Major cities map of Belgium
Almost the entire population of Belgium is urban (97.3% in 1999). The main cities (with their population in brackets) are Brussels (1,006,749 in the city s.s. and about 2 million in its agglomeration), Antwerp (457,749 in the commune and 900,000 with its metropolitan area), Ghent (230,951), Charleroi (201,373), Liège (185,574 in the municipality and 600,000 in its agglomeration) and Bruges (117,253).
| City | Arrondissement | Population (1/1/2017) | Province |
| Antwerp (nl: Antwerpen; fr: Anvers) | Antwerp | 520,504 | Antwerp |
| Ghent (nl, de: Gent, fr: Gand) | Ghent | 259,083 | East Flanders |
| Charleroi | Charleroi | 201,256 | Hainaut |
| Liège (nl: Luik, de: Lüttich) | Liège | 197,885 | Liège |
| Brussels | Brussels-Capital | 176,545 | |
| (fr: Bruxelles; nl: Brussel; de: Brüssel) | |||
| Bruges (nl: Brugge) | Bruges | 118,187 | West Flanders |
| Namur (nl: Namen) | Namur | 110,628 | Namur |
| Leuven (fr: Louvain, de: Löwen) | Leuven | 100,291 | Flemish Brabant |
| Mons (nl, de: Bergen) | Mons | 95,220 | Hainaut |
| Mechelen (fr: Malines; de: Mecheln) | Mechelen | 85,665 | Antwerp |
| Aalst (Alost) | Aalst | 84,859 | East Flanders |
| La Louvière | Soignies | 80,719 | Hainaut |
| Hasselt | Hasselt | 77,124 | Limburg |
| Sint-Niklaas (fr: Saint-Nicolas) | Sint-Niklaas | 76,028 | East Flanders |
| Kortrijk (fr: Courtrai) | Kortrijk | 75,736 | West Flanders |
| Ostend (nl: Oostende; fr/de: Ostende) | Ostend | 70,994 | West Flanders |
| Tournai (nl: Doornik) | Tournai | 69,493 | Hainaut |
| Genk | Hasselt | 65,986 | Limburg |
| Seraing | Liège | 64,157 | Liège |
| Roeselare (fr: Roulers) | Roeselare | 61,657 | West Flanders |
| Mouscron (nl: Moeskroen) | Mouscron | 57,773 | Hainaut |
| Verviers | Verviers | 55,194 | Liège |
| Beringen | Hasselt | 45,704 | Limburg |
| Dendermonde (fr: Termonde) | Dendermonde | 45,583 | East Flanders |
| Vilvoorde (fr: Vilvorde) | Halle-Vilvoorde | 43,653 | Flemish Brabant |
| Turnhout | Turnhout | 43,467 | Antwerp |
| Lokeren | Sint-Niklaas | 41,057 | East Flanders |
| Sint-Truiden (fr: Saint-Trond) | Hasselt | 40,169 | Limburg |
| Geel | Turnhout | 39,560 | Antwerp |
| Halle (fr: Hal) | Halle-Vilvoorde | 38,680 | Flemish Brabant |
| Ninove | Aalst | 38,446 | East Flanders |
| Waregem | Kortrijk | 37,871 | West Flanders |
| Châtelet | Charleroi | 36,350 | Hainaut |
| Lier (fr: Lierre) | Mechelen | 35,244 | Antwerp |
| Ypres (nl: Ieper) | Ypres | 35,014 | West Flanders |
| Tienen (fr: Tirlemont) | Leuven | 34,365 | Flemish Brabant |
| Wavre (nl: Waver) | Nivelles | 34,169 | Walloon Brabant |
| Lommel | Maaseik | 33,996 | Limburg |
| Binche | Thuin | 33,545 | Hainaut |
| Geraardsbergen (fr: Grammont) | Aalst | 33,204 | East Flanders |
| Menen (fr: Menin) | Kortrijk | 33,112 | West Flanders |
| Bilzen | Tongeren | 32,151 | Limburg |
| Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | Nivelles | 31,543 | Walloon Brabant |
| Oudenaarde (fr: Audenarde) | Oudenaarde | 30,972 | East Flanders |
| Deinze | Ghent | 30,906 | East Flanders |
| Tongeren (fr: Tongres) | Tongeren | 30,865 | Limburg |