,968
18-64 years	83,309
65+ years	22,710

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	511	1135
80-89 years	2137	3132
70-79 years	4368	5150
60-69 years	6282	6752
50-59 years	7007	6735
40-49 years	7867	7700
30-39 years	10428	9532
20-29 years	12144	12083
10-19 years	6832	6331
0-9 years	6045	5816

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	1,646
80-89 years	5,269
70-79 years	9,518
60-69 years	13,034
50-59 years	13,742
40-49 years	15,567
30-39 years	19,960
20-29 years	24,227
10-19 years	13,163
0-9 years	11,861