Belgium: Vlaams-Brabant

flag Contents: Vlaams-Brabant (Province)

Capital: Leuven

1,162,084 Population [2021] – census

1,210,797 Population [2026] – estimate

2,118km² Area

571.6/km² Density [2026]

Arrondissements

The population of the arrondissements of the Province of Flemish Brabant 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
Halle-Vilvoorde	Arrondissement	472,030	518,191	537,859	560,138	593,455	622,234	649,086	677,168	→
Leuven	Arrondissement	389,460	414,729	432,842	458,265	483,469	499,459	512,998	533,629	→
Vlaams-Brabant [Flemish Brabant]	Province	861,490	932,920	970,701	1,018,403	1,086,446	1,121,693	1,162,084	1,210,797

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of Flemish Brabant 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
Aarschot	Municipality	Leuven	25,192	26,168	26,327	27,551	28,638	29,529	30,281	31,948	→
Affligem	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	9,613	11,307	11,577	11,658	12,461	13,079	13,407	13,900	→
Asse	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	23,234	26,425	27,059	28,006	30,556	32,402	33,827	36,018	→
Beersel	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	18,527	20,955	22,195	22,919	24,211	24,745	25,756	26,800	→
Begijnendijk	Municipality	Leuven	7,110	7,722	8,286	9,096	9,845	10,058	10,322	10,668	→
Bekkevoort	Municipality	Leuven	5,714	5,399	5,412	5,743	6,080	6,117	6,348	6,965	→
Bertem	Municipality	Leuven	6,768	7,788	8,439	8,918	9,558	9,803	10,190	10,394	→
Bever (Biévène)	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	1,687	1,703	1,798	1,982	2,155	2,151	2,201	2,279	→
Bierbeek	Municipality	Leuven	6,600	7,694	8,593	8,900	9,502	9,953	10,194	10,926	→
Boortmeerbeek	Municipality	Leuven	8,171	9,583	10,643	11,420	11,879	12,102	12,711	13,447	→
Boutersem	Municipality	Leuven	5,964	6,359	6,609	7,255	7,691	8,132	8,249	8,678	→
Diest	Municipality	Leuven	19,404	20,491	21,461	22,249	23,154	23,538	24,370	25,196	→
Dilbeek	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	30,995	35,050	36,859	37,818	40,203	41,450	43,732	45,111	→
Drogenbos	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	4,840	4,866	4,780	4,674	4,936	5,372	5,699	6,067	→
Geetbets	Municipality	Leuven	5,755	5,495	5,659	5,777	5,918	5,970	6,188	6,309	→
Glabbeek	Municipality	Leuven	4,800	4,767	4,861	5,069	5,311	5,305	5,340	5,475	→
Grimbergen	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	27,347	32,038	32,120	32,973	35,441	36,742	38,314	40,491	→
Haacht	Municipality	Leuven	10,168	11,285	12,243	13,223	14,183	14,296	15,080	15,811	→
Halle (Hal)	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	31,351	32,312	32,768	33,744	36,281	38,289	40,656	43,131	→
Herent	Municipality	Leuven	13,362	15,794	17,596	19,017	20,415	21,213	22,046	23,287	→
Hoegaarden	Municipality	Leuven	5,835	5,545	5,594	6,016	6,633	6,891	6,843	7,016	→
Hoeilaart	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	7,491	8,914	9,540	9,839	10,418	10,915	11,509	11,521	→
Holsbeek	Municipality	Leuven	6,765	7,191	7,741	8,880	9,696	9,935	10,148	10,283	→
Huldenberg	Municipality	Leuven	6,242	6,962	7,968	9,056	9,464	9,743	9,981	10,132	→
Kampenhout	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	7,956	8,945	9,919	10,829	11,243	11,689	12,280	12,600	→
Kapelle-op-den-Bos	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	7,640	8,302	8,629	8,732	9,083	9,370	9,524	9,848	→
Keerbergen	Municipality	Leuven	6,528	9,123	10,750	12,015	12,744	12,831	13,073	13,447	→
Kortenaken	Municipality	Leuven	7,842	7,593	7,375	7,447	7,798	7,930	7,898	8,046	→
Kortenberg	Municipality	Leuven	12,473	14,665	16,045	17,439	19,131	19,714	20,425	21,425	→
Kraainem	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	11,390	11,780	12,527	12,824	13,402	13,713	13,847	13,985	→
Landen	Municipality	Leuven	14,037	14,081	14,213	14,343	15,440	15,944	16,051	16,458	→
Lennik	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	7,469	7,698	8,239	8,624	8,872	9,033	9,190	9,400	→
