Population · 2026

Population: ranking of municipalities

Population: Antwerp comes top with 565,615 and Herstappe comes last with 78. The median across 565 municipalities is 13,089.

Podium and top 100

1Antwerp565,615 2Ghent274,042 3Charleroi206,900

#	Municipality	Province	Population
1	Antwerp	Antwerp	565,615
2	Ghent	East Flanders	274,042
3	Charleroi	Hainaut	206,900
4	Brussels	Brussels-Capital	198,674
5	Liège	Liège	198,102
6	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital	129,600
7	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital	129,278
8	Bruges	West Flanders	120,458
9	Namur	Namur	115,457
10	Leuven	Flemish Brabant	105,357
11	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital	98,411
12	Mons	Hainaut	97,745
13	Aalst	East Flanders	93,094
14	Hasselt	Limburg	90,914
15	Mechelen	Antwerp	90,355
16	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital	89,162
17	Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht	East Flanders	88,344
18	Uccle	Brussels-Capital	87,548
19	Sint-Niklaas	East Flanders	83,400
20	La Louvière	Hainaut	81,751
21	Kortrijk	West Flanders	81,523
22	Ostend	West Flanders	73,000
23	Tournai	Hainaut	69,066
24	Genk	Limburg	68,101
25	Roeselare	West Flanders	67,697
26	Seraing	Liège	64,764
27	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Brussels-Capital	60,979
28	Mouscron	Hainaut	60,410
29	Forest	Brussels-Capital	58,904
30	Verviers	Liège	56,182
31	Jette	Brussels-Capital	54,330
32	Lokeren	East Flanders	50,897
33	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital	49,638
34	Beringen	Limburg	49,034
35	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital	48,756
36	Turnhout	Antwerp	48,490
37	Vilvoorde	Flemish Brabant	48,413
38	Dendermonde	East Flanders	47,828
39	Deinze	East Flanders	46,380
40	Evere	Brussels-Capital	45,984
41	Dilbeek	Flemish Brabant	45,111
42	Heist-op-den-Berg	Antwerp	44,991
43	Tongeren-Borgloon	Limburg	44,239
44	Bilzen-Hoeselt	Limburg	43,228
45	Halle	Flemish Brabant	43,131
46	Geel	Antwerp	42,650
47	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Brussels-Capital	42,566
48	Sint-Truiden	Limburg	41,987
49	Herstal	Liège	40,909
50	Ninove	East Flanders	40,879
51	Braine-l’Alleud	Walloon Brabant	40,815
52	Waregem	West Flanders	40,737
53	Maasmechelen	Limburg	40,653
54	Grimbergen	Flemish Brabant	40,491
55	Mol	Antwerp	38,793
56	Lier	Antwerp	38,747
57	Brasschaat	Antwerp	38,529
58	Merelbeke-Melle	East Flanders	37,675
59	Zaventem	Flemish Brabant	37,518
60	Evergem	East Flanders	37,371
61	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	Flemish Brabant	37,055
62	Tienen	Flemish Brabant	36,962
63	Asse	Flemish Brabant	36,018
64	Châtelet	Hainaut	35,975
65	Wavre	Walloon Brabant	35,735
66	Auderghem	Brussels-Capital	35,659
67	Ypres	West Flanders	35,629
68	Lommel	Limburg	35,451
69	Geraardsbergen	East Flanders	35,338
70	Heusden-Zolder	Limburg	35,032
71	Schoten	Antwerp	34,849
72	Pelt	Limburg	34,698
73	Menen	West Flanders	34,640
74	Binche	Hainaut	33,841
75	Oudenaarde	East Flanders	33,105
76	Knokke-Heist	West Flanders	32,163
77	Wevelgem	West Flanders	32,089
78	Tielt	West Flanders	31,973
79	Aarschot	Flemish Brabant	31,948
80	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	Walloon Brabant	31,823
81	Temse	East Flanders	31,814
82	Courcelles	Hainaut	31,673
83	Arlon	Luxembourg	31,440
84	Lochristi	East Flanders	30,982
85	Houthalen-Helchteren	Limburg	30,879
86	Tessenderlo-Ham	Limburg	30,827
87	Brecht	Antwerp	30,755
88	Harelbeke	West Flanders	30,605
89	Waterloo	Walloon Brabant	30,386
90	Ath	Hainaut	30,235
91	Aalter	East Flanders	29,862
92	Nivelles	Walloon Brabant	29,830
93	Izegem	West Flanders	29,444
94	Soignies	Hainaut	29,397
95	Ans	Liège	29,268
96	Herentals	Antwerp	29,163
97	Tubize	Walloon Brabant	29,043
98	Willebroek	Antwerp	28,923
99	Sambreville	Namur	28,587
100	Zottegem	East Flanders	28,343

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Population
551	Sainte-Ode	Luxembourg	2,706
552	Zuienkerke	West Flanders	2,641
553	Trois-Ponts	Liège	2,540
554	Fauvillers	Luxembourg	2,536
555	Tellin	Luxembourg	2,519
556	Vresse-sur-Semois	Namur	2,466
557	Bever	Flemish Brabant	2,279
558	Martelange	Luxembourg	2,142
559	Rouvroy	Luxembourg	2,097
560	Spiere-Helkijn	West Flanders	2,051
561	Horebeke	East Flanders	2,020
562	Herbeumont	Luxembourg	1,731
563	Daverdisse	Luxembourg	1,397
564	Mesen	West Flanders	1,068
565	Herstappe	Limburg	78

Regions compared

Total for each region.

Antwerp1,931,891
East Flanders1,611,409
Hainaut1,368,562
Brussels-Capital1,255,834
West Flanders1,235,671
Flemish Brabant1,210,797
Liège1,125,300
Limburg908,582
Namur506,271
Walloon Brabant416,947
Luxembourg296,370

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Population”?

Antwerp ranks first for “Population”, with 565,615.

What is the median for “Population”?

The median across the 565 ranked municipalities is 13,089.