List of most populous municipalities in Belgium explained

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

All of Belgium is divided into municipalities, however a municipality may or may not have an additional royally-decreed city status. For example, Brussels is a federal region of 19 municipalities, the City of Brussels being only one of them.

List

MunicipalityPopulationProvinceRegion
19902000201020152020
1. Antwerp470,349446,525483,505513,570529,247
2. Ghent230,543224,180243,366253,266263,927
3. Charleroi206,779200,827202,598202,480202,746
4. Liège196,825185,639192,504195,968197,217
5. Brussels136,706133,859157,673175,534185,103
6. Schaerbeek104,768105,692121,232131,030132,799
7. Anderlecht89,23187,812104,647116,332120,887
8. Bruges117,460116,246116,741117,886118,656
9. Namur103,466105,419108,950110,646111,432
10. Leuven85,19388,01495,46398,376102,275
11. Sint-Jans-Molenbeek68,90471,21988,18195,57697,979
12. Mons91,86790,93591,75995,23195,887
13. Ixelles73,12873,17480,18384,75487,632
14. Aalst76,24576,31380,04383,70987,332
15. Mechelen75,62275,43880,94083,97586,921
16. Uccle75,40274,22177,58981,28083,980
17. La Louvière76,13876,56878,07180,37581,138
18. Hasselt66,09468,08573,06776,33178,714
19. Sint-Niklaas67,97968,29071,80674,28978,531
20. Kortrijk76,08174,79074,91175,21977,109
21. Ostend68,52767,27969,06470,46071,647
22. Tournai67,76767,37969,04369,75669,083
23. Genk61,34362,84264,75765,46366,447
24. Seraing60,95260,55762,69863,97264,192
25. Roeselare52,51254,19957,43260,38663,478
26. Mouscron53,54552,49254,65157,06858,767
27. Woluwe-Saint-Lambert48,14146,52850,74954,02257,712
28. Forest47,17845,55550,25855,01256,581
29. Verviers53,65753,14855,25355,35655,290
30. Jette38,76939,74946,81850,72452,728
31. Saint-Gilles43,57942,45846,98150,47249,678
32. Beveren42,16344,97746,29947,42349,047
33. Etterbeek39,64139,40444,35246,77348,473
34. Beringen36,28939,26142,75844,88546,598
35. Dendermonde42,47043,13744,09544,93845,870
36. Vilvoorde32,94234,98239,62842,41845,495
37. Turnhout37,66938,59640,76342,63745,280
38. Deinze36,24238,55241,08342,41943,580
39. Dilbeek36,64737,72239,99841,23443,423
40. Heist-op-den-Berg35,23837,23339,86641,81242,950
41. Evere29,68531,34835,80338,44842,656
42. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre38,39637,92239,07741,07742,119
43. Lokeren34,87336,45839,17440,49442,044
44. Geel32,36733,67736,99038,83740,709
45. Sint-Truiden37,02737,14739,30939,95740,672
46. Herstal36,35636,29238,21939,36540,190
47. Halle32,57433,65536,00038,02340,182
48. Braine-l'Alleud31,98935,25938,30339,75640,170
49. Ninove33,31834,55936,67537,96539,251
50. Maasmechelen33,83335,43036,93737,60938,933
51. Waregem34,55535,83936,30637,34138,350
52. Brasschaat34,54037,13836,94937,48038,223
53. Grimbergen31,94432,93035,16936,55837,972
54. Mol30,27031,68334,11435,68537,022
55. Lier30,91832,19133,93034,65236,646
56. Châtelet36,65635,45236,05036,43935,668
57. Evergem29,40731,15533,11234,48535,628
58. Tienen31,66931,47932,55233,95035,293
59. Ypres35,23135,07134,96234,97134,995
60. Zaventem25,85626,90130,44632,67834,782
61. Wavre28,12631,03332,91033,60434,748
62. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw28,69730,01331,57233,27034,621
63. Auderghem29,14328,80430,81132,83534,404
64. Schoten31,03732,73333,34234,01634,316
65. Lommel27,42730,43332,91733,85234,245
66. Heusden-Zolder28,58930,10531,52632,77433,892
67. Geraardsbergen30,21930,94532,03332,98133,649
68. Menen32,72632,02832,53032,90533,540
69. Asse27,04727,93130,22832,06933,505
70. Binche32,82832,19032,74933,29733,448
71. Knokke-Heist31,54133,14833,82533,45233,089
72. Pelt25,43927,91130,50231,68433,076
73. Bilzen27,07929,33530,88231,71032,477
74. Oudenaarde27,05527,78829,70230,78831,612
75. Wevelgem30,46231,37430,97531,30731,579
76. Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve22,19427,38030,72131,26131,316
77. Courcelles29,33629,70630,21830,96031,179
78. Tongeren29,47829,72330,04230,67731,142
79. Houthalen-Helchteren27,06229,21530,12630,66630,550
80. Waterloo27,42428,98629,59829,56830,376
81. Temse23,84425,53328,14729,18230,196
82. Aarschot26,17927,49528,40529,28830,183
83. Arlon23,32524,79127,76329,01630,081

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