NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by net migration including statistical adjustment

Arr. Antwerpen had the highest net migration including statistical adjustment of 44 areas in 2023, at 8,005. Arr. Virton had the lowest, at 26. The median was 1,172 and the figure for Belgium was 74,826. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8,005Arr. Antwerpen
Lowest26Arr. Virton
Median1,17244 areas
Belgium74,826History

All areas, 2023

Arr. Antwerpen: 8,005 personsArr. Antwerpen8,005Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad: 5,730 personsArr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. B…5,730Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde: 4,685 personsArr. Halle-Vilvoorde4,685Arr. Leuven: 4,510 personsArr. Leuven4,510Arr. Turnhout: 3,831 personsArr. Turnhout3,831Arr. Liège: 3,555 personsArr. Liège3,555Arr. Gent: 3,497 personsArr. Gent3,497Arr. Hasselt: 3,448 personsArr. Hasselt3,448Arr. Mechelen: 3,304 personsArr. Mechelen3,304Arr. Aalst: 3,204 personsArr. Aalst3,204Arr. Kortrijk: 2,818 personsArr. Kortrijk2,818Arr. Sint-Niklaas: 2,330 personsArr. Sint-Niklaas2,330Arr. Brugge: 2,179 personsArr. Brugge2,179Arr. Oostende: 1,661 personsArr. Oostende1,661Arr. Charleroi: 1,634 personsArr. Charleroi1,634Arr. Dendermonde: 1,580 personsArr. Dendermonde1,580Arr. Nivelles: 1,549 personsArr. Nivelles1,549Arr. Tongeren: 1,532 personsArr. Tongeren1,532Arr. Roeselare: 1,523 personsArr. Roeselare1,523Arr. Maaseik: 1,518 personsArr. Maaseik1,518Arr. Namur: 1,498 personsArr. Namur1,498Arr. Tournai-Mouscron: 1,243 personsArr. Tournai-Mouscron1,243Arr. Verviers - communes francophones: 1,101 personsArr. Verviers - communes francoph…1,101Arr. Soignies: 1,066 personsArr. Soignies1,066Arr. Oudenaarde: 923 personsArr. Oudenaarde923Arr. Eeklo: 851 personsArr. Eeklo851Arr. Mons: 769 personsArr. Mons769Arr. Ath: 561 personsArr. Ath561Arr. Tielt: 537 personsArr. Tielt537Arr. Ieper: 471 personsArr. Ieper471Arr. Waremme: 428 personsArr. Waremme428Arr. Veurne: 394 personsArr. Veurne394Arr. Arlon: 392 personsArr. Arlon392Arr. Philippeville: 376 personsArr. Philippeville376Arr. Dinant: 359 personsArr. Dinant359Arr. Thuin: 350 personsArr. Thuin350Arr. Huy: 316 personsArr. Huy316Arr. Neufchâteau: 216 personsArr. Neufchâteau216Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft: 204 personsBezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachig…204Arr. Bastogne: 192 personsArr. Bastogne192Arr. Diksmuide: 187 personsArr. Diksmuide187Arr. La Louvière: 143 personsArr. La Louvière143Arr. Marche-en-Famenne: 130 personsArr. Marche-en-Famenne130Arr. Virton: 26 personsArr. Virton26
persons. Source: Eurostat, Population change, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2023
persons
Change on 2022
1Arr. Antwerpen8,005-38.9%
2Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad5,730-69.3%
3Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde4,685-40.5%
4Arr. Leuven4,510-27.6%
5Arr. Turnhout3,831-31.8%
6Arr. Liège3,555+1.2%
7Arr. Gent3,497-40.4%
8Arr. Hasselt3,448-33.7%
9Arr. Mechelen3,304-40.1%
10Arr. Aalst3,204-20.4%
11Arr. Kortrijk2,818-28.9%
12Arr. Sint-Niklaas2,330-27.9%
13Arr. Brugge2,179-38.2%
14Arr. Oostende1,661-16.7%
15Arr. Charleroi1,634-31.7%
16Arr. Dendermonde1,580-31.6%
17Arr. Nivelles1,549-57.1%
18Arr. Tongeren1,532-33.2%
19Arr. Roeselare1,523-18%
20Arr. Maaseik1,518-55.3%
21Arr. Namur1,498-41.8%
22Arr. Tournai-Mouscron1,243-20.1%
23Arr. Verviers - communes francophones1,101-15%
24Arr. Soignies1,066-8%
25Arr. Oudenaarde923-42.3%
26Arr. Eeklo851-46.5%
27Arr. Mons769-27.5%
28Arr. Ath561-41.7%
29Arr. Tielt537-39.3%
30Arr. Ieper471-53.7%
31Arr. Waremme428-57.5%
32Arr. Veurne394-29.6%
33Arr. Arlon392-52%
34Arr. Philippeville376-19.7%
35Arr. Dinant359-49.9%
36Arr. Thuin350-25.8%
37Arr. Huy316-69.2%
38Arr. Neufchâteau216-72.5%
39Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft204-73.3%
40Arr. Bastogne192-71.2%
41Arr. Diksmuide187-67.6%
42Arr. La Louvière143-84.7%
43Arr. Marche-en-Famenne130-63.3%
44Arr. Virton26-94.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

Population change during the year minus natural change (live births minus deaths), including statistical adjustment. A negative value means the population fell by more than natural change explains (Eurostat demographic balance).

Eurostat calculates this as a residual, not by counting immigrants and emigrants, so it also absorbs census revisions and other statistical adjustments. For the EU it reflects migration to and from countries outside the EU. net_migration (World Bank, UN estimate) uses a different method, so the two series differ.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, 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 net migration including statistical adjustment?

Arr. Antwerpen, with 8,005 in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest net migration including statistical adjustment?

Arr. Virton, with 26 in 2023.

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, net migration plus statistical adjustment, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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