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Population of Liège

Reference date: 2026-01-01

198,102

residents

The official population of Liège was 198,102 residents on 1 January 2026, ranking 5th among Belgium's municipalities.

A documented local view of Liège
Documented local viewA.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
2,885.7residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
5thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+779
Reference date
2026-01-01

Official time series

Official time series: Liège2017–2026: 197,885–198,102.198,610197,330196,050194,770197,8852017197,3552018197,3272019197,2172020196,2962021195,2782022195,3462023195,7782024197,3232025198,1022026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
2026198,1022,885.7
2025197,3232,874.3
2024195,7782,851.8
2023195,3462,845.5
2022195,2782,844.5
2021196,2962,859.4
2020197,2172,872.8
2019197,3272,874.2
2018197,3552,878.1
2017197,8852,887.5
2016196,9702,874.2
2015195,9682,859.6
2014196,2912,864.3
2013195,9312,859.0
2012195,5762,853.8
2011194,7172,841.3
2010192,5042,809.0
2009190,7422,783.3

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: 18.8%18–24: 9.2%25–44: 30.0%45–64: 23.8%65 and older: 18.2%
Reference date: 2026-01-01
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Registered residents by age group
Under 1837,24418.8%
18–2418,1349.2%
25–4459,51430.0%
45–6447,12323.8%
65 and older36,08718.2%

Key figures

Municipalities in the same province with a similar population

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