🌆 Largest Cities in Belgium
Cities of Belgium with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Brussels20%
Antwerp10%
Gent5.2%
Charleroi3.9%
Liège3.8%
Anderlecht3.1%
Schaerbeek2.6%
Brugge2.3%
Namur2.2%
Leuven
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
Mons
Ixelles
Uccle
Deurne
Hasselt
Aalst
Mechelen
La Louvière
Kortrijk
Tournai
Ostend
Sint-Niklaas
Genk
Seraing
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Forest
Roeselare
Verviers
Jette
Mouscron
Saint-Gilles
Etterbeek
Borgerhout
Dendermonde
Beveren
Merksem
Turnhout
Berchem
10 others7.6%
1
BrusselsBrussels Capital
1,019,022
2
AntwerpFlanders
529,247
3
GentFlanders
265,086
4
CharleroiWallonia
200,132
5
LiègeWallonia
195,278
6
AnderlechtBrussels Capital
160,553
7
SchaerbeekBrussels Capital
132,761
8
BruggeFlanders
118,509
9
NamurWallonia
110,939
10
LeuvenFlanders
101,032
11
Molenbeek-Saint-JeanBrussels Capital
97,037
12
MonsWallonia
95,299
13
IxellesBrussels Capital
86,671
14
UccleBrussels Capital
82,929
15
DeurneFlanders
78,747
16
HasseltFlanders
77,651
17
AalstFlanders
77,534
18
MechelenFlanders
77,530
19
La LouvièreWallonia
76,668
20
KortrijkFlanders
73,879
21
TournaiWallonia
69,554
22
OstendFlanders
69,011
23
Sint-NiklaasFlanders
69,010
24
GenkFlanders
63,666
25
SeraingWallonia
60,737
26
Woluwe-Saint-LambertBrussels Capital
56,584
27
ForestBrussels Capital
56,254
28
RoeselareFlanders
56,016
29
VerviersWallonia
52,824
30
JetteBrussels Capital
52,490
31
MouscronWallonia
52,069
32
Saint-GillesBrussels Capital
50,221
33
EtterbeekBrussels Capital
48,344
34
BorgerhoutFlanders
46,087
35
DendermondeFlanders
45,673
36
BeverenFlanders
45,179
37
MerksemFlanders
44,435
38
TurnhoutFlanders
44,000
39
BerchemFlanders
43,511
40
EvereBrussels Capital
41,667
41
LokerenFlanders
41,438
42
WilrijkFlanders
41,403
43
BeringenFlanders
40,930
44
DilbeekFlanders
39,482
45
Heist-op-den-BergFlanders
37,873
46
Sint-TruidenFlanders
37,859
47
Braine-l'AlleudWallonia
37,512
48
BrasschaatFlanders
37,040
49
GrimbergenFlanders
37,000
50
VilvoordeFlanders
36,955
Highlights
Within Belgium, Brussels ranks first in 2026 with 1,019,022, followed by Antwerp (529,247) and Gent (265,086).
Brussels is 1.9 times higher than Antwerp, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,019,022 (Brussels) to 36,955 (Vilvoorde), with a median of 58,661.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.