NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by population

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by population, 2014
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad had the highest population of 44 areas in 2014, at 1.17 million. Arr. Bastogne had the lowest, at 46,701. The median was 175,769 and the figure for Belgium was 11.18 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,172,751Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad

Lowest46,701Arr. Bastogne

Median175,76944 areas

Belgium11,180,840History

All areas, 2014

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2014 persons	Change on 2013
1	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	1,172,751	+0.6%
2	Arr. Antwerpen	1,024,987	+0.4%
3	Arr. Liège	620,167	+0.2%
4	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	613,421	+0.6%
5	Arr. Gent	542,030	+0.6%
6	Arr. Leuven	494,987	+0.4%
7	Arr. Turnhout	448,055	+0.5%
8	Arr. Hasselt	409,105	+0.4%
9	Arr. Charleroi	396,714	-0.1%
10	Arr. Nivelles	391,609	+0.6%
11	Arr. Mechelen	333,592	+0.5%
12	Arr. Namur	310,628	+0.5%
13	Arr. Kortrijk	285,149	+0.2%
14	Arr. Aalst	282,457	+0.6%
15	Arr. Brugge	279,956	-0.1%
16	Arr. Mons	257,481	+0.5%
17	Arr. Maaseik	247,781	+0.3%
18	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	243,786	+0.5%
19	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	221,486	+0.2%
20	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	208,840	+0.1%
21	Arr. Tongeren	200,958	+0.2%
22	Arr. Dendermonde	197,260	+0.5%
23	Arr. Oostende	154,278	+0.4%
24	Arr. Roeselare	148,531	+0.4%
25	Arr. La Louvière	140,422	+0.5%
26	Arr. Ath	126,035	+0.5%
27	Arr. Oudenaarde	122,221	+0.3%
28	Arr. Huy	111,522	+0.6%
29	Arr. Dinant	109,031	-0.3%
30	Arr. Ieper	106,460	-0.1%
31	Arr. Soignies	101,028	+0.1%
32	Arr. Tielt	91,864	+0.3%
33	Arr. Thuin	91,257	+0.1%
34	Arr. Eeklo	83,372	+0.1%
35	Arr. Waremme	78,477	+0.5%
36	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	76,655	+0.1%
37	Arr. Philippeville	66,571	-0%
38	Arr. Neufchâteau	61,888	+0.3%
39	Arr. Veurne	60,942	-0.1%
40	Arr. Arlon	60,330	+0.7%
41	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	56,079	-0.3%
42	Arr. Virton	53,221	+0.1%
43	Arr. Diksmuide	50,755	+0.2%
44	Arr. Bastogne	46,701	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

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 NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest population?

Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad, with 1.17 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest population?

Arr. Bastogne, with 46,701 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 on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.