Charleroi: map, population and postcodes

About Charleroi

Charleroi is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 206,900 inhabitants on an area of 102.8 km², a population density of 2,012 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 359 per km² in Hainaut and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Charleroi ranks 3rd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 1st of the 69 municipalities in Hainaut. By area it ranks 69th in Belgium.

The official language is French.

Population of Charleroi since 2016

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 Charleroi grew by 4,718 inhabitants (+2.3%), from 202,182 to 206,900. In the last year it changed by +1,137.

For population growth since 2016, Charleroi ranks 414th of 565. Over the same period the province of Hainaut changed by +2.3% and Belgium by +5.3%.