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Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by population

Prov. Antwerpen had the highest population of 11 regions in 2020, at 1.87 million. Prov. Luxembourg (BE) had the lowest, at 289,606. The median was 1.16 million and the figure for Belgium was 11.52 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,873,095Prov. Antwerpen
Lowest289,606Prov. Luxembourg (BE)
Median1,156,47011 regions
Belgium11,522,440History

All regions, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 1,873,095 persons1,873,095Prov. Oost-VlaanderenProv. Oost-Vlaanderen: 1,526,486 persons1,526,486Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 1,350,295 persons1,350,295Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 1,223,364 persons1,223,364Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 1,202,352 persons1,202,352Prov. Vlaams-BrabantProv. Vlaams-Brabant: 1,156,470 persons1,156,470Prov. LiègeProv. Liège: 1,113,943 persons1,113,943Prov. Limburg (BE)Prov. Limburg (BE): 880,602 persons880,602Prov. NamurProv. Namur: 499,433 persons499,433Prov. Brabant wallonProv. Brabant wallon: 406,794 persons406,794Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 289,606 persons289,606
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
persons		Change on 2019
1Prov. Antwerpen1,873,095+0.7%
2Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen1,526,486+0.7%
3Prov. Hainaut1,350,295+0.3%
4Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest1,223,364+0.7%
5Prov. West-Vlaanderen1,202,352+0.4%
6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant1,156,470+0.9%
7Prov. Liège1,113,943+0.3%
8Prov. Limburg (BE)880,602+0.5%
9Prov. Namur499,433+0.5%
10Prov. Brabant wallon406,794+0.6%
11Prov. Luxembourg (BE)289,606+1%

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 regions 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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Questions

Which region has the highest population?

Prov. Antwerpen, with 1.87 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population?

Prov. Luxembourg (BE), with 289,606 in 2020.

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.

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