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Tervuren

About Tervuren

Tervuren is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 23,179 inhabitants on an area of 33.5 km², a population density of 693 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, Tervuren ranks 141st of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 18th of the 63 municipalities in Flemish Brabant. By area it ranks 365th in Belgium.

The official language is Dutch.

Population of Tervuren since 2016

1 January 2016: 21,572201621,5721 January 2017: 21,91120171 January 2018: 22,24820181 January 2019: 22,42220191 January 2020: 22,70820201 January 2021: 22,86120211 January 2022: 22,85220221 January 2023: 23,10120231 January 2024: 23,07720241 January 2025: 23,24620251 January 2026: 23,179202623,179
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 Tervuren grew by 1,607 inhabitants (+7.4%), from 21,572 to 23,179. In the last year it changed by −67. The highest figure in this period was in 2025.

For population growth since 2016, Tervuren ranks 135th of 565. Over the same period the province of Flemish Brabant changed by +7.9% and Belgium by +5.3%.

Neighbouring municipalities

Tervuren borders 9 municipalities:

Postcodes in Tervuren

PostcodePlaces
3080Tervuren, Duisburg, Vossem

Distances from Tervuren

Tokmmiles
Brussels127
Leuven149
Mechelen2415
Charleroi4528
Namur4729
Antwerp5031
Mons5735
Hasselt5836
Ghent6339
Liège7848
Kortrijk8955
Bruges10364
Ostend12075
Arlon15697

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Nearby municipalities

More about Tervuren: Wikipedia.