Housing · 2024

Number of dwellings: ranking of municipalities

Number of dwellings: Antwerp comes top with 286,128 and Herstappe comes last with 32. The median across 565 municipalities is 6,052.

Podium and top 100

1Antwerp286,1282Ghent152,6053Liège112,605
#MunicipalityProvinceNumber of dwellings
1AntwerpAntwerp286,128
2GhentEast Flanders152,605
3LiègeLiège112,605
4CharleroiHainaut103,352
5BrusselsBrussels-Capital100,410
6BrugesWest Flanders66,230
7LeuvenFlemish Brabant66,084
8SchaerbeekBrussels-Capital59,007
9NamurNamur57,226
10AnderlechtBrussels-Capital54,983
11IxellesBrussels-Capital53,818
12MonsHainaut53,626
13OstendWest Flanders53,600
14HasseltLimburg46,132
15UccleBrussels-Capital44,589
16AalstEast Flanders43,762
17MechelenAntwerp42,299
18Knokke-HeistWest Flanders42,019
19Molenbeek-Saint-JeanBrussels-Capital40,480
20Beveren-Kruibeke-ZwijndrechtEast Flanders40,020
21KortrijkWest Flanders39,926
22TournaiHainaut37,588
23La LouvièreHainaut37,580
24Sint-NiklaasEast Flanders37,321
25MiddelkerkeWest Flanders32,591
26RoeselareWest Flanders32,051
27SeraingLiège31,573
28Woluwe-Saint-LambertBrussels-Capital31,521
29KoksijdeWest Flanders30,758
30GenkLimburg29,322
31MouscronHainaut27,900
32ForestBrussels-Capital27,533
33Saint-GillesBrussels-Capital27,452
34VerviersLiège27,440
35EtterbeekBrussels-Capital26,838
36JetteBrussels-Capital24,983
37TurnhoutAntwerp23,332
38DendermondeEast Flanders22,921
39LokerenEast Flanders22,829
40Ottignies-Louvain-la-NeuveWalloon Brabant22,766
41De HaanWest Flanders22,190
42DeinzeEast Flanders21,355
43GeelAntwerp21,211
44Tongeren-BorgloonLimburg21,149
45Heist-op-den-BergAntwerp21,048
46Woluwe-Saint-PierreBrussels-Capital20,802
47Sint-TruidenLimburg20,331
48EvereBrussels-Capital20,285
49BeringenLimburg20,154
50BlankenbergeWest Flanders19,688
51MolAntwerp19,527
52Bilzen-HoeseltLimburg19,429
53DilbeekFlemish Brabant19,317
54VilvoordeFlemish Brabant19,009
55LierAntwerp18,992
56HalleFlemish Brabant18,957
57WaregemWest Flanders18,932
58NinoveEast Flanders18,680
59BrasschaatAntwerp18,270
60HerstalLiège18,228
61AuderghemBrussels-Capital18,182
62MaasmechelenLimburg17,939
63YpresWest Flanders17,702
64Braine-l’AlleudWalloon Brabant17,674
65TienenFlemish Brabant17,575
66NieuwpoortWest Flanders17,497
67GrimbergenFlemish Brabant17,299
68BredeneWest Flanders17,185
69ChâteletHainaut17,116
70LommelLimburg17,097
71Merelbeke-MelleEast Flanders17,082
72GeraardsbergenEast Flanders16,955
73EvergemEast Flanders16,510
73BincheHainaut16,510
75MenenWest Flanders16,451
76WavreWalloon Brabant16,134
77ArlonLuxembourg16,031
78OudenaardeEast Flanders15,962
79SchotenAntwerp15,894
80ZaventemFlemish Brabant15,813
81AarschotFlemish Brabant15,630
82PeltLimburg15,561
83De PanneWest Flanders15,209
84TieltWest Flanders15,102
85AsseFlemish Brabant15,023
86AthHainaut14,923
87Sint-Pieters-LeeuwFlemish Brabant14,903
88Heusden-ZolderLimburg14,677
89WevelgemWest Flanders14,662
90CourcellesHainaut14,654
91HerentalsAntwerp14,371
92NivellesWalloon Brabant14,307
93TemseEast Flanders14,284
94IzegemWest Flanders14,174
95AalterEast Flanders14,099
96Tessenderlo-HamLimburg14,029
97HarelbekeWest Flanders13,977
98Houthalen-HelchterenLimburg13,844
99ZottegemEast Flanders13,730
100LochristiEast Flanders13,671

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityProvinceNumber of dwellings
551Meix-devant-VirtonLuxembourg1,397
552OuffetLiège1,324
553WasseigesLiège1,307
554Sainte-OdeLuxembourg1,280
555TinlotLiège1,175
556FauvillersLuxembourg1,140
557HerbeumontLuxembourg1,056
558MartelangeLuxembourg1,032
559BeverFlemish Brabant1,017
560RouvroyLuxembourg976
561Spiere-HelkijnWest Flanders967
562DaverdisseLuxembourg932
563HorebekeEast Flanders878
564MesenWest Flanders520
565HerstappeLimburg32

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Other rankings on the same theme

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Number of dwellings”?

Antwerp ranks first for “Number of dwellings”, with 286,128.

What is the median for “Number of dwellings”?

The median across the 565 ranked municipalities is 6,052.