Belgium: Hainaut

flag Contents: Hainaut (Province)

Capital: Mons

1,345,947 Population [2021] – census

1,368,562 Population [2026] – estimate

3,813km² Area

358.9/km² Density [2026]

Arrondissements

The population of the arrondissements of the Province of Hainaut 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 2026-01-01
Ath	Arrondissement	109,614	109,883	109,530	115,287	122,915	126,967	128,610	131,034	→
Charleroi	Arrondissement	427,181	413,410	394,715	387,797	392,167	396,507	395,832	403,422	→
La Louvière	Arrondissement	137,723	135,573	134,451	134,741	137,299	140,651	141,357	142,638	→
Mons	Arrondissement	261,078	257,234	252,285	249,153	251,901	257,860	259,007	262,610	→
Soignies	Arrondissement	84,659	87,742	90,630	94,147	98,878	102,157	105,662	109,315	→
Thuin	Arrondissement	80,021	83,195	85,247	88,009	89,854	90,988	91,859	92,714	→
Tournai-Mouscron	Arrondissement	216,672	214,440	211,933	210,689	216,866	222,027	223,620	226,829	→
Hainaut	Province	1,316,948	1,301,477	1,278,791	1,279,823	1,317,284	1,337,157	1,345,947	1,368,562

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of Hainaut according to census results and official estimates.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

