# NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by population, 2025

All 44 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/belgium-provinces
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/belgium-provinces.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 1,271,709 |
| 2 | Arr. Antwerpen | 1,101,687 |
| 3 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 674,772 |
| 4 | Arr. Liège | 637,220 |
| 5 | Arr. Gent | 583,606 |
| 6 | Arr. Leuven | 530,971 |
| 7 | Arr. Turnhout | 483,806 |
| 8 | Arr. Hasselt | 436,040 |
| 9 | Arr. Nivelles | 416,504 |
| 10 | Arr. Charleroi | 403,346 |
| 11 | Arr. Mechelen | 362,480 |
| 12 | Arr. Namur | 326,860 |
| 13 | Arr. Aalst | 307,873 |
| 14 | Arr. Kortrijk | 304,883 |
| 15 | Arr. Brugge | 288,078 |
| 16 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 267,496 |
| 17 | Arr. Mons | 262,177 |
| 18 | Arr. Maaseik | 261,761 |
| 19 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 228,420 |
| 20 | Arr. Verviers - communes francophones | 213,760 |
| 21 | Arr. Tongeren | 211,654 |
| 22 | Arr. Dendermonde | 208,652 |
| 23 | Arr. Oostende | 161,284 |
| 24 | Arr. Roeselare | 160,971 |
| 25 | Arr. La Louvière | 142,964 |
| 26 | Arr. Ath | 130,872 |
| 27 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 128,922 |
| 28 | Arr. Huy | 116,478 |
| 29 | Arr. Dinant | 114,775 |
| 30 | Arr. Soignies | 109,221 |
| 31 | Arr. Ieper | 109,063 |
| 32 | Arr. Tielt | 96,253 |
| 33 | Arr. Thuin | 92,741 |
| 34 | Arr. Eeklo | 89,887 |
| 35 | Arr. Waremme | 84,223 |
| 36 | Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 80,006 |
| 37 | Arr. Philippeville | 68,136 |
| 38 | Arr. Arlon | 66,866 |
| 39 | Arr. Neufchâteau | 66,634 |
| 40 | Arr. Veurne | 61,392 |
| 41 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 58,824 |
| 42 | Arr. Virton | 55,244 |
| 43 | Arr. Diksmuide | 52,740 |
| 44 | Arr. Bastogne | 52,244 |