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Oud-Turnhout

French Vieux-Turnhout

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About Oud-Turnhout

Oud-Turnhout is a municipality in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 15,211 inhabitants on an area of 39.2 km², a population density of 388 inhabitants per km². That is lower than the average of 677 per km² in Antwerp and close to the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Oud-Turnhout ranks 241st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 42nd of the 67 municipalities in Antwerp. By area it ranks 303rd in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Oud-Turnhout since 2016

1 January 2016: 13,307201613,3071 January 2017: 13,44720171 January 2018: 13,51720181 January 2019: 13,66220191 January 2020: 13,97720201 January 2021: 14,20120211 January 2022: 14,40220221 January 2023: 14,73420231 January 2024: 14,82820241 January 2025: 15,04520251 January 2026: 15,211202615,211
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 Oud-Turnhout grew by 1,904 inhabitants (+14.3%), from 13,307 to 15,211. In the last year it changed by +166.

For population growth since 2016, Oud-Turnhout ranks 10th of 565. Over the same period the province of Antwerp changed by +7.0% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Oud-Turnhout borders 5 municipalities:

Postcodes in Oud-Turnhout

PostcodePlaces
2360Oud-Turnhout

Distances from Oud-Turnhout

Tokmmiles
Antwerp4528
Mechelen5031
Hasselt5131
Leuven5333
Brussels6641
Liège8754
Ghent9358
Namur9660
Charleroi10867
Mons12175
Bruges12578
Kortrijk13584
Ostend14590
Arlon191119

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Nearby municipalities

More about Oud-Turnhout: Wikipedia.