Official Belgian data, explained

Median age: Belgian municipalities ranked (2026)

A transparent ranking of all 565 Belgian municipalities by median age for 2026, with ties, units, source and direct profile links.

Latest period: 2026
Comparable municipalities: 565
Value: years

Highest values

Rank	Municipality	Province	Value
1	Koksijde	West Flanders	63 years
2	Nieuwpoort	West Flanders	60 years
3	Knokke-Heist	West Flanders	59 years
3	De Haan	West Flanders	59 years
5	Middelkerke	West Flanders	58 years
6	De Panne	West Flanders	57 years
7	Blankenberge	West Flanders	56 years
8	Vresse-sur-Semois	Namur Province	55 years
9	Bredene	West Flanders	51 years
9	Herstappe	Limburg Province	51 years
9	Hastière	Namur Province	51 years
12	Sint-Martens-Latem	East Flanders	50 years
12	Horebeke	East Flanders	50 years
14	Zoersel	Antwerp Province	49 years
14	Keerbergen	Flemish Brabant	49 years
14	Tremelo	Flemish Brabant	49 years
14	Zuienkerke	West Flanders	49 years
14	Ostend	West Flanders	49 years
14	Viroinval	Namur Province	49 years
20	Schilde	Antwerp Province	48 years
20	Herselt	Antwerp Province	48 years
20	Zoutleeuw	Flemish Brabant	48 years
20	Lasne	Walloon Brabant	48 years
20	Damme	West Flanders	48 years
20	Maarkedal	East Flanders	48 years
20	Gerpinnes	Hainaut Province	48 years
20	Montigny-le-Tilleul	Hainaut Province	48 years
20	Nandrin	Liège Province	48 years
20	Neupré	Liège Province	48 years
20	Zutendaal	Limburg Province	48 years

Lowest values

Rank	Municipality	Province	Value
560	Schaerbeek	Brussels-Capital	34 years
560	Saint-Josse-ten-Noode	Brussels-Capital	34 years
560	Molenbeek-Saint-Jean	Brussels-Capital	34 years
560	Ixelles	Brussels-Capital	34 years
560	Etterbeek	Brussels-Capital	34 years
560	Brussels	Brussels-Capital	34 years
556	Leuven	Flemish Brabant	35 years
556	Saint-Gilles	Brussels-Capital	35 years
556	Koekelberg	Brussels-Capital	35 years
556	Anderlecht	Brussels-Capital	35 years

Method and limitations

All current municipalities with a finite value are ranked on one comparable slice. Ties receive the same competition rank and the next rank is skipped. Values are never imputed. This table is descriptive, not a score of municipal quality.

Provenance and QA