Population of La Louvière

Reference date: 2026-01-01

81,751

residents

The official population of La Louvière was 81,751 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 20th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of La Louvière
Documented local viewJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
1,266.3residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
20thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+77
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: La Louvière2019–2026: 80,757–81,751.81,93081,47981,02980,57880,757201981,138202080,944202180,992202281,382202381,241202481,674202581,7512026
2019-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202681,7511,266.3
202581,6741,265.1
202481,2411,258.4
202381,3821,260.6
202280,9921,254.6
202180,9441,253.8
202081,1381,256.8
201980,7571,250.9

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: 20.4%18–24: 8.6%25–44: 24.9%45–64: 26.1%65 and older: 20.2%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 1816,64020.4%
18–246,9978.6%
25–4420,31824.9%
45–6421,29726.1%
65 and older16,49920.2%

Key figures

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