Province · Wallonia
Namur
Dutch Namen · French Namur
About Namur
Namur is one of the five provinces of Wallonia, with 506,271 inhabitants on 3,676 km² on 1 January 2026, or 4.3% of Belgium’s population. Its capital is Namur. The population density of 138 inhabitants per km² is lower than the Belgian average of 387.
The largest municipality is Namur with 115,457 inhabitants; the smallest by population is Vresse-sur-Semois with 2,466.
Population of Namur since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Namur grew by 17,067 inhabitants (+3.5%), from 489,204 to 506,271. In the last year it changed by +923.
Belgium as a whole changed by +5.3% over the same period. The fastest-growing municipality in Namur was Somme-Leuze (+16.3%).
All municipalities in Namur
| Municipality | Province | Population | Area km² | Per km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namur | Namur | 115,457 | 176.1 | 656 |
| Sambreville | Namur | 28,587 | 34.4 | 831 |
| Andenne | Namur | 28,239 | 86.2 | 328 |
| Gembloux | Namur | 26,573 | 96.3 | 276 |
| Jemeppe-sur-Sambre | Namur | 19,244 | 46.9 | 410 |
| Walcourt | Namur | 18,338 | 123.8 | 148 |
| Ciney | Namur | 17,140 | 148.1 | 116 |
| Éghezée | Namur | 16,970 | 103.1 | 165 |
| Couvin | Namur | 13,927 | 207.1 | 67 |
| Mettet | Namur | 13,668 | 116.8 | 117 |
| Dinant | Namur | 13,412 | 99.8 | 134 |
| Rochefort | Namur | 12,756 | 166.5 | 77 |
| Profondeville | Namur | 12,287 | 50.4 | 244 |
| Florennes | Namur | 11,434 | 134.3 | 85 |
| Fosses-la-Ville | Namur | 10,513 | 63.2 | 166 |
| Philippeville | Namur | 9,599 | 157.2 | 61 |
| Beauraing | Namur | 9,474 | 174.5 | 54 |
| La Bruyère | Namur | 9,428 | 53.2 | 177 |
| Yvoir | Namur | 9,212 | 57.1 | 161 |
| Sombreffe | Namur | 8,384 | 35.9 | 233 |
| Fernelmont | Namur | 8,210 | 65.8 | 125 |
| Floreffe | Namur | 8,087 | 39.1 | 207 |
| Hamois | Namur | 7,502 | 76.6 | 98 |
| Gesves | Namur | 7,473 | 65.0 | 115 |
| Assesse | Namur | 7,386 | 78.6 | 94 |
| Anhée | Namur | 7,094 | 66.0 | 107 |
| Somme-Leuze | Namur | 6,293 | 95.2 | 66 |
| Hastière | Namur | 6,077 | 56.6 | 107 |
| Viroinval | Namur | 5,579 | 121.2 | 46 |
| Havelange | Namur | 5,444 | 104.8 | 52 |
| Ohey | Namur | 5,396 | 56.8 | 95 |
| Houyet | Namur | 5,226 | 123.1 | 42 |
| Cerfontaine | Namur | 5,016 | 83.5 | 60 |
| Gedinne | Namur | 4,689 | 151.9 | 31 |
| Bièvre | Namur | 3,482 | 109.7 | 32 |
| Onhaye | Namur | 3,262 | 65.6 | 50 |
| Doische | Namur | 2,947 | 84.1 | 35 |
| Vresse-sur-Semois | Namur | 2,466 | 101.5 | 24 |