National statistics differ between five Metropolitan areas in Belgium.[1] These five metropolitan areas (Dutch: Agglomeratie, French: Agglomération) are also covered by Eurostat statistics as separate Larger Urban Zones (LUZ).
Contents |
| Rank | metropolitan area | region | core city population |
metro population |
LUZ population |
LUZ area |
LUZ pop. density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brussels-Capital Region |
Brussels-Capital Region | 1,067,557 (2009) | 1,789,447 (2006) | 1,800,663 (2004)[2] | 1,614 km² | 1116 inhab./km² |
| 2 | Antwerp metropolitan area |
Flemish Region | 472,071 (2008) | 940,671 (2006) | 915,258 (2004)[3] | 941 km² | 972 inhab./km² |
| 3 | Liège metropolitan area |
Walloon Region (federal region) | 190,102 (2008) | 633,934 (2006) | 626,357 (2004)[4] | 1,055 km² | 594 inhab./km² |
| 4 | Ghent metropolitan area |
Flemish Region | 237,250 (2008) | 416,493 (2006) | 399,741 (2004)[5] | 537 km² | 744 inhab./km² |
| 5 | Charleroi metropolitan area |
Walloon Region (federal region) | 201,593 (2008) | 403,868 (2006) | 386,060 (2004)[6] | 615 km² | 628 inhab./km² |