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Contents: Limburg

Province

880,397 Population [2021] – census

900,098 Population [2024] – estimate

2,427km² Area

370.8/km² Density [2024]

0.74% Annual Population Change [2021 → 2024]

Arrondissements

The population of the arrondissements of the Province of Limburg 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 2024-01-01
Hasselt	Arrondissement	313,903	345,414	357,688	375,303	398,317	412,770	422,100	431,328	→
Maaseik	Arrondissement	172,275	195,064	210,590	229,431	242,788	249,241	252,731	258,469	→
Tongeren	Arrondissement	166,369	176,410	182,157	190,051	197,400	201,414	205,566	210,301	→
Limburg	Province	652,547	716,888	750,435	794,785	844,621	863,425	880,397	900,098

Contents: Cities and Municipalities

The population of all cities and municipalities in the Province of Limburg 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, country of birth).

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 2024-01-01
Alken	Municipality	Tongeren	8,677	9,563	10,163	10,938	11,279	11,456	11,685	11,918	→
As	Municipality	Hasselt	5,496	6,218	6,659	7,227	7,856	8,164	8,279	8,259	→
Beringen	Municipality	Hasselt	29,466	34,254	36,599	39,565	43,202	45,242	46,882	48,353	→
Bilzen	Municipality	Tongeren	23,601	25,683	27,315	29,433	31,225	31,829	32,536	32,782	→
Bocholt	Municipality	Maaseik	9,255	10,142	10,915	11,925	12,694	12,917	13,253	13,753	→
Borgloon (Looz)	Municipality	Tongeren	10,038	10,068	10,118	10,045	10,450	10,579	11,123	11,580	→
Bree	Municipality	Maaseik	13,108	13,345	13,686	14,046	15,239	15,785	16,097	16,967	→
Diepenbeek	Municipality	Hasselt	12,459	15,180	16,219	17,251	18,237	18,906	19,157	19,607	→
Dilsen-Stokkem	Municipality	Maaseik	14,337	15,910	16,918	18,364	19,836	20,287	20,819	21,346	→
Genk	Municipality	Hasselt	57,913	61,502	61,339	62,860	64,986	65,691	66,673	67,877	→
Gingelom	Municipality	Hasselt	7,888	7,522	7,281	7,640	8,213	8,377	8,426	8,732	→
Halen	Municipality	Hasselt	7,761	7,865	7,746	8,290	9,243	9,566	9,360	9,545	→
Ham	Municipality	Hasselt	7,794	8,402	8,739	9,392	10,376	10,618	11,031	11,338	→
Hamont-Achel	Municipality	Maaseik	10,722	11,939	12,516	13,576	14,179	14,356	14,337	14,507	→
Hasselt	Municipality	Hasselt	59,228	64,613	66,611	68,373	73,810	76,685	79,089	80,828	→
Hechtel-Eksel	Municipality	Maaseik	8,298	9,181	9,985	11,232	11,850	12,294	12,543	12,965	→
Heers	Municipality	Tongeren	7,074	6,777	6,475	6,602	7,089	7,205	7,339	7,593	→
Herk-de-Stad (Herck-la-Ville)	Municipality	Hasselt	9,039	10,002	10,770	11,590	12,266	12,608	12,716	12,841	→
Herstappe	Municipality	Tongeren	115	102	93	86	85	89	78	76	→
Heusden-Zolder	Municipality	Hasselt	22,711	27,342	28,593	30,183	31,876	33,011	34,207	35,017	→
Hoeselt	Municipality	Tongeren	7,831	8,497	8,703	9,210	9,602	9,643	9,740	10,080	→
Houthalen-Helchteren	Municipality	Maaseik	20,328	24,922	27,501	29,270	30,316	30,592	30,498	30,896	→
Kinrooi	Municipality	Maaseik	9,088	10,138	10,832	11,844	12,278	12,309	12,216	12,406	→
Kortessem	Municipality	Tongeren	6,229	6,929	7,738	8,065	8,323	8,359	8,443	8,757	→
Lanaken	Municipality	Tongeren	18,784	20,272	22,110	23,745	25,492	25,793	25,922	26,366	→
Leopoldsburg (Bourg-Léopold)	Municipality	Hasselt	12,649	13,597	13,657	13,857	15,069	15,358	16,065	16,607	→
Lommel	Municipality	Maaseik	21,984	25,412	27,925	30,711	33,191	33,957	34,255	34,913	→
Lummen	Municipality	Hasselt	10,726	11,793	12,632	13,541	14,324	14,603	15,086	15,320	→
Maaseik	Municipality	Maaseik	18,095	20,056	21,326	23,123	24,722	25,133	25,389	25,823	→
Maasmechelen	Municipality	Tongeren	30,011	33,618	34,143	35,564	37,176	37,696	39,161	40,219	→
Nieuwerkerken	Municipality	Hasselt	5,303	5,792	5,938	6,510	6,684	6,865	7,062	7,295	→
Oudsbergen	Municipality	Maaseik	14,731	17,908	19,551	21,766	23,009	23,379	23,520	23,875	→
Peer	Municipality	Maaseik	10,703	12,099	13,714	15,347	16,169	16,312	16,421	16,585	→
Pelt	Municipality	Maaseik	21,626	24,012	25,721	28,227	30,811	31,920	33,383	34,433	→
Riemst	Municipality	Tongeren	15,000	15,056	15,204	15,687	16,212	16,572	16,709	16,896	→
Sint-Truiden (Saint-Trond)	Municipality	Hasselt	35,728	36,374	36,994	37,079	39,584	40,158	40,557	41,469	→
Tessenderlo	Municipality	Hasselt	11,778	13,800	14,458	16,009	17,942	18,403	18,881	19,011	→
Tongeren (Tongres)	Municipality	Tongeren	28,837	29,603	29,451	29,598	30,298	30,720	31,224	32,138	→
Voeren (Fourons)	Municipality	Tongeren	4,433	4,194	4,226	4,327	4,181	4,099	4,193	4,406	→
Wellen	Municipality	Tongeren	5,739	6,048	6,418	6,751	7,384	7,374	7,413	7,490	→
Zonhoven	Municipality	Hasselt	13,909	15,965	17,378	19,172	20,817	21,276	21,339	21,845	→
Zutendaal	Municipality	Hasselt	4,055	5,193	6,075	6,764	7,046	7,239	7,290	7,384	→

Source: Statistics Belgium.