List of most populous municipalities in Belgium

This is a list of most populous municipalities in Belgium. Out of the 581 Belgian municipalities (as of 1st of January 2019) the list contains all those with a population over 30,000.

Map of Belgium

A Belgian municipality may or may not have an additional, Royally-decreed city status in Belgium. Brussels, for example, is a singular urban unit consisting of 19 municipalities, only one of which is the city of Brussels.

List

Rank Municipality Population Province Region
1990 2000 2010 2015 2020
1. Antwerp470,349446,525483,505513,570529,247 Antwerp Flemish Region
2. Ghent230,543224,180243,366253,266263,927 East Flanders Flemish Region
3. Charleroi206,779200,827202,598202,480202,746 Hainaut Walloon Region
4. Liège196,825185,639192,504195,968197,217 Liège Walloon Region
5. Brussels136,706133,859157,673175,534185,103
 Brussels-Capital Region
6. Schaerbeek104,768105,692121,232131,030132,799
 Brussels-Capital Region
7. Anderlecht89,23187,812104,647116,332120,887
 Brussels-Capital Region
8. Bruges117,460116,246116,741117,886118,656 West Flanders Flemish Region
9. Namur103,466105,419108,950110,646111,432 Namur Walloon Region
10. Leuven85,19388,01495,46398,376102,275 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
11. Sint-Jans-Molenbeek68,90471,21988,18195,57697,979
 Brussels-Capital Region
12. Mons91,86790,93591,75995,23195,887 Hainaut Walloon Region
13. Ixelles73,12873,17480,18384,75487,632
 Brussels-Capital Region
14. Aalst76,24576,31380,04383,70987,332 East Flanders Flemish Region
15. Mechelen75,62275,43880,94083,97586,921 Antwerp Flemish Region
16. Uccle75,40274,22177,58981,28083,980
 Brussels-Capital Region
17. La Louvière76,13876,56878,07180,37581,138 Hainaut Walloon Region
18. Hasselt66,09468,08573,06776,33178,714 Limburg Flemish Region
19. Sint-Niklaas67,97968,29071,80674,28978,531 East Flanders Flemish Region
20. Kortrijk76,08174,79074,91175,21977,109 West Flanders Flemish Region
21. Ostend68,52767,27969,06470,46071,647 West Flanders Flemish Region
22. Tournai67,76767,37969,04369,75669,083 Hainaut Walloon Region
23. Genk61,34362,84264,75765,46366,447 Limburg Flemish Region
24. Seraing60,95260,55762,69863,97264,192 Liège Walloon Region
25. Roeselare52,51254,19957,43260,38663,478 West Flanders Flemish Region
26. Mouscron53,54552,49254,65157,06858,767 Hainaut Walloon Region
27. Woluwe-Saint-Lambert48,14146,52850,74954,02257,712
 Brussels-Capital Region
28. Forest47,17845,55550,25855,01256,581
 Brussels-Capital Region
29. Verviers53,65753,14855,25355,35655,290 Liège Walloon Region
30. Jette38,76939,74946,81850,72452,728
 Brussels-Capital Region
31. Saint-Gilles43,57942,45846,98150,47249,678
 Brussels-Capital Region
32. Beveren42,16344,97746,29947,42349,047 East Flanders Flemish Region
33. Etterbeek39,64139,40444,35246,77348,473
 Brussels-Capital Region
34. Beringen36,28939,26142,75844,88546,598 Limburg Flemish Region
35. Dendermonde42,47043,13744,09544,93845,870 East Flanders Flemish Region
36. Vilvoorde32,94234,98239,62842,41845,495 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
37. Turnhout37,66938,59640,76342,63745,280 Antwerp Flemish Region
38. Deinze36,24238,55241,08342,41943,580 East Flanders Flemish Region
39. Dilbeek36,64737,72239,99841,23443,423 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
40. Heist-op-den-Berg35,23837,23339,86641,81242,950 Antwerp Flemish Region
41. Evere29,68531,34835,80338,44842,656
 Brussels-Capital Region
42. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre38,39637,92239,07741,07742,119
 Brussels-Capital Region
43. Lokeren34,87336,45839,17440,49442,044 East Flanders Flemish Region
44. Geel32,36733,67736,99038,83740,709 Antwerp Flemish Region
45. Sint-Truiden37,02737,14739,30939,95740,672 Limburg Flemish Region
46. Herstal36,35636,29238,21939,36540,190 Liège Walloon Region
47. Halle32,57433,65536,00038,02340,182 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
48. Braine-l'Alleud31,98935,25938,30339,75640,170 Walloon Brabant Walloon Region
49. Ninove33,31834,55936,67537,96539,251 East Flanders Flemish Region
50. Maasmechelen33,83335,43036,93737,60938,933 Limburg Flemish Region
51. Waregem34,55535,83936,30637,34138,350 West Flanders Flemish Region
52. Brasschaat34,54037,13836,94937,48038,223 Antwerp Flemish Region
53. Grimbergen31,94432,93035,16936,55837,972 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
54. Mol30,27031,68334,11435,68537,022 Antwerp Flemish Region
55. Lier30,91832,19133,93034,65236,646 Antwerp Flemish Region
56. Châtelet36,65635,45236,05036,43935,668 Hainaut Walloon Region
57. Evergem29,40731,15533,11234,48535,628 East Flanders Flemish Region
58. Tienen31,66931,47932,55233,95035,293 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
59. Ypres35,23135,07134,96234,97134,995 West Flanders Flemish Region
60. Zaventem25,85626,90130,44632,67834,782 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
61. Wavre28,12631,03332,91033,60434,748 Walloon Brabant Walloon Region
62. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw28,69730,01331,57233,27034,621 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
63. Auderghem29,14328,80430,81132,83534,404
 Brussels-Capital Region
64. Schoten31,03732,73333,34234,01634,316 Antwerp Flemish Region
65. Lommel27,42730,43332,91733,85234,245 Limburg Flemish Region
66. Heusden-Zolder28,58930,10531,52632,77433,892 Limburg Flemish Region
67. Geraardsbergen30,21930,94532,03332,98133,649 East Flanders Flemish Region
68. Menen32,72632,02832,53032,90533,540 West Flanders Flemish Region
69. Asse27,04727,93130,22832,06933,505 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
70. Binche32,82832,19032,74933,29733,448 Hainaut Walloon Region
71. Knokke-Heist31,54133,14833,82533,45233,089 West Flanders Flemish Region
72.Pelt25,43927,91130,50231,68433,076 Limburg Flemish Region
73. Bilzen27,07929,33530,88231,71032,477 Limburg Flemish Region
74. Oudenaarde27,05527,78829,70230,78831,612 East Flanders Flemish Region
75. Wevelgem30,46231,37430,97531,30731,579 West Flanders Flemish Region
76. Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve22,19427,38030,72131,26131,316 Walloon Brabant Walloon Region
77. Courcelles29,33629,70630,21830,96031,179 Hainaut Walloon Region
78. Tongeren29,47829,72330,04230,67731,142 Limburg Flemish Region
79. Houthalen-Helchteren27,06229,21530,12630,66630,550 Limburg Flemish Region
80.Waterloo27,42428,98629,59829,56830,376 Walloon Brabant Walloon Region
81. Temse23,84425,53328,14729,18230,196 East Flanders Flemish Region
82. Aarschot26,17927,49528,40529,28830,183 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
83. Arlon23,32524,79127,76329,01630,081 Luxembourg Walloon Region

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