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Genk

Agglomeration in Belgium

Contents: Population

The population development of Genk 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
Genk	Agglomeration	57,913	61,502	61,339	62,860	64,986	65,691	66,673	68,058

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	33,633
Females	34,425

Gender (E 2025)
Males	33,633
Females	34,425

Age Groups	Persons
0-17 years	12,962
18-64 years	40,382
65+ years	14,714

Age Groups (E 2025)
0-17 years	12,962
18-64 years	40,382
65+ years	14,714

Age Distribution	Males	Females
90+ years	226	550
80-89 years	1270	1947
70-79 years	2957	3299
60-69 years	4544	4793
50-59 years	4551	4455
40-49 years	4302	4405
30-39 years	4135	4087
20-29 years	4125	3827
10-19 years	4178	3886
0-9 years	3345	3176

Age Distribution (E 2025)
90+ years	776
80-89 years	3,217
70-79 years	6,256
60-69 years	9,337
50-59 years	9,006
40-49 years	8,707
30-39 years	8,222
20-29 years	7,952
10-19 years	8,064
0-9 years	6,521