National statistics differ between five Metropolitan areas in Belgium.De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001 , Sarah Luyten, Etienne Van Hecke, Instituut voor Sociale en Economische Geografie, K. U.Leuven These five metropolitan areas (Dutch: Agglomeratie, French: Agglomération) are also covered by Eurostat statistics as separate Larger Urban Zones (LUZ).
Metropolitan areas Rankmetropolitan arearegioncore city populationmetro population LUZ populationLUZ areaLUZ pop. density1Brussels-Capital Region 194,291 (2019) 1,789,447 (2006) 1,800,663 (2004)Urbanaudit.org 1,614 km2 1116 inhabitants/km22Antwerp metropolitan area 525,935 (2019) 1,200,000 (2006) 1,200,000 (2004)Urbanaudit.org 941 km2 972 inhabitants/km23Liège metropolitan area 197,327 (2019) 633,934 (2006) 626,357 (2004)Urbanaudit.org 1,055 km2 594 inhabitants/km24Ghent metropolitan area 262,219 (2019) 416,493 (2006) 399,741 (2004)Urbanaudit.org 537 km2 744 inhabitants/km25Charleroi metropolitan area 202,267 (2019) 403,868 (2006) 386,060 (2004)Urbanaudit.org 615 km2 628 inhabitants/km2
See also List of cities and towns in Belgium List of metropolitan areas in European Union
References
External links Directorate-general Statistics Belgium, FPS Economy Belgium