Leuven (Louvain)	Municipality	Leuven	86,352	85,076	85,018	88,581	96,939	99,288	101,032	105,357	→
Liedekerke	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	10,678	11,609	11,503	11,778	12,526	12,919	13,482	14,113	→
Linkebeek	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	4,265	4,705	4,572	4,747	4,805	4,752	4,739	4,673	→
Linter	Municipality	Leuven	6,744	6,568	6,515	6,865	7,094	7,188	7,253	7,410	→
Londerzeel	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	15,449	16,729	17,011	17,166	17,777	18,274	19,016	19,598	→
Lubbeek	Municipality	Leuven	8,634	11,324	12,519	13,602	13,883	14,206	14,728	15,290	→
Machelen	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	11,963	11,273	11,303	11,901	13,565	14,764	15,895	17,115	→
Meise	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	11,575	15,170	17,062	18,390	18,339	18,742	19,790	20,592	→
Merchtem	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	11,764	12,972	13,188	14,254	15,558	16,083	17,154	18,467	→
Opwijk	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	10,747	11,451	11,588	11,831	13,447	14,208	14,793	15,143	→
Oud-Heverlee	Municipality	Leuven	6,683	8,623	10,005	10,624	10,994	10,973	11,209	11,414	→
Overijse	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	16,181	21,428	23,028	23,846	24,517	24,959	25,655	26,452	→
Pajottegem	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	20,019	20,901	21,480	22,958	24,237	24,499	24,750	25,501	→
Pepingen	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	3,559	3,591	3,856	4,257	4,446	4,424	4,499	4,546	→
Roosdaal	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	9,537	9,960	10,142	10,617	11,299	11,494	11,688	12,163	→
Rotselaar	Municipality	Leuven	9,729	11,092	12,808	14,641	15,761	16,439	17,081	17,807	→
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem (Montaigu-Zichem)	Municipality	Leuven	20,050	20,638	20,700	21,680	22,595	22,833	23,135	24,537	→
Sint-Genesius-Rode (Rhode-Saint-Genèse)	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	14,333	16,830	17,861	17,901	17,953	18,171	18,626	18,622	→
Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	25,560	27,968	28,959	30,054	31,868	33,512	35,061	37,055	→
Steenokkerzeel	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	7,854	9,638	9,961	10,535	11,592	11,924	12,372	12,737	→
Ternat	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	11,134	12,294	13,450	14,496	15,071	15,286	16,144	16,742	→
Tervuren	Municipality	Leuven	15,261	18,942	19,488	20,231	21,214	21,572	22,861	23,179	→
Tielt-Winge	Municipality	Leuven	7,807	8,237	9,131	9,877	10,424	10,674	10,877	11,585	→
Tienen (Tirlemont)	Municipality	Leuven	33,041	32,620	31,567	31,501	32,702	34,185	35,545	36,962	→
Tremelo	Municipality	Leuven	8,631	10,158	11,555	13,453	14,576	14,733	15,008	15,372	→
Vilvoorde (Vilvorde)	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	36,659	33,264	32,894	35,141	40,490	43,017	45,715	48,413	→
Wemmel	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	12,631	13,547	13,819	14,066	15,285	16,059	17,013	18,270	→
Wezembeek-Oppem	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	10,899	12,006	13,118	13,689	13,704	14,095	14,254	14,930	→
Zaventem	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	22,154	25,393	26,062	27,159	31,243	33,034	35,184	37,518	→
Zemst	Municipality	Halle-Vilvoorde	15,529	17,167	18,992	20,730	21,960	23,068	23,314	23,367	→
Zoutleeuw (Léau)	Municipality	Leuven	7,798	7,746	7,721	7,796	8,240	8,364	8,531	8,805	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2026)
Males	594,488
Females	616,309

Age Groups (E 2026)
0-17 years	243,817
18-64 years	715,683
65+ years	251,297

Age Distribution (E 2026)
90+ years	15,568
80-89 years	57,591
70-79 years	107,674
60-69 years	150,016
50-59 years	156,746
40-49 years	159,120
30-39 years	150,127
20-29 years	140,022
10-19 years	147,693
0-9 years	126,240

Citizenship (E 2026)
Belgium	1,066,586
Other Citizenship	144,211