Ternat: map, population and postcodes

About Ternat

Ternat is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 16,742 inhabitants on an area of 24.7 km², a population density of 678 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 571 per km² in Flemish Brabant and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².

By population, Ternat ranks 221st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 27th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 441st in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Ternat 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 Ternat grew by 1,456 inhabitants (+9.5%), from 15,286 to 16,742. In the last year it changed by +51.

For population growth since 2016, Ternat ranks 60th of 565. Over the same period the province of Flemish Brabant changed by +7.9% and Belgium by +5.3%.