
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]
0.65% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2025]
Contents: Provinces and Arrondissements
The population of the provinces and arrondissements of Belgium according to census results and official estimates.
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 | |
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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) | |
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Males | 5,830,022 |
Females | 5,995,529 |
Age Groups (E 2025) | |
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0-17 years | 2,320,770 |
18-64 years | 7,099,466 |
65+ years | 2,405,315 |
Age Distribution (E 2025) | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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Belgium | 9,476,171 |
Other country | 2,349,380 |