This is a list of most populous municipalities in Belgium. Out of the 565 Belgian municipalities (as of 1 January 2025) the list contains all those with a population over 30,000.
Belgium is divided into municipalities, however a municipality may or may not have an additional royally-decreed city status. For example, Brussels is a federal region of 19 municipalities, the City of Brussels being only one of them.
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Municipalities marked with * or ** have recently (* in 2019 and ** in 2025) been the subject of a merger of two or three former municipalities, population figures for years prior to these mergers take into account the population of all the municipalities involved.
# Municipality Population Province Region199020002010202020261. Antwerp**479,974456,898493,630540,196565,6152. Ghent230,543224,180243,366263,927274,0423. Charleroi206,779200,827202,598202,746206,9004. Brussels136,706133,859157,673185,103198,6745. Liège196,825185,639192,504197,217198,1026. Anderlecht89,23187,812104,647120,887129,6007. Schaerbeek104,768105,692121,232132,799129,2788. Bruges117,460116,246116,741118,656120,4589. Namur103,466105,419108,950111,432115,45710. Leuven85,19388,01495,463102,275105,35711. Molenbeek-Saint-Jean68,90471,21988,18197,97998,41112. Mons91,86790,93591,75995,88797,74513. Aalst76,24576,31380,04387,33293,09414. Hasselt**73,82876,06881,38587,15190,91415. Mechelen75,62275,43880,94086,92190,35516. Ixelles73,12873,17480,18387,63289,16217. Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht**-77,33480,69285,04788,34418. Uccle75,40274,22177,58983,98087,54819. Sint-Niklaas67,97968,29071,80678,53183,40020. La Louvière76,13876,56878,07181,13881,75121. Kortrijk76,08174,79074,91177,10981,52322. Ostend68,52767,27969,06471,64773,00023. Tournai67,76767,37969,04369,08369,06624. Genk61,34362,84264,75766,44768,10125. Roeselare52,51254,19957,43263,47867,69726. Seraing60,95260,55762,69864,19264,76427. Woluwe-Saint-Lambert48,14146,52850,74957,71260,97928. Mouscron53,54552,49254,65158,76760,41029. Forest47,17845,55550,25856,58158,90430. Verviers53,65753,14855,25355,29056,18231. Jette38,76939,74946,81852,72854,33032. Lokeren**40,42442,21145,18648,61450,89733. Etterbeek39,64139,40444,35248,47349,63834. Beringen36,28939,26142,75846,59849,03435. Saint-Gilles43,57942,45846,98149,67848,96736. Turnhout37,66938,59640,76345,28048,49037. Vilvoorde32,94234,98239,62845,49548,41338. Dendermonde42,47043,13744,09545,87047,82839. Deinze*36,24238,55241,08343,58046,38040. Evere29,68531,34835,80342,65645,98441. Dilbeek36,64737,72239,99843,42345,11142. Heist-op-den-Berg35,23837,23339,86642,95044,99143. Tongeren-Borgloon**39,53939,83940,37242,15244,23944. Bilzen-Hoeselt**35,65238,46840,39842,20743,22845. Halle32,57433,65536,00040,18243,13146. Geel32,36733,67736,99040,70942,65047. Woluwe-Saint-Pierre38,39637,92239,07742,11942,56648. Sint-Truiden37,02737,14739,30940,67241,98749. Herstal36,35636,29238,21940,19040,90950. Ninove33,31834,55936,67539,25140,87951. Braine-l'Alleud31,98935,25938,30340,17040,81553. Waregem34,55535,83936,30638,35040,73752. Maasmechelen33,83335,43036,93738,93340,65354. Grimbergen31,94432,93035,16937,97240,49155. Mol30,27031,68334,11437,02238,79356. Lier30,91832,19133,93036,64638,74757. Brasschaat34,54037,13836,94938,22338,52958.Merelbeke-Melle**30,08832,13533,89136,56737,67559. Zaventem25,85626,90130,44634,78237,51860. Evergem29,40731,15533,11235,62837,37161. Sint-Pieters-Leeuw28,69730,01331,57234,62137,05562. Tienen31,66931,47932,55235,29336,96263. Asse27,04727,93130,22833,50536,01864. Châtelet36,65635,45236,05035,66835,97565. Wavre28,12631,03332,91034,74835,73566. Auderghem29,14328,80430,81134,40435,65967. Ypres35,23135,07134,96234,99535,62969. Lommel27,42730,43332,91734,24535,45168. Geraardsbergen30,21930,94532,03333,64935,33870. Heusden-Zolder28,58930,10531,52633,89235,03271. Schoten31,03732,73333,34234,31634,84972. Pelt*25,43927,91130,50233,07634,69873. Menen32,72632,02832,53033,54034,64074. Binche32,82832,19032,74933,44833,84175. Oudenaarde27,05527,78829,70231,61233,10576. Knokke-Heist31,54133,14833,82533,08932,16377. Wevelgem30,46231,37430,97531,57932,08978.Tielt**30,05130,26330,70631,43631,97379. Aarschot26,17927,49528,40530,18331,94880. Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve22,19427,38030,72131,31631,82381. Temse23,84425,53328,14730,19631,81482. Courcelles29,33629,70630,21831,17931,67383. Arlon23,32524,79127,76330,08131,440 84.Lochristi**24,10725,71628,45430,41930,98285. Houthalen-Helchteren27,06229,21530,12630,55030,87986.Tessenderlo-Ham**22,99225,14527,92029,70430,82787. Brecht20,17225,09127,59729,45430,75588. Harelbeke25,73326,32026,57729,50230,60589. Waterloo27,42428,98629,59830,37630,38690. Ath23,84925,43028,02629,49430,235
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See also
City status in Belgium Metropolitan areas in Belgium Municipalities of Belgium List of cities in Flanders List of cities in Wallonia List of cities in Europe Lists of cities
References
Population Statistics (French) Population Statistics (Dutch)
External links Population data on Belgium Tourist guide to major cities in Belgium