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Population growth rate since 2025: Belgian municipalities ranked (2025–2026)
A transparent ranking of all 565 Belgian municipalities by population growth rate since 2025 for 2025–2026, with ties, units, source and direct profile links.
- Latest period
- 2025–2026
- Comparable municipalities
- 565
- Value
- %
Highest values
| Rank | Municipality | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herstappe | Limburg Province | 4.00 % |
| 2 | Oudenburg | West Flanders | 2.13 % |
| 3 | Zoersel | Antwerp Province | 1.99 % |
| 4 | Machelen | Flemish Brabant | 1.97 % |
| 5 | Dentergem | West Flanders | 1.74 % |
| 6 | Somme-Leuze | Namur Province | 1.65 % |
| 7 | Kortemark | West Flanders | 1.57 % |
| 8 | Ravels | Antwerp Province | 1.53 % |
| 9 | Ohey | Namur Province | 1.50 % |
| 10 | Veurne | West Flanders | 1.47 % |
| 11 | Court-Saint-Etienne | Walloon Brabant | 1.41 % |
| 12 | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Flemish Brabant | 1.39 % |
| 13 | Aarschot | Flemish Brabant | 1.38 % |
| 14 | Bierbeek | Flemish Brabant | 1.37 % |
| 15 | Nivelles | Walloon Brabant | 1.36 % |
| 16 | Merbes-le-Château | Hainaut Province | 1.35 % |
| 17 | Boom | Antwerp Province | 1.34 % |
| 18 | Lincent | Liège Province | 1.30 % |
| 19 | Roeselare | West Flanders | 1.21 % |
| 20 | Waasmunster | East Flanders | 1.20 % |
| 21 | Puurs-Sint-Amands | Antwerp Province | 1.19 % |
| 22 | Spa | Liège Province | 1.19 % |
| 23 | Roosdaal | Flemish Brabant | 1.18 % |
| 24 | Anderlues | Hainaut Province | 1.17 % |
| 25 | Pecq | Hainaut Province | 1.15 % |
| 26 | Wezembeek-Oppem | Flemish Brabant | 1.15 % |
| 27 | Dessel | Antwerp Province | 1.14 % |
| 28 | Tubize | Walloon Brabant | 1.14 % |
| 29 | Dinant | Namur Province | 1.14 % |
| 30 | Ferrières | Liège Province | 1.12 % |
Lowest values
| Rank | Municipality | Province | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 565 | Vresse-sur-Semois | Namur Province | -3.26 % |
| 564 | Koekelberg | Brussels-Capital | -1.75 % |
| 563 | Froidchapelle | Hainaut Province | -1.67 % |
| 562 | Lens | Hainaut Province | -1.48 % |
| 561 | Lo-Reninge | West Flanders | -1.41 % |
| 560 | Daverdisse | Luxembourg Province | -1.34 % |
| 559 | Aubel | Liège Province | -1.31 % |
| 558 | Durbuy | Luxembourg Province | -1.28 % |
| 557 | Koksijde | West Flanders | -1.27 % |
| 556 | Remicourt | Liège Province | -1.25 % |
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