Society · 2026

Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality: ranking of municipalities

Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality: Baarle-Hertog comes top with 55.1% and Horebeke comes last with 1.1%. The median across 564 municipalities is 6.4%. The ranking covers municipalities with at least 500 residents.

Podium and top 100

1Baarle-Hertog55.1%2Ixelles50.5%3Etterbeek49.4%

#	Municipality	Province	Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality
1	Baarle-Hertog	Antwerp	55.1%
2	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital	50.5%
3	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital	49.4%
3	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital	49.4%
5	Raeren	Liège	48.6%
6	Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	Brussels-Capital	44.9%
7	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Brussels-Capital	39.4%
8	Brussels	Brussels-Capital	38.7%
9	Kelmis	Liège	38.5%
10	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital	37.9%
11	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Brussels-Capital	37.5%
12	Hamont-Achel	Limburg	37.3%
13	Ravels	Antwerp	36.2%
14	Forest	Brussels-Capital	35.8%
15	Aubange	Luxembourg	35.7%
16	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital	34.3%
16	Uccle	Brussels-Capital	34.3%
18	Estaimpuis	Hainaut	34.2%
19	Lanaken	Limburg	33.8%
20	Koekelberg	Brussels-Capital	33.2%
21	Comines-Warneton	Hainaut	32.4%
22	Hoogstraten	Antwerp	31.9%
23	Auderghem	Brussels-Capital	31.4%
23	Evere	Brussels-Capital	31.4%
25	Kraainem	Flemish Brabant	30.9%
26	Voeren	Limburg	29.7%
27	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital	29.5%
28	Mouscron	Hainaut	28.0%
29	Jette	Brussels-Capital	26.4%
30	Ganshoren	Brussels-Capital	24.5%
31	Drogenbos	Flemish Brabant	24.1%
31	Kinrooi	Limburg	24.1%
33	Zaventem	Flemish Brabant	24.0%
34	Wezembeek-Oppem	Flemish Brabant	23.7%
35	Arlon	Luxembourg	23.6%
36	Tervuren	Flemish Brabant	23.3%
37	Antwerp	Antwerp	23.2%
37	Turnhout	Antwerp	23.2%
39	Leuven	Flemish Brabant	22.6%
40	Essen	Antwerp	22.1%
41	Maasmechelen	Limburg	21.7%
42	Riemst	Limburg	21.6%
43	Watermael-Boitsfort	Brussels-Capital	21.5%
44	Berchem-Sainte-Agathe	Brussels-Capital	21.3%
45	Liège	Liège	21.1%
46	Lommel	Limburg	20.6%
47	Pelt	Limburg	20.2%
48	Messancy	Luxembourg	20.1%
49	Plombières	Liège	19.8%
50	Lontzen	Liège	19.2%
51	Martelange	Luxembourg	18.7%
52	Wemmel	Flemish Brabant	18.4%
53	Saint-Nicolas	Liège	18.3%
54	Waterloo	Walloon Brabant	18.2%
55	Maaseik	Limburg	17.8%
56	Ghent	East Flanders	17.7%
56	Mons	Hainaut	17.7%
58	Eupen	Liège	17.5%
59	La Hulpe	Walloon Brabant	17.3%
59	Herstal	Liège	17.3%
61	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	Flemish Brabant	16.8%
62	Zelzate	East Flanders	16.7%
62	La Louvière	Hainaut	16.7%
64	Sint-Genesius-Rode	Flemish Brabant	16.6%
64	Charleroi	Hainaut	16.6%
66	Arendonk	Antwerp	16.5%
66	Vilvoorde	Flemish Brabant	16.5%
68	Overijse	Flemish Brabant	16.4%
68	Tubize	Walloon Brabant	16.4%
70	Asse	Flemish Brabant	16.2%
71	Bocholt	Limburg	16.1%
72	Linkebeek	Flemish Brabant	16.0%
73	Farciennes	Hainaut	15.8%
74	Machelen	Flemish Brabant	15.6%
75	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	Walloon Brabant	15.5%
75	Seraing	Liège	15.5%
77	Hoeilaart	Flemish Brabant	15.3%
78	Boom	Antwerp	15.2%
79	Mesen	West Flanders	14.9%
80	Quaregnon	Hainaut	14.8%
81	Oud-Turnhout	Antwerp	14.7%
82	Menen	West Flanders	14.6%
83	Dilsen-Stokkem	Limburg	14.4%
84	Pecq	Hainaut	14.2%
85	Châtelet	Hainaut	14.1%
86	Dison	Liège	13.9%
87	Retie	Antwerp	13.7%
87	Grimbergen	Flemish Brabant	13.7%
87	Tournai	Hainaut	13.7%
90	Roeselare	West Flanders	13.6%
90	Grâce-Hollogne	Liège	13.6%
90	Verviers	Liège	13.6%
93	Sint-Niklaas	East Flanders	13.3%
94	Jurbise	Hainaut	13.2%
95	Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont	Hainaut	13.1%
95	Genk	Limburg	13.1%
97	Mechelen	Antwerp	12.9%
98	Merksplas	Antwerp	12.8%
98	Mol	Antwerp	12.8%
100	Beersel	Flemish Brabant	12.7%

Bottom of the ranking

#	Municipality	Province	Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality
549	La Bruyère	Namur	2.7%
551	Lierde	East Flanders	2.6%
551	Jalhay	Liège	2.6%
551	Cerfontaine	Namur	2.6%
554	Oosterzele	East Flanders	2.5%
554	Ferrières	Liège	2.5%
554	Gesves	Namur	2.5%
557	Wortegem-Petegem	East Flanders	2.3%
557	Zwalm	East Flanders	2.3%
557	Wellin	Luxembourg	2.3%
560	Maarkedal	East Flanders	2.2%
561	Burdinne	Liège	2.1%
562	Ohey	Namur	2.0%
563	Koekelare	West Flanders	1.7%
564	Horebeke	East Flanders	1.1%

Regions compared

Population-weighted averages for rates; totals for counts.

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality”?

Baarle-Hertog ranks first for “Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality”, with 55.1%.

What is the median for “Share of inhabitants of foreign nationality”?

The median across the 564 ranked municipalities is 6.4%.