Name	Status	Arrondissement	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 2026-01-01
Aiseau-Presles	Municipality	Charleroi	10,588	10,761	10,926	10,911	10,638	10,805	10,790	10,964	→
Anderlues	Municipality	Thuin	12,176	11,700	11,421	11,519	11,743	12,012	12,429	13,107	→
Antoing	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	8,255	7,970	7,727	7,487	7,656	7,817	7,638	7,602	→
Ath (Aat)	Municipality	Ath	24,041	24,037	24,080	25,708	28,314	28,951	29,571	30,235	→
Beaumont	Municipality	Thuin	5,729	5,912	6,175	6,630	7,049	7,052	7,120	7,104	→
Belœil	Municipality	Ath	13,947	13,553	13,064	13,255	13,753	13,982	14,074	14,351	→
Bernissart	Municipality	Ath	12,044	11,640	11,456	11,398	11,714	11,943	11,804	11,844	→
Binche	Municipality	La Louvière	34,342	33,651	32,837	32,144	32,929	33,445	33,416	33,841	→
Boussu	Municipality	Mons	22,186	21,558	20,676	20,081	20,070	19,748	19,842	20,516	→
Braine-le-Comte ('s Gravenbrakel)	Municipality	Soignies	16,051	16,475	17,817	19,339	21,264	21,426	22,290	23,761	→
Brugelette	Municipality	Ath	3,256	3,206	3,225	3,316	3,470	3,619	3,692	3,889	→
Brunehaut	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	7,718	7,822	7,470	7,454	7,860	8,068	8,074	8,094	→
Celles	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	5,656	5,511	5,439	5,413	5,491	5,611	5,612	5,732	→
Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont	Municipality	Charleroi	13,828	14,433	14,185	13,971	14,419	14,810	14,735	15,033	→
Charleroi	Municipality	Charleroi	236,776	222,343	206,214	200,233	203,467	202,182	201,837	206,900	→
Châtelet	Municipality	Charleroi	39,179	38,506	36,538	35,338	36,082	36,463	35,567	35,975	→
Chièvres	Municipality	Ath	6,079	5,930	5,843	6,010	6,624	6,946	6,942	7,133	→
Chimay	Municipality	Thuin	8,861	9,273	9,572	9,812	9,826	9,850	9,647	9,606	→
Colfontaine	Municipality	Mons	24,079	22,715	21,530	20,245	20,184	20,605	20,693	20,761	→
Comines-Warneton (Komen-Waasten)	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	18,350	18,084	17,849	17,541	17,807	18,101	18,090	18,286	→
Courcelles	Municipality	Charleroi	31,640	29,757	29,465	29,613	30,356	31,217	31,053	31,673	→
Dour	Municipality	Mons	18,492	17,737	17,341	16,837	16,942	16,733	16,528	16,611	→
Écaussinnes	Municipality	Soignies	9,625	9,739	9,519	9,677	10,627	10,922	11,303	11,624	→
Ellezelles (Elzele)	Municipality	Ath	5,238	5,136	5,399	5,600	5,870	5,922	6,004	5,884	→
Enghien (Edingen)	Municipality	Ath	8,971	10,095	10,258	10,982	13,005	13,489	14,155	14,702	→
Erquelinnes	Municipality	Thuin	10,673	10,029	9,703	9,611	9,729	9,920	10,013	9,941	→
Estaimpuis	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	10,096	9,601	9,485	9,598	10,031	10,255	10,546	10,915	→
Estinnes	Municipality	La Louvière	6,327	6,666	7,163	7,540	7,687	7,679	7,835	7,903	→
Farciennes	Municipality	Charleroi	12,861	12,205	12,064	11,350	11,038	11,338	11,251	11,453	→
Fleurus	Municipality	Charleroi	23,002	22,574	22,507	22,313	22,485	22,802	22,975	23,037	→
Flobecq (Vloesberg)	Municipality	Ath	3,042	3,038	2,997	3,217	3,410	3,443	3,435	3,453	→
Fontaine-l'Évêque	Municipality	Charleroi	18,888	18,797	17,612	16,944	17,166	17,808	17,959	18,061	→
Frameries	Municipality	Mons	22,375	21,470	21,270	20,708	21,137	21,828	21,745	21,472	→
Frasnes-lez-Anvaing	Municipality	Ath	10,688	10,751	10,721	10,868	11,338	11,709	11,874	12,211	→
Froidchapelle	Municipality	Thuin	2,609	2,603	2,817	3,363	3,772	3,908	4,011	3,999	→
Gerpinnes	Municipality	Charleroi	8,818	10,808	11,452	12,041	12,223	12,527	12,735	12,836	→
Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes	Municipality	Thuin	9,793	11,601	12,493	13,324	13,373	13,579	13,655	13,856	→
Hensies	Municipality	Mons	7,095	6,806	6,904	6,762	6,775	6,872	6,838	6,828	→
Honnelles	Municipality	Mons	5,167	5,020	4,915	5,056	5,031	5,189	5,130	5,095	→
Jurbise (Jurbeke)	Municipality	Mons	6,736	7,652	8,293	9,309	10,001	10,529	10,655	10,912	→
La Louvière	Municipality	La Louvière	78,522	77,326	76,432	76,497	78,144	80,430	80,944	81,751	→
Le Rœulx	Municipality	Soignies	7,640	7,754	7,844	7,973	8,269	8,472	8,804	8,716	→
Lens	Municipality	Mons	3,692	3,726	3,725	3,806	4,250	4,384	4,629	4,608	→
Les Bons Villers	Municipality	Charleroi	7,028	8,056	8,262	8,731	9,090	9,367	9,463	9,757	→
Lessines (Lessen)	Municipality	Ath	17,305	16,553	16,076	17,352	18,398	18,610	18,682	18,901	→
Leuze-en-Hainaut	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	12,877	12,863	12,869	13,123	13,525	13,699	13,959	14,217	→
Lobbes	Municipality	Thuin	5,053	5,056	5,336	5,456	5,675	5,707	5,861	5,950	→
Manage	Municipality	Soignies	21,136	20,912	21,490	21,834	22,446	23,053	23,547	24,249	→
Merbes-le-Château	Municipality	Thuin	3,752	3,875	3,956	4,062	4,234	4,279	4,228	4,193	→
Momignies	Municipality	Thuin	5,427	5,189	5,080	5,126	5,270	5,339	5,310	5,214	→
Mons (Bergen)	Municipality	Mons	93,905	94,417	91,726	91,123	92,523	94,964	95,705	97,745	→
Mont-de-l'Enclus	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	3,159	3,123	3,040	3,204	3,528	3,710	3,791	3,839	→
Montigny-le-Tilleul	Municipality	Charleroi	10,141	9,726	10,109	10,348	10,124	10,095	10,130	10,110	→
Morlanwelz	Municipality	La Louvière	18,532	17,930	18,019	18,560	19,031	19,097	19,162	19,143	→
Mouscron (Moeskroen)	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	53,848	54,590	53,513	52,475	55,248	57,391	58,862	60,410	→
Pecq	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	5,151	5,021	5,099	5,221	5,459	5,598	5,829	5,967	→
Péruwelz	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	17,260	16,664	16,538	16,910	17,068	17,132	17,178	17,350	→
Pont-à-Celles	Municipality	Charleroi	14,432	15,444	15,381	16,004	16,821	17,093	17,337	17,623	→
Quaregnon	Municipality	Mons	21,270	20,071	19,572	19,084	18,978	19,086	18,940	19,018	→
Quévy	Municipality	Mons	7,451	7,391	7,307	7,478	7,824	8,122	8,073	8,252	→
Quiévrain	Municipality	Mons	7,360	6,945	6,928	6,661	6,686	6,715	6,778	6,823	→
Rumes	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	5,393	5,285	5,172	5,036	5,130	5,174	5,246	5,351	→
Saint-Ghislain	Municipality	Mons	21,270	21,726	22,098	22,003	22,972	23,085	23,451	23,969	→
Seneffe	Municipality	Soignies	8,399	9,510	10,167	10,583	10,903	11,027	11,407	11,568	→
Silly (Opzullik)	Municipality	Ath	5,003	5,944	6,411	7,581	8,155	8,353	8,377	8,431	→
Sivry-Rance	Municipality	Thuin	4,223	4,200	4,426	4,494	4,871	4,848	4,798	4,828	→
Soignies (Zinnik)	Municipality	Soignies	21,808	23,352	23,793	24,741	26,259	27,257	28,311	29,397	→
Thuin	Municipality	Thuin	11,725	13,757	14,268	14,612	14,612	14,494	14,787	14,916	→
Tournai (Doornik)	Municipality	Tournai-Mouscron	68,909	67,906	67,732	67,227	69,435	69,471	68,795	69,066	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	668,812
Females	699,750

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	270,802
18-64 years	818,214
65+ years	279,546

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	13,987
80-89 years	54,019
70-79 years	129,877
60-69 years	170,371
50-59 years	182,978
40-49 years	174,012
30-39 years	175,144
20-29 years	163,143
10-19 years	166,170
0-9 years	138,861

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	1,194,317
Other Citizenship	174,245