Province · Flanders
Flemish Brabant
Dutch Vlaams-Brabant · French Brabant flamand
About Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant is one of the five provinces of Flanders, with 1,210,797 inhabitants on 2,119 km² on 1 January 2026, or 10.2% of Belgium’s population. Its capital is Leuven. The population density of 571 inhabitants per km² is higher than the Belgian average of 387.
The largest municipality is Leuven with 105,357 inhabitants; the smallest by population is Bever with 2,279.
Population of Flemish Brabant since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Flemish Brabant grew by 89,104 inhabitants (+7.9%), from 1,121,693 to 1,210,797. In the last year it changed by +6,256.
Belgium as a whole changed by +5.3% over the same period. The fastest-growing municipality in Flemish Brabant was Machelen (+15.9%).
All municipalities in Flemish Brabant
| Municipality | Province | Population | Area km² | Per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leuven | Flemish Brabant | 105,357 | 57.5 | 1,831 |
| Vilvoorde | Flemish Brabant | 48,413 | 21.6 | 2,242 |
| Dilbeek | Flemish Brabant | 45,111 | 41.4 | 1,089 |
| Halle | Flemish Brabant | 43,131 | 45.0 | 959 |
| Grimbergen | Flemish Brabant | 40,491 | 38.8 | 1,045 |
| Zaventem | Flemish Brabant | 37,518 | 27.8 | 1,352 |
| Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | Flemish Brabant | 37,055 | 40.7 | 911 |
| Tienen | Flemish Brabant | 36,962 | 72.9 | 507 |
| Asse | Flemish Brabant | 36,018 | 50.2 | 717 |
| Aarschot | Flemish Brabant | 31,948 | 63.0 | 507 |
| Beersel | Flemish Brabant | 26,800 | 30.5 | 880 |
| Overijse | Flemish Brabant | 26,452 | 45.0 | 587 |
| Pajottegem | Flemish Brabant | 25,501 | 120.2 | 212 |
| Diest | Flemish Brabant | 25,196 | 58.7 | 429 |
| Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Flemish Brabant | 24,537 | 51.2 | 479 |
| Zemst | Flemish Brabant | 23,367 | 42.9 | 545 |
| Herent | Flemish Brabant | 23,287 | 32.7 | 712 |
| Tervuren | Flemish Brabant | 23,179 | 33.5 | 693 |
| Kortenberg | Flemish Brabant | 21,425 | 34.7 | 617 |
| Meise | Flemish Brabant | 20,592 | 35.1 | 586 |
| Londerzeel | Flemish Brabant | 19,598 | 36.5 | 537 |
| Sint-Genesius-Rode | Flemish Brabant | 18,622 | 22.7 | 819 |
| Merchtem | Flemish Brabant | 18,467 | 36.9 | 500 |
| Wemmel | Flemish Brabant | 18,270 | 9.0 | 2,028 |
| Rotselaar | Flemish Brabant | 17,807 | 37.2 | 479 |
| Machelen | Flemish Brabant | 17,115 | 11.5 | 1,488 |
| Ternat | Flemish Brabant | 16,742 | 24.7 | 678 |
| Landen | Flemish Brabant | 16,458 | 53.3 | 309 |
| Haacht | Flemish Brabant | 15,811 | 30.7 | 515 |
| Tremelo | Flemish Brabant | 15,372 | 21.9 | 702 |
| Lubbeek | Flemish Brabant | 15,290 | 45.3 | 338 |
| Opwijk | Flemish Brabant | 15,143 | 19.9 | 761 |
| Wezembeek-Oppem | Flemish Brabant | 14,930 | 6.9 | 2,170 |
| Liedekerke | Flemish Brabant | 14,113 | 10.2 | 1,378 |
| Kraainem | Flemish Brabant | 13,985 | 5.8 | 2,399 |
| Affligem | Flemish Brabant | 13,900 | 18.0 | 771 |
| Keerbergen | Flemish Brabant | 13,447 | 18.5 | 725 |
| Boortmeerbeek | Flemish Brabant | 13,447 | 18.8 | 717 |
| Steenokkerzeel | Flemish Brabant | 12,737 | 23.6 | 540 |
| Kampenhout | Flemish Brabant | 12,600 | 33.7 | 374 |
| Roosdaal | Flemish Brabant | 12,163 | 22.2 | 549 |
| Tielt-Winge | Flemish Brabant | 11,585 | 44.5 | 260 |
| Hoeilaart | Flemish Brabant | 11,521 | 20.6 | 560 |
| Oud-Heverlee | Flemish Brabant | 11,414 | 31.2 | 366 |
| Bierbeek | Flemish Brabant | 10,926 | 38.9 | 281 |
| Begijnendijk | Flemish Brabant | 10,668 | 17.6 | 604 |
| Bertem | Flemish Brabant | 10,394 | 30.0 | 346 |
| Holsbeek | Flemish Brabant | 10,283 | 38.8 | 265 |
| Huldenberg | Flemish Brabant | 10,132 | 40.0 | 253 |
| Kapelle-op-den-Bos | Flemish Brabant | 9,848 | 15.5 | 637 |
| Lennik | Flemish Brabant | 9,400 | 31.2 | 301 |
| Zoutleeuw | Flemish Brabant | 8,805 | 46.8 | 188 |
| Boutersem | Flemish Brabant | 8,678 | 31.1 | 279 |
| Kortenaken | Flemish Brabant | 8,046 | 49.4 | 163 |
| Linter | Flemish Brabant | 7,410 | 36.9 | 201 |
| Hoegaarden | Flemish Brabant | 7,016 | 34.1 | 206 |
| Bekkevoort | Flemish Brabant | 6,965 | 37.4 | 186 |
| Geetbets | Flemish Brabant | 6,309 | 35.5 | 178 |
| Drogenbos | Flemish Brabant | 6,067 | 2.5 | 2,408 |
| Glabbeek | Flemish Brabant | 5,475 | 27.0 | 203 |
| Linkebeek | Flemish Brabant | 4,673 | 4.2 | 1,118 |
| Pepingen | Flemish Brabant | 4,546 | 36.0 | 126 |
| Bever | Flemish Brabant | 2,279 | 19.2 | 118 |