Demographics of Antwerp

The demographics of Antwerp are monitored by Statistics Belgium. The population of the city as of 2022 is currently 530,630.[1]

Demographics of Antwerp
Population pyramid of Antwerp in 2022
Population530,630 (2022)

Population
Population history of the city of Antwerp:
  • 1374: 18,000[2]
  • 1486: 40,000[3]
  • 1500: around 44/49,000 inhabitants[4]
  • 1526: 50,000[5]
  • 1567: 105,000 (90,000 permanent residents and 15,000 "floating population", including foreign merchants and soldiers. At the time only 10 cities in Europe reached this size.)[5][6][7][8]
  • 1584: 84,000 (after the Spanish Fury, the French Fury[9] and the Calvinist republic)
  • 1586 (May): 60,000 (after siege)
  • 1586 (October): 50,000
  • 1591: 46,000
  • 1612: 54,000[10]
  • 1620: 66,000 (Twelve Years' Truce)
  • 1640: 54,000 (after the Black Death epidemics)
  • 1700: 66,000[11]
  • 1765: 40,000
  • 1784: 51,000
  • 1800: 45,500
  • 1815: 54,000[12]
  • 1830: 73,500
  • 1856: 111,700
  • 1880: 179,000
  • 1900: 275,100
  • 1925: 308,000
  • 1959: 260,000[13]
Population of Antwerp over time by population projections from 2008 included

Growth rate

Antwerp as a city has grown and declined in population size throughout its history.

Age structure

The age structure of the city is as follows for 2022;

Age structure[1] 2022
Under 18 18 to 64 65 and older
Population 119,762 324,378 86,490
Percentage 22.6% 61.1% 16.3%

Fertility and births

In 2019, a total of 7,398 were born in total[14]

Gender

There are slightly more men in the city of Antwerp then females.[1]

Gender structure 2022
Men Women
Population number 266,100 264,530
Percentage 50.15% 49.85%

Language

As in all Flemish provinces, the official and standard language of the Antwerp province is Dutch. As with Flemish Brabant, North Brabant and Brussels, the local dialect is a Brabantian variety.

Religion

The Religion of the City of Antwerp has historically been that of Roman Catholic. Due to modern migration however, there has been an introduction of non-Christian religions to the city such as the growth of Islam.

Origin

In 2010, 36% to 39% of the inhabitants of Antwerp had a migrant background.

Nationality

(by citizenship)

 Population – 2020

(all districts)[15]

 Belgium 415,747
 Netherlands 20,103
 Morocco 11,780
 Poland 8,387
 Spain 6,221
 Afghanistan 4,539
 Bulgaria 4,376
 Turkey 4,360
 Romania 4,131
 Iraq 3,082
 Portugal 3,043
 Syria 2,894
 India 2,389
 Algeria 2,364
 Italy 2,322
 France 2,017
Others 34,659

In 2022, 22% of the city did not have Belgian nationality (classified as a 'non-Belgian').[1]

References
  1. "Structure of the Population | Statbel". statbel.fgov.be. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  2. "Antwerp timeline 1300–1399". Strecker.be. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  3. "Antwerp timeline 1400–1499". Strecker.be. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  4. Braudel, Fernand The Perspective of the World, 1985
  5. "Antwerp timeline 1500–1599". Strecker.be. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  6. Coornaert, Émile (1961). Les Français et le commerce international à Anvers : fin du XVe, XVIe siècle. Paris: Marcel Rivière et cie. p. 96.
  7. Boumans, R; Craeybeckx, J (1947). Het bevolkingscijfer van Antwerpen in het derde kwart der XVIe eeuw. T.G. pp. 394–405.
  8. van Houtte, J. A. (1961). "Anvers aux XVe et XVIe siècles : expansion et apogée". Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 16 (2): 249. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  9. Description of the French Fury matter, see chapter 'Declaration of independence' in article 'William the Silent'
  10. "Antwerp timeline 1600–1699". Strecker.be. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  11. "Antwerp timeline 1700–1799". Strecker.be. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  12. "Antwerp timeline 1800–1899". Strecker.be. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  13. "Antwerp timeline 1900–1999". Strecker.be. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  14. "Births and fertility | Statbel". statbel.fgov.be. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  15. "Stad in Cijfers – Databank – Inwoners naar nationaliteit, leeftijd, (8 klassen) en geslacht 2020 – Antwerpen". Antwerpen.be. City of Antwerp. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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