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Population of Leuven

Reference date: 2026-01-01

105,357

residents

The official population of Leuven was 105,357 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 10th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Leuven
Documented local viewWouterhagens · Public domain · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
1,832.1residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
10thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+451
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Leuven2017–2026: 100,291–105,357.106,269103,972101,67699,379100,2912017101,3962018101,6242019102,2752020101,0322021102,2362022103,0092023104,0092024104,9062025105,3572026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026105,3571,832.1
2025104,9061,824.2
2024104,0091,808.6
2023103,0091,791.2
2022102,2361,777.8
2021101,0321,756.8
2020102,2751,778.5
2019101,6241,767.2
2018101,3961,763.2
2017100,2911,740.9
201699,2881,723.5
201598,3761,707.7
201498,2921,706.2
201397,6921,695.8
201297,6561,695.2
201196,9391,682.7
201095,4631,657.1
200994,2901,636.8

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: 16.4%18–24: 11.1%25–44: 34.2%45–64: 21.2%65 and older: 17.2%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 1817,22116.4%
18–2411,70911.1%
25–4436,04134.2%
45–6422,30921.2%
65 and older18,07717.2%

Key figures

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