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Antwerp

Flanders · Belgium
City population
529,247
#2
in Belgium
#1
in Flanders
#1,067
worldwide
BrusselsAntwerp
51.220, 4.400 · 41 km from Brussels
City population
529,247
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Belgium
#2
of 222 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,067
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Belgium
4.4%
of the national population

About Antwerp

At 13 m above sea level, Antwerp holds a population of 529,247, making it the largest city in Flanders and second only to Brussels nationally at 4.4% of Belgium's total. It sits 41 km from the capital. Four municipalities within 5 km—Deurne (78,747), Borgerhout (46,087), Merksem (44,435), and Berchem (43,511)—form a cluster of adjacent urban centres.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Belgium
#2of 222
LargestSmallest
Position in Flanders
#1of 144
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Rank in region
#1of 144
Distance to capital
41 km
to Brussels
Elevation
13 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
51.220, 4.400
Record updated
2026-06-08
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 222 in Belgium

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

5KMDeurne79K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Antwerp529K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Antwerp compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Antwerp529K

Antwerp Population FAQ

What is the population of Antwerp?

Antwerp has a city population of 529,247. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Antwerp?

Antwerp is in Flanders, Belgium, 41 km from the capital, Brussels. Its coordinates are 51.220, 4.400.

How big is Antwerp compared with other cities in Belgium?

It is the 2nd largest of the 222 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Belgium, holding 4.4% of the national population.

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