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Antwerp

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About Antwerp

Antwerp is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 565,615 inhabitants on an area of 204.2 km², a population density of 2,769 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 677 per km² in Antwerp and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Antwerp ranks 1st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 1st of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 5th in Belgium. Antwerp is the capital of Antwerp.

Merged in 2025. Since 1 January 2025, Antwerp includes the former municipalities of Antwerpen and Borsbeek. The figures on this page are for the merged municipality. All 2025 mergers →

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Antwerp since 2016

1 January 2016: 527,5822016527,5821 January 2017: 531,08520171 January 2018: 533,93320181 January 2019: 536,78920191 January 2020: 540,19620201 January 2021: 540,49420211 January 2022: 541,85620221 January 2023: 550,21920231 January 2024: 556,13820241 January 2025: 562,00220251 January 2026: 565,6152026565,615
Population on 1 January, 2016–2026. The bars start above zero to make the change visible. Source: Statbel.

Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Antwerp grew by 38,033 inhabitants (+7.2%), from 527,582 to 565,615. In the last year it changed by +3,613.

For population growth since 2016, Antwerp ranks 145th of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%. Figures before 2025 are those of the former municipalities added up.

Neighbouring municipalities

Antwerp borders 12 municipalities:

Postcodes in Antwerp

PostcodePlaces
2000Antwerpen
2018Brederode, Harmonie, Markgrave, Haringrode, Klein-Antwerpen, Zurenborg, Centraal-Station
2020Antwerpen (Petroleum-Zuid, Kiel, Tentoonstellingswijk, Middelheim)
2030Luchtbal, Haven
2040Berendrecht, Lillo, Zandvliet
2050Antwerpen-Linkeroever
2060Dam, Stuivenberg, Amandus-Atheneum
2100Deurne
2140Borgerhout
2150Borsbeek
2170Merksem
2180Ekeren
2600Berchem
2610Wilrijk
2660Hoboken

Distances from Antwerp

Tokmmiles
Mechelen2616
Brussels4327
Leuven4830
Ghent5031
Hasselt7748
Bruges8150
Kortrijk9358
Charleroi9358
Mons9458
Namur9659
Ostend10163
Liège11069
Arlon203126

Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →

Nearby municipalities

More about Antwerp: Wikipedia.