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Population of Anderlecht

Reference date: 2026-01-01

129,600

residents

The official population of Anderlecht was 129,600 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 6th among Belgium's municipalities.

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

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

Population

Who lives here

A complete, non-overlapping view of the registered population by age, from the same reference-date record.
Age structureShare of registered residents in five non-overlapping age groups.Under 18: 24.9%18–24: 10.5%25–44: 28.6%45–64: 23.8%65 and older: 12.3%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 1832,28724.9%
18–2413,59110.5%
25–4437,05528.6%
45–6430,77823.8%
65 and older15,88912.3%

Key figures

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