NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by natural population change

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest natural population change of 44 areas in 2014, at 9,554. Arr. Brugge had the lowest, at -549. The median was 73 and the figure for Belgium was 20,259. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Lowest-549Arr. Brugge
Median7344 areas
Belgium20,259History

All areas, 2014

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad: 9,554 personsArr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. B…9,554Arr. Antwerpen: 3,058 personsArr. Antwerpen3,058Arr. Gent: 1,183 personsArr. Gent1,183Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde: 1,153 personsArr. Halle-Vilvoorde1,153Arr. Turnhout: 986 personsArr. Turnhout986Arr. Hasselt: 715 personsArr. Hasselt715Arr. Maaseik: 704 personsArr. Maaseik704Arr. Sint-Niklaas: 553 personsArr. Sint-Niklaas553Arr. Leuven: 529 personsArr. Leuven529Arr. Verviers - communes francophones: 462 personsArr. Verviers - communes francoph…462Arr. Nivelles: 431 personsArr. Nivelles431Arr. Mechelen: 430 personsArr. Mechelen430Arr. Liège: 388 personsArr. Liège388Arr. Namur: 368 personsArr. Namur368Arr. Charleroi: 291 personsArr. Charleroi291Arr. Arlon: 241 personsArr. Arlon241Arr. Tongeren: 222 personsArr. Tongeren222Arr. Bastogne: 195 personsArr. Bastogne195Arr. Kortrijk: 163 personsArr. Kortrijk163Arr. Roeselare: 136 personsArr. Roeselare136Arr. Neufchâteau: 132 personsArr. Neufchâteau132Arr. Mons: 77 personsArr. Mons77Arr. Diksmuide: 69 personsArr. Diksmuide69Arr. Marche-en-Famenne: 66 personsArr. Marche-en-Famenne66Arr. Tielt: 62 personsArr. Tielt62Arr. Soignies: 58 personsArr. Soignies58Arr. Aalst: 57 personsArr. Aalst57Arr. Dendermonde: 44 personsArr. Dendermonde44Arr. Virton: 41 personsArr. Virton41Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft: 37 personsBezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachig…37Arr. Waremme: 25 personsArr. Waremme25Arr. Oudenaarde: 18 personsArr. Oudenaarde18Arr. La Louvière: -10 personsArr. La Louvière-10Arr. Ieper: -11 personsArr. Ieper-11Arr. Dinant: -13 personsArr. Dinant-13Arr. Huy: -34 personsArr. Huy-34Arr. Eeklo: -50 personsArr. Eeklo-50Arr. Ath: -52 personsArr. Ath-52Arr. Philippeville: -96 personsArr. Philippeville-96Arr. Thuin: -173 personsArr. Thuin-173Arr. Tournai-Mouscron: -305 personsArr. Tournai-Mouscron-305Arr. Veurne: -365 personsArr. Veurne-365Arr. Oostende: -531 personsArr. Oostende-531Arr. Brugge: -549 personsArr. Brugge-549
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad9,554+6.1%
2Arr. Antwerpen3,058+11.3%
3Arr. Gent1,183+56.5%
4Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde1,153+20.9%
5Arr. Turnhout986+51.2%
6Arr. Hasselt715+12.2%
7Arr. Maaseik704+22%
8Arr. Sint-Niklaas553+20.7%
9Arr. Leuven529+3.1%
10Arr. Verviers - communes francophones462+66.2%
11Arr. Nivelles431-22.1%
12Arr. Mechelen430+47.3%
13Arr. Liège388+1,516.7%
14Arr. Namur368+49%
15Arr. Charleroi291+15.9%
16Arr. Arlon241-3.2%
17Arr. Tongeren222+59.7%
18Arr. Bastogne195+6.6%
19Arr. Kortrijk163+139.7%
20Arr. Roeselare136+100%
21Arr. Neufchâteau132+25.7%
22Arr. Mons77+140.3%
23Arr. Diksmuide69+1,050%
24Arr. Marche-en-Famenne66+6,500%
25Arr. Tielt62+226.3%
26Arr. Soignies58-39.6%
27Arr. Aalst57+158.8%
28Arr. Dendermonde44-21.4%
29Arr. Virton41-19.6%
30Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft37-42.2%
31Arr. Waremme25+200%
32Arr. Oudenaarde18+156.3%
33Arr. La Louvière-10+86.5%
34Arr. Ieper-11+26.7%
35Arr. Dinant-13+27.8%
36Arr. Huy-34-149.3%
37Arr. Eeklo-50+41.2%
38Arr. Ath-52+60.6%
39Arr. Philippeville-96-3.2%
40Arr. Thuin-173+6%
41Arr. Tournai-Mouscron-305+12.9%
42Arr. Veurne-365+1.1%
43Arr. Oostende-531-9.9%
44Arr. Brugge-549+21.1%

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Live births minus deaths during the year. A negative value means more deaths than births (Eurostat).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which area has the highest natural population change?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 9,554 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest natural population change?

Arr. Brugge, with -549 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population change, natural change of population, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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