List of most populous municipalities in Belgium

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Brussels, Capital of Belgium

This is a list of the most populous municipalities in Belgium.

A Belgian municipality may or may not have an additional, Royally-decreed city status in Belgium. Brussels for example is a singular urban unit consisting of 19 municipalities, only one of which is the city of Brussels.

List

Rank Name Population (1984) Population (2000) Population (2007) Population (2015) Province Region
1.Antwerp488,425446,525466,203513,570 Antwerp Flemish Region
2.Ghent235,401224,180235,143253,266 East Flanders Flemish Region
3.Charleroi213,041200,827201,550202,480 Hainaut Wallonia
4.Liège203,065185,639188,907195,968 Liège Wallonia
5.Brussels-City137,211133,859145,917175,534
 Brussels-Capital Region
6.Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek105,346105,692113,493131,030
 Brussels-Capital Region
7.Bruges118,146116,246116,982117,886 West Flanders Flemish Region
8.Anderlecht91,84187,81297,601116,332
 Brussels-Capital Region
9.Namur101,861105,419107,653110,646 Namur Wallonia
10.Leuven84,90888,01491,94298,376 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
11.Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek71,13071,21981,63295,576
 Brussels-Capital Region
12.Mons91,21690,93591,19695,231 Hainaut Wallonia
13.Ixelles / Elsene74,61073,17478,08884,754
 Brussels-Capital Region
14.Mechelen76,67075,43878,90083,975 Antwerp Flemish Region
15.Aalst77,76776,31377,79083,709 East Flanders Flemish Region
16.Uccle / Ukkel75,73674,22176,57681,280
 Brussels-Capital Region
17.La Louvière76,41176,56877,50980,375 Hainaut Wallonia
18.Hasselt65,50368,08570,58476,331 Limburg Flemish Region
19.Kortrijk75,59274,79073,77775,219 West Flanders Flemish Region
20.Sint-Niklaas68,27768,29070,01674,289 East Flanders Flemish Region
21.Ostend69,03967,27969,11570,460 West Flanders Flemish Region
22.Tournai67,29167,37967,84469,756 Hainaut Wallonia
23.Genk61,53262,84264,09565,463 Limburg Flemish Region
24.Seraing62,83260,55761,23763,972 Liège Wallonia
25.Roeselare51,71254,19956,26860,386 West Flanders Flemish Region
26.Mouscron54,31552,49253,17457,068 Hainaut Wallonia
27.Verviers54,15553,14854,15055,356 Liège Wallonia
28.Forest / Vorst49,42545,55548,28454,024
 Brussels-Capital Region
29.Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe48,98246,52848,31554,022
 Brussels-Capital Region
30.Jette39,32039,74943,56450,724
 Brussels-Capital Region
31.Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis42,76942,45844,76750,472
 Brussels-Capital Region
32.Beveren41,42644,97745,77147,423 East Flanders Flemish Region
33.Etterbeek44,26739,40442,34246,773
 Brussels-Capital Region
34.Dendermonde42,51243,13743,52144,938 East Flanders Flemish Region
35.Beringen35,11539,26141,53144,885 Limburg Flemish Region
36.Turnhout37,43838,59639,86342,637 Antwerp Flemish Region
37.Vilvoorde33,08534,98237,96442,418 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
38.Heist-op-den-Berg35,17537,23338,72141,812 Antwerp Flemish Region
39.Dilbeek36,00337,72239,58541,234 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
40.Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe40,28537,92238,55441,077
 Brussels-Capital Region
41.Lokeren33,85136,45838,27640,494 East Flanders Flemish Region
42.Sint-Truiden36,66537,14738,42739,957 Limburg Flemish Region
43.Braine-l'Alleud30,55835,25937,51239,756 Walloon Brabant Wallonia
44.Herstal37,72136,29237,72039,365 Liège Wallonia
45.Geel31,54133,67735,50238,837 Antwerp Flemish Region
46.Evere31,34838,448
 Brussels-Capital Region
47.Halle32,44833,65535,10838,023 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
48.Ninove33,75134,55935,87437,965 East Flanders Flemish Region
49.Maasmechelen33,61335,43036,45637,609 Limburg Flemish Region
50.Brasschaat32,84537,13837,13337,480 Antwerp Flemish Region
51.Waregem33,57535,83935,83137,341 West Flanders Flemish Region
52.Grimbergen31,91932,93034,32036,558 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
53.Châtelet38,40535,45235,81336,439 Hainaut Wallonia
54.Mol30,06031,68333,06035,685 Antwerp Flemish Region
55.Ypres34,67035,07134,91934,971 West Flanders Flemish Region
56.Lier31,20932,19133,25934,652 Antwerp Flemish Region
57.Evergem29,36331,15532,37334,485 East Flanders Flemish Region
58.Schoten30,77432,73333,13234,016 Antwerp Flemish Region
59.Tienen32,29931,47932,08333,950 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
60.Lommel26,09430,43332,14133,852 Limburg Flemish Region
61.Wavre25,33331,03332,57633,604 Walloon Brabant Wallonia
62.Knokke-Heist29,73033,14834,13233,452 West Flanders Flemish Region
63.Binche33,00132,19032,50833,297 Hainaut Wallonia
64.Sint-Pieters-Leeuw27,79130,01330,92933,270 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
65.Geraardsbergen30,24830,94531,54332,981 East Flanders Flemish Region
66.Menen32,90532,02832,43932,905 West Flanders Flemish Region
67.Auderghem / Oudergem28,80432,835
 Brussels-Capital Region
68.Heusden-Zolder27,54130,10531,01732,774 Limburg Flemish Region
69.Zaventem26,90132,678 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
70.Asse27,93132,069 Flemish Brabant Flemish Region
71.Bilzen26,32629,33530,17331,710 Limburg Flemish Region
72.Wevelgem29,61831,37430,92631,307 West Flanders Flemish Region
73.Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve20,21627,38030,18831,261 Walloon Brabant Wallonia
74.Courcelles29,70630,960 Hainaut Wallonia
75.Oudenaarde27,78830,788 East Flanders Flemish Region
76.Tongeren29,72330,677 Limburg Flemish Region
77.Houthalen-Helchteren25,61529,21530,05030,666 Limburg Flemish Region
78.Deinze27,55930,380 East Flanders Flemish Region

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