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Share: Women by municipality in Belgium (2026)

This page maps Share: Women for one nationally comparable 2026 slice. Every figure below uses the same disclosed definition, unit, geography and source.

Population

What this indicator measures

Residents in Statbel's F sex category.

Official Statbel measure for Women.

Share. Matching-category residents divided by total residents in the same area and reference date × 100.

Indicator dossier

Data passport

Selected reference period
2026
Geography
municipalities
Boundary set
Statistical sectors 2026
Measure
Share
Unit
%
Comparable areas
565
Coverage
100%

Latest published slice

How to read the pattern

Median
50.6%
Unweighted area mean
50.6%
Minimum
47.2%
Maximum
53.8%

Across the valid national comparison set, the median is 50.6 %. Values extend from 47.2 to 53.8 %. This describes geographic variation; it is not a score of local quality.

Geography

Map of Belgium

Share: Women, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.
  1. 39.7–50112 areas
  2. 50–50.4112 areas
  3. 50.4–50.8126 areas
  4. 50.8–51.3109 areas
  5. 51.3–54.7106 areas
Share: Women, 2026. Catalogue-owned colour classes are drawn on exact official boundaries; missing values remain neutral.

Areas

Value distribution

Value distributionHistogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.0479347.2–47.4: 1 area47.4–47.7: 2 areas47.7–48: 1 area48–48.3: 1 area48.3–48.5: 4 areas48.5–48.8: 4 areas48.8–49.1: 4 areas49.1–49.4: 19 areas49.4–49.6: 21 areas49.6–49.9: 39 areas49.9–50.2: 65 areas50.2–50.5: 83 areas50.5–50.7: 93 areas50.7–51: 70 areas51–51.3: 52 areas51.3–51.6: 53 areas51.6–51.8: 19 areas51.8–52.1: 16 areas52.1–52.4: 8 areas52.4–52.7: 4 areas52.7–53: 2 areas53–53.2: 1 area53.2–53.5: 2 areas53.5–53.8: 1 areaMedian · 50.647.253.8%Number of areas
Histogram of published values. The x-axis is the actual indicator value; bar height is the number of areas. The line marks the median.
ValueAreas
47.2–47.41
47.4–47.72
47.7–481
48–48.31
48.3–48.54
48.5–48.84
48.8–49.14
49.1–49.419
49.4–49.621
49.6–49.939
49.9–50.265
50.2–50.583
50.5–50.793
50.7–5170
51–51.352
51.3–51.653
51.6–51.819
51.8–52.116
52.1–52.48
52.4–52.74
52.7–532
53–53.21
53.2–53.52
53.5–53.81

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municipalities

Highest and lowest values

From 565 comparable areas, the table shows a concise descriptive high-and-low sample. Equal values do not imply equal local circumstances.

Highest and lowest values
Highest1Watermael-Boitsfort2101753.8 %
Highest2Uccle2101653.5 %
Highest3Woluwe-Saint-Lambert2101853.4 %
Highest4Woluwe-Saint-Pierre2101953.1 %
Highest5Fléron6203852.9 %
Highest6Montigny-le-Tilleul5204852.9 %
Highest7Waterloo2511052.7 %
Highest8Waremme6407452.6 %
Highest9Drogenbos2309852.6 %
Highest10Nivelles2507252.5 %
Lowest565Vresse-sur-Semois9114347.2 %
Lowest564Herstappe7302847.4 %
Lowest563Saint-Josse-ten-Noode2101447.7 %
Lowest562Herbeumont8402948 %
Lowest561Hastière9114248 %
Lowest560Houffalize8201448.3 %
Lowest559Bullange6301248.4 %
Lowest558Faimes6407648.5 %
Lowest557Vleteren3304148.5 %
Lowest556Baarle-Hertog1300248.6 %

Method and limitations

Method and limitations

No missing value is imputed. Where colour classes are used, their breaks and colours come from the catalogue; source-declared suppression remains missing.

The area mean gives every published geographic area equal weight. It is not weighted by population, exposure or area size.

Reference population on 1 January.

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Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

Sources, licence and provenance

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