Municipality · Province of Limburg · Flanders
Maaseik
French Maseyk
About Maaseik
Maaseik is a municipality in the province of Limburg in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 25,896 inhabitants on an area of 77.2 km², a population density of 335 inhabitants per km². That is close to the average of 374 per km² in Limburg and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Maaseik ranks 116th of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 14th of the 38 municipalities in Limburg. By area it ranks 126th in Belgium.
The official language is Dutch.
Population of Maaseik since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Maaseik grew by 763 inhabitants (+3.0%), from 25,133 to 25,896. In the last year it changed by +68.
For population growth since 2016, Maaseik ranks 381st of 565. Over the same period the province of Limburg changed by +5.2% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Maaseik borders 5 municipalities:
Postcodes in Maaseik
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 3680 | Maaseik, Neeroeteren, Opoeteren |
Distances from Maaseik
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselt | 33 | 20 |
| Liège | 51 | 32 |
| Leuven | 74 | 46 |
| Mechelen | 89 | 55 |
| Namur | 92 | 57 |
| Antwerp | 96 | 59 |
| Brussels | 97 | 60 |
| Charleroi | 117 | 72 |
| Ghent | 139 | 86 |
| Mons | 141 | 88 |
| Arlon | 157 | 98 |
| Kortrijk | 175 | 109 |
| Bruges | 175 | 109 |
| Ostend | 195 | 121 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Maaseik: Wikipedia.