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The largest municipalities in Belgium by population

The municipalities of Belgium with the most inhabitants on 1 January 2024. Antwerp is the largest, followed by Ghent and Charleroi.

#	Municipality	Province	Population
1	Antwerp	Antwerp	556,138
2	Ghent	East Flanders	269,597
3	Charleroi	Hainaut	204,322
4	Brussels	Brussels-Capital Region	196,828
5	Liège	Liège	195,778
6	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital Region	130,405
7	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital Region	126,581
8	Bruges	West Flanders	119,869
9	Namur	Namur	114,142
10	Leuven	Flemish Brabant	104,009
11	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital Region	98,365
12	Mons	Hainaut	96,358
13	Aalst	East Flanders	90,995
14	Hasselt	Limburg	89,585
15	Mechelen	Antwerp	89,313
16	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital Region	89,278
17	Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht	East Flanders	87,490
18	Uccle	Brussels-Capital Region	86,806
19	Sint-Niklaas	East Flanders	81,863
20	La Louvière	Hainaut	81,241
21	Kortrijk	West Flanders	80,032
22	Ostend	West Flanders	72,586
23	Tournai	Hainaut	68,554
24	Genk	Limburg	67,877
25	Roeselare	West Flanders	66,262
26	Seraing	Liège	64,266
27	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	Brussels-Capital Region	60,771
28	Mouscron	Hainaut	59,987
29	Forest	Brussels-Capital Region	58,044
30	Verviers	Liège	55,770
31	Jette	Brussels-Capital Region	54,107
32	Lokeren	East Flanders	50,312
33	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital Region	49,775
34	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital Region	49,293
35	Beringen	Limburg	48,353
36	Vilvoorde	Flemish Brabant	47,445
37	Turnhout	Antwerp	47,305
38	Dendermonde	East Flanders	47,185
39	Deinze	East Flanders	45,471
40	Evere	Brussels-Capital Region	45,234
41	Dilbeek	Flemish Brabant	44,878
42	Heist-op-den-Berg	Antwerp	44,505
43	Tongeren-Borgloon	Limburg	43,718
44	Bilzen-Hoeselt	Limburg	42,862
45	Halle	Flemish Brabant	42,595
46	Woluwe-Saint-Pierre	Brussels-Capital Region	42,571
47	Geel	Antwerp	42,331
48	Sint-Truiden	Limburg	41,469
49	Herstal	Liège	40,814
50	Braine-l'Alleud	Walloon Brabant	40,461

The largest municipalities in Belgium by population

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