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Anderlecht

Reference date: 2026-01-01

129,600

residents

Explore Anderlecht through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

A documented local view of Anderlecht
Documented local viewTrougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
7,234.5residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
6thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+876
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. Population density7,234.5 residents/km²Population density: 7,234.5 residents/km² · national percentile 98/100
  2. House sales3.3 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 3.3 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 2/100
  3. Fixed broadband coverage99.6 %Fixed broadband coverage: 99.6 % · national percentile 96/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

129,600

residents

+876 since 2025 (+0.7%)

9.9× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 99/100 among 565

161% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 92/100 among 19

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

7,234.5

residents/km²

+48.9 since 2025 (+0.7%)

22.6× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 98/100 among 565

23% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 29/100 among 19

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

35

years

19% below Belgium’s municipal median

5% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

55,376

dwellings

9.1× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 98/100 among 565

106% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 87/100 among 19

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

5.5

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 304 dwellings

23% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 35/100 among 565

6.6× the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 82/100 among 19

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Non-cadastral surface

21.7

% of municipal area

Total: 389 ha

44% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 5/100 among 565

20% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 8/100 among 19

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

3.3

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 182 sales

Belgium’s municipal median is 5.2× this value · national percentile 2/100 among 565

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 50/100 among 19

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

243.7

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 31,589 departures

144% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 93/100 among 565

6% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 29/100 among 19

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

0

crossings

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.6

%

1% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 96/100 among 565

0.2% above the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 66/100 among 19

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Brussels-Capital

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

71.3

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 9,234 enterprises

30% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 12/100 among 565

18% below the municipal median in Brussels-Capital · provincial percentile 18/100 among 19

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Anderlecht2017–2026: 118,241–129,600.131,645126,495121,346116,196118,2412017118,3822018119,7142019120,8872020121,9292021122,5472022125,0652023126,5812024128,7242025129,6002026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026129,6007,234.5
2025128,7247,185.6
2024126,5817,066.0
2023125,0656,981.4
2022122,5476,840.8
2021121,9296,806.3
2020120,8876,748.9
2019119,7146,683.4
2018118,3826,609.0
2017118,2416,609.7
2016117,4126,563.4
2015116,3326,503.0
2014115,1786,438.5
2013113,4626,342.6
2012111,2796,220.5
2011107,9116,032.3
2010104,6475,849.8
2009101,3715,666.7

Key figures

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