NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by population aged 15 to 64

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by population aged 15 to 64, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 44 areas in 2016, at 807,192. Arr. Bastogne had the lowest, at 32,006. The median was 111,825 and the figure for Belgium was 7.33 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest807,192Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Lowest32,006Arr. Bastogne

Median111,82544 areas

Belgium7,326,873History

All areas, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2016 persons	Change on 2015
1	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	807,192	+1.5%
2	Arr. Antwerpen	663,308	+0.3%
3	Arr. Liège	403,741	-0.1%
4	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	396,869	+0.6%
5	Arr. Gent	360,398	+1%
6	Arr. Leuven	323,690	+0.3%
7	Arr. Turnhout	298,664	+0.4%
8	Arr. Hasselt	271,556	+0.3%
9	Arr. Nivelles	256,987	+0.6%
10	Arr. Charleroi	256,458	-0%
11	Arr. Mechelen	216,784	+0.4%
12	Arr. Namur	204,848	+0.1%
13	Arr. Aalst	184,004	+0.2%
14	Arr. Kortrijk	182,152	0%
15	Arr. Brugge	175,731	-0.5%
16	Arr. Mons	168,398	-0.2%
17	Arr. Maaseik	165,762	+0.2%
18	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	157,116	+0.4%
19	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	143,545	+0.5%
20	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	135,783	0%
21	Arr. Tongeren	132,134	-0.4%
22	Arr. Dendermonde	128,165	-0%
23	Arr. Roeselare	95,484	+0.5%
24	Arr. Oostende	94,879	-0.3%
25	Arr. La Louvière	91,399	+0.2%
26	Arr. Ath	82,436	+0.3%
27	Arr. Oudenaarde	78,431	+0.2%
28	Arr. Huy	73,768	+0.3%
29	Arr. Dinant	71,810	+1.4%
30	Arr. Ieper	67,112	-0.1%
31	Arr. Soignies	66,519	+0.4%
32	Arr. Tielt	59,193	+0.3%
33	Arr. Thuin	58,935	-0.1%
34	Arr. Eeklo	53,280	-0.2%
35	Arr. Waremme	52,076	+0.6%
36	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	50,889	+0.6%
37	Arr. Philippeville	44,045	+1%
38	Arr. Arlon	40,488	+1%
39	Arr. Neufchâteau	40,439	+0.8%
40	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	37,602	+1.6%
41	Arr. Veurne	35,856	-0.2%
42	Arr. Virton	34,498	+0.5%
43	Arr. Diksmuide	32,443	+0.2%
44	Arr. Bastogne	32,006	+3.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, 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 on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which area has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 807,192 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Arr. Bastogne, with 32,006 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64, by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-09.