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Antwerp

Reference date: 2026-01-01

565,615

residents

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

A documented local view of Antwerp
Documented local viewLBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
2,716.5residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
1stout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+3,613
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 density2,716.5 residents/km²Population density: 2,716.5 residents/km² · national percentile 96/100
  2. House sales8.5 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 8.5 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 6/100
  3. Scheduled public transport224.9 departures / 1,000 residentsScheduled public transport: 224.9 departures / 1,000 residents · national percentile 91/100

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

Population and age

Population

565,615

residents

+3,613 since 2025 (+0.6%)

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

30.1× the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 99/100 among 67

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

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Population density

2,716.5

residents/km²

+17.3 since 2025 (+0.6%)

8.5× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 96/100 among 565

5.0× the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 96/100 among 67

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

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Age profile

36

years

16% below Belgium’s municipal median

20% below the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 1/100 among 67

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

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

287,136

dwellings

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

34.2× the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 99/100 among 67

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

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Building permits

8.2

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 2,365 dwellings

15% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 61/100 among 565

Same as the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 50/100 among 67

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

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Land cover

Non-cadastral surface

29.5

% of municipal area

Total: 6,134 ha

24% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 24/100 among 565

1% above the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 53/100 among 67

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

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House sales

8.5

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 2,435 sales

51% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 6/100 among 565

52% below the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 1/100 among 67

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

224.9

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 127,202 departures

125% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 91/100 among 565

170% above the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 96/100 among 67

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

71

crossings

Belgium’s municipal median is 0; percentage comparison is not shown · national percentile 100/100 among 565

the municipal median in Antwerp Province is 0; percentage comparison is not shown · provincial percentile 99/100 among 67

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.2

%

0.9% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 86/100 among 565

1% above the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 95/100 among 67

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 Antwerp Province

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

100.5

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 56,840 enterprises

2% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 46/100 among 565

5% below the municipal median in Antwerp Province · provincial percentile 35/100 among 67

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Antwerp2017–2026: 520,504–565,615.573,735553,285532,834512,384520,5042017523,2482018525,9352019529,2472020529,4172021530,6302022538,9102023544,7592024562,0022025565,6152026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026565,6152,716.5
2025562,0022,699.1
2024544,7592,666.3
2023538,9102,637.6
2022530,6302,597.1
2021529,4172,591.2
2020529,2472,590.3
2019525,9352,574.4
2018523,2482,559.6
2017520,5042,551.7
2016517,0422,534.8
2015513,5702,517.8
2014510,6102,503.2
2013507,9112,490.0
2012502,6042,464.0
2011493,5482,419.6
2010483,5052,370.4
2009477,9362,343.1

Key figures

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